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A 3-year Longitudinal Study of Effects of Maternal Perception of Children's Ideal Body Image on Child Weight Change: The Children Obesity Study in China Mega-cities (P21-061-19)

A 3-year Longitudinal Study of Pocket Money, Eating Behavior, Weight Status: The Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-Cities

scientific article published on 07 December 2020

A 3-year Longitudinal Study on Interaction Effects Between Self-perceived Weight Status and Lifestyle Behaviors on Obesity: The Children Obesity Study in China Mega-cities (P21-044-19)

A 3-year longitudinal study of effects of parental perception of children's ideal body image on child weight change: The Childhood Obesity Study in China mega-cities

scientific article published on 30 December 2019

A 3-year longitudinal study of the association of physical activity and sedentary behaviours with childhood obesity in China: The childhood obesity study in China mega-cities

scientific article published on 22 November 2020

A Review of the Growth of the Fast Food Industry in China and Its Potential Impact on Obesity

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A Systematic Examination of Food Intake and Adaptation to the Food Environment by Refugees Settled in the United States

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A Systematic Examination of the Association between Parental and Child Obesity across Countries

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A Systematic Review of Application and Effectiveness of mHealth Interventions for Obesity and Diabetes Treatment and Self-Management

scientific article published on 15 May 2017

A kindergarten-based child health promotion program: the Adapted National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Mission X for improving physical fitness in South Korea

scientific article published in March 2018

A school-based comprehensive lifestyle intervention among Chinese kids against Obesity (CLICK-Obesity) in Nanjing City, China: the baseline data

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A school-based comprehensive lifestyle intervention among chinese kids against obesity (CLICK-Obesity): rationale, design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial in Nanjing city, China

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A systematic review of home-based childhood obesity prevention studies

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Alarming trends in ideal cardiovascular health among children and adolescents in Beijing, China, 2004 to 2014.

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Americans with Diet-Related Chronic Diseases Report Higher Diet Quality Than Those without These Diseases ⬇️

scientific article published on June 22, 2011

Americans' Perceptions about Fast Food and How They Associate with Its Consumption and Obesity Risk

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mission-X Child Health Promotion Program in the United States.

scientific article published on January 2017

Applications of complex systems science in obesity and noncommunicable chronic disease research

scientific article

Applications of systems modelling in obesity research

scientific article published on 25 June 2018

Are American children and adolescents of low socioeconomic status at increased risk of obesity? Changes in the association between overweight and family income between 1971 and 2002

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

Are single children more likely to be overweight or obese than those with siblings? The influence of China's one-child policy on childhood obesity

scientific article

Association between Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome: Evidence from a Large Sample of Chinese Children and Adolescents ⬇️

scientific article published on October 17, 2012

Association between dietary fat intake and insulin resistance in Chinese child twins

scientific article published on 25 January 2017

Association between obesity and metabolic co-morbidities among children and adolescents in South Korea based on national data

scientific article

Association of adiposity status and changes in early to mid-adulthood with incidence of Alzheimer's disease

scientific article published on 03 October 2008

Association of neighborhood built environments with childhood obesity: Evidence from a 9-year longitudinal, nationally representative survey in the US

scientific article published on 03 May 2019

Associations between U.S. Adult Obesity and State and County Economic Conditions in the Recession

scientific article published on 27 January 2014

Associations between dietary macronutrient intake and plasma lipids demonstrate criterion performance of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) food-frequency questionnaire

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Associations between general and central obesity and hypertension among children: The Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-Cities

scientific article published on 4 December 2017

Body weight misperception patterns and their association with health-related factors among adolescents in South Korea

scientific article published on 31 May 2013

Burden of Mental Illness and Non-communicable Diseases and Risk Factors for Mental Illness Among Refugees in Buffalo, NY, 2004-2014

scientific article published on 21 May 2018

Changes in body weight and body fat distribution as risk factors for clinical diabetes in US men.

scientific article published in June 2004

Changes in racial/ethnic disparities in the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes by obesity level among US adults

scientific article published on October 2009

Changes in the Neighborhood Food Store Environment and Children's Body Mass Index at Peripuberty in the United States.

scientific article

Child and parental perspectives on diet and physical activity decisions: implications for childhood obesity prevention in China

scientific article published on January 2017

Child health promotion program in South Korea in collaboration with US National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Improvement in dietary and nutrition knowledge of young children

scientific article published on 02 August 2016

Childhood Adiposity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Adulthood

scientific article published on 29 March 2017

Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Comparative Effectiveness Review and Meta-Analysis

