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Obesity in children and adolescents: diet, nutrition, physical activity

 

Australia

• Department of Health Australia
  • Get Up & Grow: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Early Childhood - Staff/Carers Book [2013]

Canada

• Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
  • The effectiveness of voluntary policies and commitments in restricting unhealthy food marketing to Canadian children on food company websites [2018]

• BMC Public Health
  • Proportion of preschool-aged children meeting the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and associations with adiposity: results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey [2017]

• Canadian Family Physician
  • Calls for restricting the marketing of unhealthy foods to children ignored by policy makers [2014]

• Canadian Paediatric Society
  • The role of dietary fibre and prebiotics in the paediatric diet [2020]
  • School nutrition: Support for providing healthy food and beverage choices in schools [2020]
  • A proposal to increase taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages in Canada [2020]
  • Dieting in adolescence [2018]
  • Energy and sports drinks in children and adolescents [2017]
  • Healthy active living: Physical activity guidelines for children and adolescents [2012]

• Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
  • Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (0–4 years): An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep [2017]
  • Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep [2016]
  • Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for the Early Years (aged 0–4 years) [2012]
  • Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for the Early Years (aged 0–4 years) [2012]
  • Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Children and Youth [2011]

• Health Canada
  • Children and Healthy Eating

• International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Changes to the school food and physical activity environment after guideline implementation in British Columbia, Canada [2014]

• Paediatrics & Child Health
  • Increasing Canadian paediatricians’ awareness and use of the new Canadian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for ages 0 to 17 years [2017]

China

• Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Limitations of studies on school-based nutrition education interventions for obesity in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2016]

• BMC Public Health
  • Physical activity, screen viewing time, and overweight/obesity among Chinese children and adolescents: an update from the 2017 physical activity and fitness in China—the youth study [2019]

• British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Physical activity and health in Chinese children and adolescents: expert consensus statement (2020) [2020]

• Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • Meeting 24-h movement guidelines: Prevalence, correlates, and the relationships with overweight and obesity among Chinese children and adolescents [2021]

• PLoS ONE
  • Time Trends in Fast Food Consumption and Its Association with Obesity among Children in China [2016]

Czech Republic

• Advances in Nutrition
  • From an Inactive and Obese to a Fit Child: How Long Is the Way? Czech Experiences [2011]

Developed countries

• Advances in Nutrition
  • Use of Dietary Indexes among Children in Developed Countries [2011]

Europe

• European Academy of Paediatrics
  • Front-Of-Pack Nutrition Labelling: A Position Statement of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood Obesity Group [2021]
  • Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Paediatric Age: A Position Paper of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood Obesity Group [2019]

• European Childhood Obesity Group
  • Ultra-Processed Food Consumption among the Paediatric Population: An Overview and Call to Action from the European Childhood Obesity Group [2020]
  • Physical Activity in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity: The Position of the European Childhood Obesity Group and the European Academy of Pediatrics [2020]
  • Digital Food Marketing to Young People: A Substantial Public Health Challenge [2020]
  • Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in Pediatric Obesity: What are the First Steps for Clinicians? Expert Conclusion from the 2016 ECOG Workshop [2017]
  • Muscle Strength and Fitness in Pediatric Obesity: a Systematic Review from the European Childhood Obesity Group [2016]

• International Journal of Exercise Science
  • Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in Pediatric Obesity: What are the First Steps for Clinicians? Expert Conclusion from the 2016 ECOG Workshop [2017]

• Nutrition Bulletin
  • Comprehensive mapping of national school food policies across the European Union plus Norway and Switzerland [2014]

• Obesity Facts
  • Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep Duration of Children Aged 6–9 Years in 25 Countries: An Analysis within the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) 2015–2017 [2020]

• WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Fact sheet - Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI): eating habits of children in 23 European countries (2021) [2021]
  • Fact sheet - Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI): physical activity, screen time and sleep of children aged 6-9 in Europe (2020) [2020]
  • Ending inappropriate promotion of commercially available complementary foods for infants and young children between 6 and 36 months in Europe (2019) [2019]
  • WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative: health-risk behaviours on nutrition and physical activity in 6–9-year-old schoolchildren [2015]
  • Marketing of foods high in fat, salt and sugar to children: update 2012-2013 [2013]
  • An analysis of national approaches to promoting physical activity and sports in children and adolescents [2009]
  • Addressing the socioeconomic determinants of healthy eating habits and physical activity levels among adolescents [2006]
  • Growing through adolescence : a training pack based on a Health Promoting School approach to healthy eating [2005]

High-income countries

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Obesity Prevention within the Early Childhood Education and Care Setting: A Systematic Review of Dietary Behavior and Physical Activity Policies and Guidelines in High Income Countries [2021]

India

• Indian Academy of Pediatrics
  • Indian Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines on the Fast and Junk Foods, Sugar Sweetened Beverages, Fruit Juices, and Energy Drinks [2019]

International

• Frontiers in Public Health
  • A Review of Nutritional Guidelines and Menu Compositions for School Feeding Programs in 12 Countries [2015]

• Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness
  • Policies for promotion of physical activity and prevention of obesity in adolescence [2016]

