Florida 4-H Tailgate: Meat Selection by Chad Carr, Brian Estevez, Sonja Crawford, Jason Scheffler, George Baker, Ed Jennings, Mark Mauldin

“…This program will strive to promote enjoyable outdoor cooking experiences, encourage the incorporation of animal protein in the diet in order to combat childhood obesity, improve youth nutritional knowledge and cooking skills, and impart knowledge about safe handling and proper degree of doneness to produce safe and delicious meat dishes. …”
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Rationale, design, and methodology of My Body Is Fit and Fabulous at school (MyBFF@school) study: a multi-pronged intervention program to combat obesity among Malaysian schoolchild... by Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Ruziana Mona Wan Mohd Zin, Abqariyah Yahya, Fuziah Md. Zain, Rusidah Selamat, Zahari Ishak, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin

“…Abstract Background Childhood obesity has increased rapidly in recent years and is now a global epidemic. …”
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Malay Version Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire Tested among Mothers of Primary School Children in Malaysia by Shamarina Shohaimi, Wong Yoke Wei, Zalilah Mohd Shariff

“…The present study extends the usability of the CFPQ and enables researchers and parents to better understand the relationships between parental feeding practices and related problems such as childhood obesity.…”
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Perceptions of Weight and Health Practices in Hispanic Children: A Mixed-Methods Study by Byron Alexander Foster, Daniel Hale

“…The relationship between parents’ perception of their child’s weight and their health beliefs and practices is poorly understood, especially among the Hispanic population which experiences disparities in childhood obesity. This study sought to explore the relationship between perceptions of weight and health beliefs and practices in a Hispanic population. …”
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Nonnutritive, Low Caloric Substitutes for Food Sugars: Clinical Implications for Addressing the Incidence of Dental Caries and Overweight/Obesity by Michael W. Roberts, J. Timothy Wright

“…Increased calorie intake associated with sugars and carbohydrates, especially when associated with physical inactivity, has been implicated in childhood obesity. Fortunately, nonnutritive artificial alternatives and non-/low-caloric natural sugars have been developed as alternatives to fermentable sugars and have shown promise in partially addressing these health issues. …”
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The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Children and Adolescents in Dalmatia: A Hospital Based Study by Marko Šimunović, Joško Božić, Lukrecija Milić, Ivana Unić, Veselin Škrabić

“…Our finding of high prevalence of MS underlines the importance of early childhood obesity treatment.…”
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Acanthosis nigricans and its association with cardio-metabolic risk factors in children with overweight/obesity: A school-based cross-sectional study by Rashmi R. Das, Manaswini Mangaraj, Saurav Nayak, Amit K. Satapathy, Samarendra Mahapatro

“…Background: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a common finding often associated with hyperinsulinemia and childhood obesity. There has been a lack of studies evaluating the association of AN with underlying cardio-metabolic risk factors in children and adolescents. …”
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Social Representations of Overweight and Obesity in Schoolchild in the State of Mexico by Verónica Arreola Ríos, Donovan Casas Patiño

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> overweight and obesity in school constitute a Public Health problem in Mexico and the world. Childhood obesity is one of the main health problems of the 21st century. …”
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Dyslipidemia and Fatty Liver Disease in Overweight and Obese Children by Asma Deeb, Salima Attia, Samia Mahmoud, Ghada Elhaj, Abubaker Elfatih

“…It is associated with morbidity such as dyslipidemia and liver disease. Childhood obesity has dramatically increased, particularly in the Gulf region. …”
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Impact of Weight Reduction on Thyroid Function and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver among Egyptian Adolescents with Obesity by Mona Karem Amin, Ahmed Ibrahim Ali, Hesham Elsayed

“…The prevalence of childhood obesity has been increasing worldwide. This may explain the emergence of nonalcoholic fatty liver as the leading cause of liver disease. …”
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Consistency between the geographic distributions of overweight and obesity among children and adults in China by Yudan Liu, Hui Fan

“…Abstract Background Childhood obesity is associated with obesity in adulthood, but the consistency between the geographic distributions of obesity among children and adults in China is not fully understood. …”
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Understanding the complex function of gut microbiota: its impact on the pathogenesis of obesity and beyond: a comprehensive review by Aref Yarahmadi, Hamed Afkhami, Ali Javadi, Mojtaba Kashfi

“…Dysbiosis—an imbalance in the microbiome—leads to increased appetite and the rise of metabolic disorders, both fuel obesity and its issues. Furthermore, childhood obesity connects with unique shifts in gut microbiota makeup. …”
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Maternal Weight Gain in Pregnancy and Risk of Obesity among Offspring: A Systematic Review by Erica Y. Lau, Junxiu Liu, Edward Archer, Samantha M. McDonald, Jihong Liu

“…These findings suggest that GWG is a potential risk factor for childhood obesity. However, findings should be interpreted with caution due to measurement issues of GWG and potential confounding effects of shared familial characteristics (i.e., genetics and maternal and child’s lifestyle factors).…”
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Evaluation of serum leptin and adiponectin and their associations with obesity-related renal injury among Egyptian adolescents by Azza A El-Shaheed, Reham F. Fahmy, Nermine N. Mahfouz, Salwa R El-Zayat, Hiba Sibaii, Rehab S.I. Moustafa

“…Background/aim Childhood obesity has come to be a worldwide epidemic. …”
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Physical activity and screen time among children and adolescents in Kazakhstan by Kwok Ng, Shynar Abdrakhmanova, Assel Adayeva

“…Data were pooled from the 2015/16 Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) study (N=4932, 49.8% girls, mean (age)=8.77 SD (age) =0.68) and the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in Schoolaged Children (HBSC) study (N=4153, 49.3% girls, Mean(age)=12.93 SD (age)=1.64). …”
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Complementary feeding and the early origins of obesity risk: a study protocol by Daniel D Reidpath, Ireneous N Soyiri, Naleena Devi Muniandy, Pascale A Allotey

“…Introduction The rise in the prevalence of childhood obesity worldwide calls for an intervention earlier in the life cycle. …”
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Associations of Plasma BDNF and BDNF Gene Polymorphism with Cardiometabolic Parameters in Thai Children: A Pilot Study by Kanjana Suriyaprom, Banchamaphon Pheungruang, Somchai Pooudong, Pumpath Putpadungwipon, Chutima Sirikulchayanonta

“…Background. Childhood obesity is an important public health crisis worldwide. …”
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Beverage Intake and Its Effect on Body Weight Status among WIC Preschool-Age Children by Andrea Charvet, Fatma G. Huffman

“…Given the prevalence and consequences of childhood obesity, efforts are being made to identify risk factors and design evidence-based interventions to reduce its impact. …”
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Latino Family Childcare Providers’ Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Promotion of Healthy Behaviors among Preschool Children: A Qualitative Study by Ana C. Lindsay, Judith A. Salkeld, Mary L. Greaney, Faith D. Sands

“…Given that many low income Latino children attend family child care homes (FCCHs), there is a need to explore the role that FCCH providers may play in establishing and reinforcing children’s early healthful eating and physical activity behaviors and consequently in the prevention of childhood obesity. Design. Using purposive sampling, six focus groups were conducted in Spanish with licensed Latino FCCH providers n=44. …”
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Determining barriers and facilitators to engagement for families in a family-based, multicomponent healthy lifestyles intervention for children and adolescents: a qualitative study by Yvonne C Anderson, Paul L Hofman, Cervantée EK Wild, Ngauru T Rawiri, Esther J Willing

“…Objectives Recruitment and retention in child and adolescent healthy lifestyle intervention services for childhood obesity is challenging, and inequalities across social groups are persistent. …”
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