Children's weight changes according to maternal perception of the child's weight and health: A prospective cohort of Peruvian children

scientific article

Commentary: Obesity and mortality--light at the end but still a long tunnel

scientific article published on 8 December 2005

Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes among men

scientific article published on 01 March 2005

Comparisons of Visceral Adiposity Index, Body Shape Index, Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference and Their Associations with Diabetes Mellitus in Adults

scientific article published on 12 July 2019

Concurrent validity of skin carotenoid status as a concentration biomarker of vegetable and fruit intake compared to multiple 24-h recalls and plasma carotenoid concentrations across one year: a cohort study

scientific article published on 21 November 2019

Connecting micro dynamics and population distributions in system dynamics models

scientific article

Creating a school nutrition environment index and pilot testing it in elementary and middle schools in urban South Korea

scientific article published on 23 September 2017

Culturally appropriate approaches are needed to reduce ethnic disparity in childhood obesity

scientific article published in November 2004

Depressive symptoms prevalence, associated family factors, and gender differences: A national cohort study of middle school students in China

scientific article published on 23 May 2020

Diet soda intake and risk of incident metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

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Dietary intake patterns of low-income urban african-american adolescents

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Dietary patterns and their associations with childhood obesity in China

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Different risk factor patterns for metabolic syndrome in men with spinal cord injury compared with able-bodied men despite similar prevalence rates

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Disease Burdens and Risk Factors for Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia among Refugees in Buffalo, New York, 2004-2014

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Do nutrition knowledge and beliefs modify the association of socio-economic factors and diet quality among US adults?

scientific article

Does acculturation affect the dietary intakes and body weight status of children of immigrants in the U.S. and other developed countries? A systematic review

scientific article published on 13 April 2017

Does child-parent resemblance in body weight status vary by sociodemographic factors in the USA?

scientific article

Double Burden of Malnutrition and Nutrition Transition in Asia: A Case Study of 4 Selected Countries with Different Socioeconomic Development

scientific article published on 12 June 2020

Double burden of diseases worldwide: coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition-related non-communicable chronic diseases

scientific article published on 22 September 2017

Earth Observation: Investigating Noncommunicable Diseases from Space

scientific article published on 11 January 2019

Effect of childhood obesity prevention programs on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Effectiveness of Mobile Health Interventions on Diabetes and Obesity Treatment and Management: Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews

scientific article published on 28 April 2020

Effectiveness of Teacher-Led Nutritional Lessons in Altering Dietary Habits and Nutritional Status in Preschool Children: Adoption of a NASA Mission X-Based Program

scientific article published on 13 July 2019

Effectiveness of a Randomized Controlled Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Obesity among Chinese Primary School Students: CLICK-Obesity Study.

scientific article published on 28 October 2015

Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive performance of overweight or obese children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 10 May 2020

Effects of school neighborhood food environments on childhood obesity at multiple scales: a longitudinal kindergarten cohort study in the USA

Energy balance and obesity: what are the main drivers?

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Epidemic of childhood obesity: implications for kidney disease

scientific article published on October 2006

Epidemiologic studies of modifiable factors associated with cognition and dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Erratum: Child health promotion program in South Korea in collaboration with US National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Improvement in dietary and nutrition knowledge of young children

scientific article published on 26 January 2017

Ethnic differences in dairy and related nutrient consumption among US adults and their association with obesity, central obesity, and the metabolic syndrome

scientific article published on June 2008

Ethnic disparities in adolescent body mass index in the United States: The role of parental socioeconomic status and economic contextual factors ⬇️

scientific article published on April 22, 2012

Ethnic disparities in childhood BMI trajectories and obesity and potential causes among 29,250 US children: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth and Kindergarten Cohorts

scientific article published on 15 June 2018

Examining social norm impacts on obesity and eating behaviors among US school children based on agent-based model

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Fast food consumption and its associations with obesity and hypertension among children: results from the baseline data of the Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-cities

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Food Policy Approaches to Obesity Prevention: An International Perspective

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Food Prices Are Associated with Dietary Quality, Fast Food Consumption, and Body Mass Index among U.S. Children and Adolescents ⬇️

scientific article published on December 22, 2010

Food nutrition labelling practice in China ⬇️

scientific article published on September 6, 2010

Fruit and Vegetable Purchases and Consumption among WIC Participants after the 2009 WIC Food Package Revision: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 26 May 2020

Gender-ethnic disparity in BMI and waist circumference distribution shifts in US adults

scientific article published on 30 October 2008

Gene-dietary fat interaction, bone mineral density and bone speed of sound in children: a twin study in China