• Nutrients
  • Current Recommendations for Nutritional Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Structured Framework [2019]

• PLoS ONE
  • Correlates of Total Sedentary Time and Screen Time in 9–11 Year-Old Children around the World: The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment [2015]

• Systematic Reviews
  • Effect of interventions based on regular physical activity on weight management in adolescents: a systematic review and a meta-analysis [2021]

Iran

• Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
  • Regional Disparities in Sedentary Behaviors and Meal Frequency in Iranian Adolescents: The CASPIAN-III Study [2015]

Latin America

• BMC Pediatrics
  • Anthropometry, dietary intake, physical activity and sitting time patterns in adolescents aged 15-17 years: an international comparison in eight Latin American countries [2020]

• Obesity Reviews
  • Nutrition status of children in Latin America [2017]

Malta

• BMC Public Health
  • Physical activity, screen time and obesity status in a nationally representative sample of Maltese youth with international comparisons [2014]

Mexico

• Nutrición Hospitalaria
  • Review of complementary feeding practices in Mexican children [2014]

• Salud Pública de México
  • Interventions to increase physical activity and healthy eating among overweight and obese children in Mexico [2013]

New Zealand

• Ministry of Health New Zealand
  • Sit Less, Move More, Sleep Well: Active play guidelines for under-fives [2017]
  • Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Children and Young People (Aged 2–18 years): A background paper [2015]

Peru

• American Journal of Public Health
  • Impact of Food Assistance Programs on Obesity in Mothers and Children: A Prospective Cohort Study in Peru [2016]

Poland

• Archives of Medical Science : AMS
  • Assessment of selected nutrient intake by Polish preschool children compared to dietary recommendations: a meta-analysis [2020]

Republic of Korea

• Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Nutritional standards for energy-dense low-nutrient density foods for children in Korea [2014]

• Nutrition Research and Practice
  • Relationship between adhering to dietary guidelines and the risk of obesity in Korean children [2014]

South Asia

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Diet and Physical Activity Interventions to Prevent or Treat Obesity in South Asian Children and Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2015]

Sweden

• Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care
  • Dietary treatment of obesity [2013]

Turkey

• WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Monitoring Food Marketing to Children in Turkey (2018) [2018]

United Kingdom

• International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Characterisation of UK diets according to degree of food processing and associations with socio-demographics and obesity: cross-sectional analysis of UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2008–12) [2015]

• Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • A critical review of national physical activity policies relating to children and young people in England [2020]

• Public Health England
  • Childhood obesity: applying All Our Health

• Scottish Government
  • Healthy eating in schools: guidance 2020 [2021]
  • Growing up in Scotland: overweight, obesity and activity [2012]

United States

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Pediatric Weight Management

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Physical Activity Assessment and Counseling in Pediatric Clinical Settings [2020]
  • The Use of Nonnutritive Sweeteners in Children [2019]
  • Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents [2019]
  • Snacks, Sweetened Beverages, Added Sugars, and Schools [2015]
  • Sports Drinks and Energy Drinks for Children and Adolescents: Are They Appropriate? [2011]

• American Heart Association
  • Promoting Physical Activity in Children and Youth: A Leadership Role for Schools [2006]

• American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Executive summary: evaluating the evidence base to support the inclusion of infants and children from birth to 24 mo of age in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans—“the B-24 Project” [2014]

• American Journal of Public Health
  • Reducing Childhood Obesity by Eliminating 100% Fruit Juice [2012]

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Temporal Trends in Dietary Sodium Intake Among Adults Aged =19 Years — United States, 2003–2016 [2021]
  • Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019 [2020]
  • School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity [2011]

• Childhood Obesity
  • iPhone App Adherence to Expert-Recommended Guidelines for Pediatric Obesity Prevention [2014]
  • States Lack Physical Activity Policies in Child Care That Are Consistent with National Recommendations [2014]

• International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Development of a national childhood obesogenic environment index in the United States: differences by region and rurality [2020]

• Journal of Pediatrics
  • 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and Body Weight in Youth [2020]

• Society of Behavioral Medicine
  • Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) position statement: SBM supports retaining healthy school lunch policies [2015]

Western Pacific

• WHO Western Pacific Region
  • Regional action framework on protecting children from the harmful impact of food marketing in the Western Pacific [2020]
  • Protecting children from the harmful impact of food marketing [2019]

WHO

• World Health Organization
  • Standards for healthy eating, physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep in early childhood education and care settings: a toolkit: web annex: development of the standards and global survey questionnaire [2021]
  • Standards for healthy eating, physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep in early childhood education and care settings: a toolkit [2021]
  • Implementing school food and nutrition policies: a review of contextual factors [2021]
  • Assessing the existing evidence base on school food and nutrition policies: a scoping review [2021]
  • Guideline: implementing effective actions for improving adolescent nutrition [2018]
  • Global nutrition targets 2025: childhood overweight policy brief [2014]
  • Nutrition in adolescence - Issues and Challenges for the Health Sector [2005]
  • Reducing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce the risk of childhood overweight and obesity
  • Limiting portion sizes to reduce the risk of childhood overweight and obesity

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