Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tim Olds, Dorothea Dumuid, Emily Eglitis, Rebecca Golley, Francois Fraysse, Aaron Miatke, Grant R. Tomkinson, Amanda Watson, Mason Munzberg, Carol Maher
Summary: The study found that during the summer holiday period, children experience greater increases in fatness and declines in fitness, with children who live with low-SES families and are overweight being more affected. This highlights the need for targeted interventions during this period to address these negative health trends.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Guillermo Gajardo-Araya, Sam Hernandez-Jana, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia, Gerson Ferrari, Pedro Delgado-Floody, Carlos Cristi-Montero
Summary: This study identified the mediating role of physical fitness in the relationship between fatness indicators and academic achievement, with cardiorespiratory fitness playing a significant role in mediating the academic achievement of schoolchildren.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Laura Sares-Jaske, Annina Gronqvist, Paivi Maki, Hanna Tolonen, Tiina Laatikainen
Summary: Childhood obesity is a global public health problem, and lower parental socioeconomic status is associated with higher childhood adiposity in Europe. This scoping review identified and reviewed 53 studies on European general populations from 2000 to 2021, focusing on different socioeconomic indicators and their associations with adiposity. The most commonly used indicator was mother's education, and the most commonly used indicator group was parental education. The majority of associations between socioeconomic indicators and obesity measures were inverse, with composite SES, parental education, and parental occupation showing the strongest inverse associations. Parental employment appeared to be different from other socioeconomic indicators, showing non-significant associations or positive associations with adiposity. Overall, children with parents of higher socioeconomic status had a lower likelihood of adiposity in Europe.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jing Yang, Yun Shen, Yue Deng, Zangyi Liao
Summary: This study examines the influences of grandchild care and medical insurance on childhood obesity in China. The findings show that grandchild care, public medical insurance, and commercial medical insurance are key risk factors for child obesity. In addition, urban-rural disparities and the event shock of parental absence also contribute to obesity inequalities. These results highlight the importance of population-based interventions and equitable medical insurance policies in addressing child obesity in China.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Liang Wang, Diana Morelen, Arsham Alamian
Summary: The study reveals that family dynamics, child characteristics, and child-rearing features play significant roles in the development of childhood obesity, with poverty being the strongest predictor. Therefore, reducing poverty may be more effective in combating obesity than individual or family-specific targets.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Huiyi Ke, Yu Luan, Siming Wu, Yemin Zhu, Xuemei Tong
Summary: This review provides an overview of the recent advances in understanding the role of Mondo family transcription factors in sensing nutrients and regulating obesity, as well as their involvement in obesity and related pathological conditions.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Gabrielle G. Massey, Joseph M. Firriolo, Laura C. Nuzzi, Tannishtha Pramanick, Shannon M. Malloy, Amy D. DiVasta, Brian I. Labow
Summary: This study found that overweight or obesity, racial or ethnic minority status, early menarche, and patient-reported gynecologic or endocrine complaints were all positively associated with macromastia severity. Awareness of these factors can empower physicians to identify and address modifiable risk factors to prevent progression to more severe disease.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nandan Thakkar, Prima Alam, Deepak Saxena
Summary: Despite progress, full antenatal care utilization in India remains low and inequitable. Factors such as education, household wealth, and rural residence contribute to the underutilization. Interventions promoting poverty alleviation, infrastructure development, and education are crucial to improve maternal health and access to antenatal care services.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Susanna C. Larsson, Nikolaos Spyrou, Christos S. Mantzoros
Summary: This narrative review highlights the evidence linking higher body fatness to increased risk of various cancers, with strong evidence for digestive system cancers. Both observational and Mendelian randomization studies support the associations, and pathways such as adiponectin, insulin, and sex hormones play a role in mediating the link between body fatness and cancer risk.
METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yuanyuan Zhang, Hong Mei, Ke Xu, Chunan Li, Zhiguo Xia, Yafei Tan, Shaoping Yang, Jianduan Zhang
Summary: The study investigated the association between comprehensive socioeconomic status and childhood overweight/obesity, revealing that Hukou status is a significant factor in influencing this relationship.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Baskar Balakrishnan, Vaithinathan Selvaraju, Jun Chen, Priscilla Ayine, Lu Yang, Jeganathan Ramesh Babu, Thangiah Geetha, Veena Taneja
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the differences in gut and oral microbial communities in obese African American and European American children, indicating a specific association between ethnicity and microbial profiles.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Dumilah Ayuningtyas, Dian Kusuma, Vilda Amir, Dwi Hapsari Tjandrarini, Pramita Andarwati
Summary: There are significant disparities in adult obesity among the 514 districts in Indonesia, and both geographical and socioeconomic factors contribute to these disparities. Efforts by policymakers and stakeholders are needed to reduce adult obesity rates in districts with high prevalence.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jakob Tarp, Anders Grontved, Miguel A. Sanchez-Lastra, Knut Eirik Dalene, Ding Ding, Ulf Ekelund
Summary: Cardiorespiratory fitness may influence the association between obesity and mortality in men, with biases potentially affecting the results in women. Unfit-obese men had higher mortality risk, while obese-fit men did not show increased risk compared to the reference group. Unfit-obese women did not have increased risk compared to the reference.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Raphael M. Herr, Freia De Bock, Katharina Diehl, Eva Wiedemann, Elena Sterdt, Miriam Blume, Stephanie Hoffmann, Max Herke, Marvin Reuter, Iryna Iashchenko, Sven Schneider
Summary: This study investigated the influence of parental socioeconomic position, family factors, and ECEC center characteristics on preschool children's BMI. The findings suggest that factors at both micro and meso levels play a role in determining children's BMI, with some gender differences. Identified factors at these levels are largely modifiable and can inform potential interventions to reduce obesity in preschool children.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Andrew T. Marshall, Shana Adise, Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez, Ogechi K. Hippolyte, Camille A. Parchment, Tanya I. Villalobos, Lawrence T. Wong, Cynthia Pace Cisneros, Eric C. Kan, Clare E. Palmer, Stefanie C. Bodison, Megan M. Herting, Elizabeth R. Sowell
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between environmental factors and physical health conditions in 9- to 10-year-old participants. It found that lead exposure risk and neighborhood disadvantage were positively correlated with overweight/obesity, lack of sports participation, and short sleep duration. Family-level socioeconomic status moderated the relationship between neighborhood disadvantage and underweight and overweight/obesity.
