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Global Evolution of Obesity Research in Children and Youths: Setting Priorities for Interventions and Policies.
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- Increasing Trends in Obesity-Related Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Romanian Children and Adolescents-Retrospective Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Public health interventions tackling childhood obesity at European level: A literature review.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Review
- Assessment of Motor Abilities and Physical Fitness in Youth in the Context of Talent Identification-OSF Test.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Placing a Well-Designed Vegan Diet for Slovenes.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Anthropometric Development in Children: Possible Changes in Body Mass, Basal Metabolic Rate and Inflammatory Status.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Psychological distress and internet-related behaviors between schoolchildren with and without overweight during the COVID-19 outbreak.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Article
- Epidemiological Influences and Requirements of Global Childhood Obesity Research.Obesity facts · 2021Article
- The Relationship between Obesity and Physical Activity of Children in the Spotlight of Their Parents' Excessive Body Weight.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- Global Research on Quality of Life of Patients with HIV/AIDS: Is It Socio-Culturally Addressed? (GAPInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Endurance Training vs. Circuit Resistance Training: Effects on Lipid Profile and Anthropometric/Body Composition Status in Healthy Young Adult Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Characterizing Obesity Interventions and Treatment for Children and Youths During 1991-2018.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood obesity has become a major global epidemic that causes substantial social and health burdens worldwide. The effectiveness of childhood obesity control and prevention depends largely on understanding the issue, including its current development and associated factors in a contextualized perspective.
objectivesOur study aimed to gauge this kind of understanding.
methodsWe systematically searched the Web of Science database for studies concerning child obesity published up to 2017 and analyzed the volume of publications, growth rates, impact scores, collaborations, authors, affiliations, and journals. A total of 57,444 research papers were included.
resultsThe three subject categories with the highest number of papers (over 3,000) were (1) nutrition and dietetics, (2) pediatrics, and (3) public, environmental, and occupational health. We found a dramatic increase in the amount of scientific literature on childhood obesity in the past one or two decades, led by scholars from the USA - ranking at the top regarding the total number of papers (23,965 papers; 30.8%) and total number of citations (859,793 citations) - and multiple Western countries where the obesity epidemic is prevalent.
conclusionsThe findings highlight the need for improving international and local research capacities and collaboration to accelerate knowledge production and translation into contextualized and effective childhood obesity prevention.
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