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Growing fast food consumption and obesity in Asia: Challenges and implications

scientific article published on 13 December 2020

Has the prevalence of overweight, obesity and central obesity levelled off in the United States? Trends, patterns, disparities, and future projections for the obesity epidemic

scientific article published on 04 February 2020

Have Americans increased their fruit and vegetable intake? The trends between 1988 and 2002

scientific article published on 01 April 2007

Heritability of Children's Dietary Intakes: A Population-Based Twin Study in China

scientific article published on 15 August 2016

High iron intake is associated with poor cognition among Chinese old adults and varied by weight status-a 15-y longitudinal study in 4852 adults

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

How much of racial/ethnic disparities in dietary intakes, exercise, and weight status can be explained by nutrition- and health-related psychosocial factors and socioeconomic status among US adults?

scientific article published on December 2011

Improvement in food environments may help prevent childhood obesity: Evidence from a 9-year cohort study

scientific article published on 31 May 2019

Increasing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among US adults: 1988-1994 to 1999-2004.

scientific article published on 3 December 2008

Influence of proximities to food establishments on body mass index among children in China.

scientific article published on March 2016

Influence of school beverage environment on the association of beverage consumption with physical education participation among US adolescents

scientific article published in November 2013

Intergenerational Association of Maternal Obesity and Child Peer Victimization in the United States

scientific article published on 29 January 2019

Is sleep duration associated with childhood obesity? A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on February 2008

Is the decline of active travel to school unavoidable by-products of economic growth and urbanization in developing countries?

scientific article published on 05 February 2019

Joint impact of physical activity and family history on the development of diabetes among urban adults in Mainland China: a pooled analysis of community-based prospective cohort studies.

scientific article published on 24 April 2012

Lifestyle factors associated with childhood obesity: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China

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Limitations of the current world health organization growth references for children and adolescents

scientific article published on December 2006

Longitudinal Changes and High-Risk Subgroups for Obesity and Overweight/Obesity Among Refugees in Buffalo, NY, 2004-2014.

scientific article published on 31 March 2017

Maternal perception of child overweight status and its association with weight-related parenting practices, their children's health behaviours and weight change in China

scientific article published on 6 June 2017

Measured body mass index, body weight perception, dissatisfaction and control practices in urban, low-income African American adolescents

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Mismatch in Children's Weight Assessment, Ideal Body Image, and Rapidly Increased Obesity Prevalence in China: A 10-Year, Nationwide, Longitudinal Study

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Modeling social norms and social influence in obesity

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Multivariable analysis of the association between fathers' and youths' physical activity in the United States

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NASA Mission X Program for Healthy Eating and Active Living among Taiwanese Elementary School Students

scientific article published on 12 July 2019

National Policies and Intervention Programs on Childhood Obesity Prevention in China (P22-018-19)

Neighborhood sidewalk access and childhood obesity

scientific article published on 07 July 2020

Nutrition Transition & Double Burden of Malnutrition in Africa: A Case Study of Four Selected Countries with Different Income Levels (P10-074-19)

scholarly article by Kilee Kimmel et al published 13 June 2019 in CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NUTRITION

Nutrition transition and double burden of malnutrition in Africa: A case study of four selected countries with different social economic development

scientific article published on 30 June 2020

Obesity and related risk factors among low socio-economic status minority students in Chicago

scientific article published on 19 February 2007

Obesity and risk factors for the metabolic syndrome among low-income, urban, African American schoolchildren: the rule rather than the exception?

scientific article published on May 2005

Obesity, body image, and its impact on children's eating and exercise behaviors in China: A nationwide longitudinal study

scientific article published on 21 October 2017

Overweight and Obesity Impair Academic Performance in Adolescence: A National Cohort Study of 10,279 Adolescents in China

scientific article published on 24 May 2020

Parent-child dietary intake resemblance in the United States: evidence from a large representative survey

scientific article published on 16 April 2009

Parent-child resemblance in weight status and its correlates in the United States

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Parental Expectations and Child Screen and Academic Sedentary Behaviors in China

scientific article published on 17 January 2017

Parenting practices and overweight status of junior high school students in China: A nationally representative study of 19,487 students from 112 schools.

scientific article published on 14 September 2017

Patient-health care professional gender or race/ethnicity concordance and its association with weight-related advice in the United States.

scientific article published on 29 August 2015

Pocket money, eating behaviors, and weight status among Chinese children: The Childhood Obesity Study in China mega-cities

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Prevalence and behavioral risk factors of overweight and obesity among children aged 2-18 in Beijing, China

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Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes and Its Association with Added Sugar Intake in Citizens and Refugees Aged 40 or Older in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

scientific article published on 19 November 2020

Prevalence of and risk factors for adolescent obesity in Southern Appalachia, 2012.

