The Obesity Society

Obesity in Children and Adolescents

Ackerman A, Thornton JC, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Horlick M. Sex difference in the effect of puberty on the relationship between fat mass and bone mass in 926 healthy subjects, 6 to 18 years old. Obesity. 2006 May; 14(5): 819-25.


Atlantis E, Barnes EH, Singh MA. Efficacy of exercise for treating overweight in children and adolescents: a systematic review. Int J Obes. 2006 Jul; 30(7): 1027-40.


Bueno G, Bueno O, Moreno LA, Garcia R, Tresaco B, Garagorri JM, Bueno M. Diversity of metabolic syndrome risk factors in obese children and adolescents. J Physiol Biochem. 2006 Jun; 62(2): 125-33.


Flodmark CE, Marcus C, Britton M. Interventions to prevent obesity in children and adolescents: a systematic literature review. Int J Obes. 2006 Apr; 30(4): 579-89.


Freedman DS, Khan LK, Serdula MK, Ogden CL, Dietz WH. Racial and ethnic differences in secular trends for childhood BMI, weight, and height. Obesity. 2006 Feb; 14(2): 301-8.

Hilgers KK, Akridge M, Scheetz JP, Kinane DE. Childhood obesity and dental development. Pediatr Dent. 2006 Jan-Feb; 28(1): 18-22.

Lewin A, Lindstrom L, Nestle M. Food industry promises to address childhood obesity: preliminary evaluation. J Public Health Policy. 2006; 27(4): 327-48.

Nantel J, Brochu M, Prince F. Locomotor strategies in obese and non-obese children. Obesity. 2006 Oct; 14(10): 1789-94.

Nelson MC, Gordon-Larsen P, North KE, Adair LS. Body mass index gain, fast food, and physical activity: effects of shared environments over time. Obesity. 2006 Apr; 14(4): 701-9.

O'Dea JA, Wilson R. Socio-cognitive and nutritional factors associated with body mass index in children and adolescents: possibilities for childhood obesity prevention. Health Educ Res. 2006 Dec; 21(6): 796-805.


Psarra G, Nassis GP, Sidossis LS. Short-term predictors of abdominal obesity in children. Eur J Public Health. 2006 Oct; 16(5): 520-5.

Resnicow K, Davis R, Rollnick S. Motivational interviewing for pediatric obesity: Conceptual issues and evidence review. J Am Diet Assoc. 2006 Dec; 106(12): 2024-33.

Silveira D, Taddei JA, Escrivao MA, Oliveira FL, Ancona-Lopez F. Risk factors for overweight among Brazilian adolescents of low-income families: a case-control study. Public Health Nutr. 2006 Jun; 9(4): 421-8.

Slyper AH. The pubertal timing controversy in the USA, and a review of possible causative factors for the advance in timing of onset of puberty. Clin Endocrinol. 2006 Jul; 65(1): 1-8.

Taveras EM, Sandora TJ, Shih MC, Ross-Degnan D, Goldmann DA, Gillman MW. The association of television and video viewing with fast food intake by preschool-age children. Obesity. 2006 Nov; 14(11): 2034-41.

Zhou H, Yamauchi T, Natsuhara K, Yan Z, Lin H, Ichimaru N, Kim SW, Ishii M, Ohtsuka R. Overweight in urban schoolchildren assessed by body mass index and body fat mass in Dalian, China. J Physiol Anthropol. 2006 Jan; 25(1): 41-8.