Author(s): Kwok C; Sacco S; Lister NB; Alberga AS; Baur LA; Booij L; Carrière K; Garnett SP; Jebeile H;

Background: Pediatric obesity is associated with co-occurring psychosocial conditions, which may be impacted by obesity treatment. Past systematic reviews have shown positive effects for specific psychosocial outcomes following behavioral interventions. This review aimed to extend these findings ...

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Author(s): Heidl AJ; Gierc M; Saputra S; Waliwitiya T; Puterman E; Cohen TR;

It is unknown if children and youth who live in rural or "less rural" locations who enroll in the provincially funded Generation Health Clinic (British Columbia, Canada), a family-based lifestyle program for weight management, present with different health behaviors at baseline. Thus, we assessed sociodemographic and health behavior (diet, physical activi ...

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Author(s): Roberge JB; Harnois-Leblanc S; McNealis V; van Hulst A; Barnett TA; Kakinami L; Paradis G; Henderson M;

Objectives: To confirm that World Health Organization weight-for-length z scores (zWFL) and World Health Organization body mass index z scores (zBMI) in infancy are associated with adiposity and cardiometabolic measures at 8-10 years old and to compare the predictive ability of the 2 methods. St ...

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Author(s): Mak IL; Cohen TR; Vanstone CA; Weiler HA;

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are implicated in musculoskeletal health in adults. This study examined whether fatty acid status relates to bone health outcomes in children with overweight condition or obesity (body mass index z score, 3.1 ± 0.1; age, 9.0 ± 0.2 years; n = 108). Nondominant forearm bone density (distal one-third), geometry (4% site ...

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Author(s): Ghenadenik AE; Kakinami L; Van Hulst A; Henderson M; Barnett TA;

This paper examined prospective associations between built environment features assessed at baseline using direct audits and adiposity outcomes two years later in Montreal, Canada. Data stem from the Quebec Adipose and Lifestyle Investigation in Youth study of 630 children aged 8-10 years with a parental history of obesity. Baseline measurements took plac ...

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