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Prevalence of depression among university students in low and middle income countries (LMICs): a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 24 May 2020

Prevention and control of obesity in China

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Race, Place, and Obesity: The Complex Relationships Among Community Racial/Ethnic Composition, Individual Race/Ethnicity, and Obesity in the United States ⬇️

scientific article published on June 14, 2012

Receiver-operating characteristics of adiposity for metabolic syndrome: the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span (HANDLS) study

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Reconciling statistical and systems science approaches to public health

scientific article published on October 2013

Reduced away-from-home food expenditure and better nutrition knowledge and belief can improve quality of dietary intake among US adults

scientific article published on 22 April 2008

Relationship between frequency of eating and cardiovascular disease mortality in U.S. adults: the NHANES III follow-up study.

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Reproducibility and validity of dietary patterns identified using factor analysis among Chinese populations

scientific article published on 13 July 2016

Resemblance in dietary intakes between urban low-income African-American adolescents and their mothers: the healthy eating and active lifestyles from school to home for kids study

scientific article published on January 2009

Serum antioxidant status is associated with metabolic syndrome among U.S. adults in recent national surveys

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Sex difference in the association between obesity and asthma in U.S. adults: Findings from a national study

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Sociodemographic Disparities in the Composition of Metabolic Syndrome Components Among Adults in South Korea ⬇️

scientific article published on July 26, 2012

Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Disparity in Americans' Adherence to Federal Dietary Recommendations ⬇️

scientific article published on April 25, 2012

Socioeconomic and demographic factors for spousal resemblance in obesity status and habitual physical activity in the United States

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Socioeconomic inequality of obesity in the United States: do gender, age, and ethnicity matter?

scientific article published in March 2004

Socioeconomic position and the health gradient in Cuba: dimensions and mechanisms

scientific article published on 05 June 2020

Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology Reporting Standards (ISLE-ReSt) statement

scientific article published on 4 December 2019

Spatial Technologies in Obesity Research: Current Applications and Future Promise

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Spatial and Temporal Changes in Prevalence of Obesity Among Chinese Children and Adolescents, 1985-2005

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Systematic review of community-based childhood obesity prevention studies

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Temporal growth and spatial distribution of the fast food industry and its relationship with economic development in China - 2005-2012.

scientific article published on 07 July 2017

The association between amount of cigarettes smoked and overweight, central obesity among Chinese adults in Nanjing, China

scientific article published on January 2007

The association between early menarche and offspring's obesity risk in early childhood was modified by gestational weight gain

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The association of fast food, fruit and vegetable prices with dietary intakes among US adults: is there modification by family income?

scientific article published on 3 March 2008

The changing food outlet distributions and local contextual factors in the United States

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The global childhood obesity epidemic and the association between socio-economic status and childhood obesity ⬇️

scientific article published on June 1, 2012

The impact of urbanization on the community food environment in China

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The influence of sexual maturation on blood pressure and body fatness in African-American adolescent girls and boys

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The public's opinions on a new school meals policy for childhood obesity prevention in the U.S.: A social media analytics approach

scientific article published on 19 April 2017

Time Trend and Demographic and Geographic Disparities in Childhood Obesity Prevalence in China-Evidence from Twenty Years of Longitudinal Data

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Time Trends in Fast Food Consumption and Its Association with Obesity among Children in China

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Top 10 Research Priorities in Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology

scientific article published on 04 July 2019

Tracking of blood pressure from childhood to adulthood: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis

scientific article published on 16 June 2008

Tracking of dietary intake patterns is associated with baseline characteristics of urban low-income African-American adolescents

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Trends and correlates in meat consumption patterns in the US adult population

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Trends in Fast-Food and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Their Association with Social Environmental Status in South Korea

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Trends in Life Expectancy and Its Association with Economic Factors in the Belt and Road Countries-Evidence from 2000⁻2014

scientific article published on 17 December 2018

Trends in the association between obesity and socioeconomic status in U.S. adults: 1971 to 2000

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Trends of obesity and underweight in older children and adolescents in the United States, Brazil, China, and Russia

scientific article published on June 2002

Using concentration index to study changes in socio-economic inequality of overweight among US adolescents between 1971 and 2002

scientific article published on 30 April 2007

What factors may contribute to sex differences in childhood obesity prevalence in China?

scientific article published on 26 February 2018

Who is missing the message? Targeting strategies to increase food label use among US adults.

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Why do some overweight children remain overweight, whereas others do not?

scientific article published on September 2003

Will all Americans become overweight or obese? estimating the progression and cost of the US obesity epidemic

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