ReviewFrontiers in public health2017
Overweight and Obesity in Children under 5 Years: Surveillance Opportunities and Challenges for the WHO European Region.
Review in Frontiers in public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06616467 (Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention Targeting Mothers to Increase Tummy Time Practice and Maintain Healthy Weight in Infants), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention Targeting Mothers to Increase Tummy Time Practice and Maintain Healthy Weight in Infants
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Associations between a paternal healthy lifestyle score and its individual components with childhood overweight and obesity.Andrology · 2025Article
- Evaluation of maternal performance about food security in dietary diversity for children aged 12-24 months and its relationship with anthropometric measurements.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Maternal Gestational Diabetes Is Associated with High Risk of Childhood Overweight and Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study in Pre-School Children Aged 2-5 Years.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Trends and predictions in the physical shape of Chinese preschool children from 2000 to 2020.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Trends in overweight and obesity in children under 24 months of age in Mexico (2012-2020): analysis of four national health surveys.Cadernos de saude publica · 2023Article
- Prevalence of early childhood obesity in Ireland: Differences over time, between sexes and across child growth criteria.Pediatric obesity · 2022Article
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- Parental Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Children's Nutrition and the Potential Mediator Effect between the Health Promotion Program "Join the Healthy Boat" and Children's Nutrition.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Associations between the Home Environment, Feeding Practices and Children's Intakes of Fruit, Vegetables and Confectionary/Sugar-Sweetened Beverages.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Evaluation of the Predictive Ability, Environmental Regulation and Pharmacogenetics Utility of a BMI-Predisposing Genetic Risk Score during Childhood and Puberty.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Accuracy of anthropometric measurements and weight status perceptions reported by parents of 4-year-old children.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- Preferences for Sweet and Fatty Taste in Children and Their Mothers in Association with Weight Status.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- X chromosome genetic data in a Spanish children cohort, dataset description and analysis pipeline.Scientific data · 2019Article
- Effects of X-chromosome Tenomodulin Genetic Variants on Obesity in a Children's Cohort and Implications of the Gene in Adipocyte Metabolism.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundMany children who have overweight or obesity before puberty can develop obesity in early adulthood, which is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The preschool years (ages 0-5) represents a point of opportunity for children to be active, develop healthy eating habits, and maintain healthy growth. Surveillance of childhood overweight and obesity in this age group can help inform future policies and interventions.
objectiveTo review and report available prevalence data in WHO European Region Member States and determine how many countries can accurately report on rates of overweight and obesity in children under 5 years.
methodsWe conducted a rapid review of studies reporting on overweight and obesity prevalence in children ages 0-5 in the WHO European region member states from 1998 to 2015.
resultsCurrently, 35 of the 53 member states have data providing prevalence rates for overweight and obesity for children under 5 years. There was little consistency in study methods, impacting comparability across countries. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children under 5 years ranges from 1 to 28.6% across member states.
conclusionAlthough measuring overweight and obesity in this age group may be challenging, there is an opportunity to leverage existing surveillance resources in the WHO European Region.
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