Pediatric Obesity

Papers
(The TQCC of Pediatric Obesity is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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Cost‐effectiveness analysis of individual‐level obesity treatment in paediatrics: A scoping review108
Effectiveness of an adapted physical activity intervention for weight management in adolescents with intellectual disability: A randomized controlled trial42
Associations between eating behaviours and cardiometabolic risk among adolescents in the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment study38
High levels of FSH before puberty are associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome during pubertal transition35
The impact of community‐based childhood obesity prevention interventions in Australia by socio‐economic position: An individual participant data meta‐analysis33
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Early‐life exposure to tobacco and childhood adiposity: Identifying windows of susceptibility32
Weight‐based cybervictimization: Implications for adolescent health30
Association of gut microbiota and glucose metabolism in children with disparate degrees of adiposity29
Mendelian randomization analysis identified causal Association of Childhood Obesity with adult major depressive disorder29
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An improved algorithm to harmonize child overweight and obesity prevalence rates25
Correction to “Unintentional error in formula preparation and its simulated impact on infant weight and adiposity”25
Mediterranean diet and obesity polygenic risk interaction on adiposity in European children: The IDEFICS/I.Family Study24
Impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on children overweight in Japan in 202023
Use of person‐centred language among scientific research focused on childhood obesity23
Acute simulated weight gain might not increase the energy cost of walking in adolescents with obesity22
Gut microbiota and microbial metabolites are associated with body composition in 5‐year‐old children: A cross‐sectional study in the Gen3G cohort20
Afternoon school shift is associated with increased risk of overweight/obesity in 11–14‐year‐old females with early and intermediate chronotype20
Association between bone age maturity and childhood adiposity20
Identifying Children With Obesity at High Risk for Metabolic Syndrome: Sensitivity and Specificity of the Monocyte/HDL Index19
An addiction‐based digital weight loss intervention: A multi‐centre randomized controlled trial18
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Overweight/obesity is associated with problematic social media use: Addressing problematic social media use could help reduce overweight/obesity among adolescents17
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Physical activity, screen time and body composition in 13‐year‐old adolescents: The Generation R Study16
Associations of maternal and infant metabolite profiles with foetal growth and the odds of adverse birth outcomes16
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Child and mother characteristics associated with 6‐month weight gain for infants and toddlers during 6 to 36 months15
Assessment and impact of paediatric internalized weight bias: A systematic review15
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Neurological‐related proteomic profiling in plasma of children with metabolic healthy and unhealthy overweight/obesity15
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Changes in nonnutritive sweetener intake in a cohort of preschoolers after the implementation of Chile's Law of Food Labelling and Advertising14
Childhood obesity within the lens of racism14
Bioactive compounds in mothers milk affecting offspring outcomes: A narrative review14
Family structure in relation to body mass index and metabolic score in European children and adolescents14
Early childhood executive control modulates negative affectivity's role in increasing adolescent body mass index trajectories13
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Exploring the association between internalized weight bias and mental health among Canadian adolescents13
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors according to Life's Essential 8 in children and adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta‐analysis including 1 526 17313
Association of insufficient sleep and skipping breakfast with overweight/obesity in children and adolescents: Findings from a cross‐sectional provincial surveillance project in Jiangsu13
Associations of radiologic characteristics of the neonatal hypothalamus with early life adiposity gain12
Visceral fat and arterial stiffness in youth with healthy weight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes12
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FirstStep2Health: A cluster randomised trial to promote healthy behaviours and prevent obesity amongst low‐income preschoolers12
Time spent on social media use and BMI z‐score: A cross‐sectional explanatory pathway analysis of 10798 14‐year‐old boys and girls11
Evaluating the impact of community interventions on childhood obesity in populations living in low‐income households in Los Angeles: A simulation study11
Strategies to promote responsive bottle‐feeding in WIC predict less frequent use of food to soothe and healthier weight status for infants with negative temperaments11
Anthropometry and Body Composition in Childhood: Follow‐Up of a Randomised, Double‐Blinded Controlled Trial With a Modified, Low‐Protein Infant Formula During Infancy10
Identifying elevated child weight from 3 to 24 months: Early transitions into nonparental care and to solid foods10
The effectiveness of multidisciplinary weight loss interventions is associated with initial cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents with obesity10
Oxidized high‐density lipoprotein and low‐density lipoprotein in adolescents with obesity and metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease10
Adolescent experiences of weight‐related communication: Sociodemographic differences and the role of parents10
Modified body mass index z‐scores in children in New York City during the COVID‐19 pandemic10
Association between excessive screen time and steatotic liver disease in adolescents: Findings from the 2017–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey10
Recent trends in overweight and obesity in adolescents aged 12 to 15 years across 21 countries10
Adolescents' chronotype and its association with obesity‐related outcomes: The EHDLA study10
Impact of theCOVID‐19 pandemic on elementary schoolers' physical activity, sleep, screen time and diet: A quasi‐experimental interrupted time series study10
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Lifestyle patterns in European preschoolers: Associations with socio‐demographic factors and body mass index10
The use of submaximal parameters in the assessment of exercise capacity in children with obesity10
Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated demographic and health factors in India: Findings from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS)10
Infant intakes of human milk branched chain amino acids are negatively associated with infant growth and influenced by maternal body mass index10
The role of lifestyle in the impact of constant phthalate exposure on overweight and obesity: A longitudinal cohort study in China9
Effects of telephone support or short message service on body mass index, eating and screen time behaviours of children age 2 years: A 3‐arm randomized controlled trial9
Racial Disparities in Paediatric Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: An MBSAQIP Analysis9
Association of intestinal microbiota and its metabolite markers with excess weight in Chinese children and adolescents9
Nutrition transition's latest stage: Are ultra‐processed food increases in low‐ and middle‐income countries dooming our preschoolers' diets and future health?9
Association between sugar‐free beverage intake and childhood obesity among Chinese children and adolescents9
Development of a prediction protocol for the screening of metabolic associated fatty liver disease in children with overweight or obesity9
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The predictive utility of the in utero exposome for childhood adiposity in independent and integrated frameworks8
Associations of cord blood leukocyte telomere length with adiposity growth from infancy to adolescence8
Child ADHD and autistic traits, eating behaviours and weight: A population‐based study8
Maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index and offspring with overweight/obesity at preschool age: The possible role of epigenome‐wideDNAmethylation changes in cord blood8
Variation in ultra‐processed food consumption from 6 to 15 years, body weight and body composition at 15 years of age at The Pelotas 2004 Birth Cohort8
Application of a composite scoring protocol to identify factors that contribute to the risk of overweight and obesity in Irish children8
Physical activity and adiposity in preschool children: The Barwon Infant Study8
Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis of an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Versus Usual Care for Latino Youth With Prediabetes8
Impact ofCOVID‐19 on childhood obesity: Data from a paediatric weight management trial8
Trends in U.S. adolescent physical activity and obesity: A 20‐year age‐period‐cohort analysis8
Clinical burden of hyperphagia, obesity and health outcomes in paediatric individuals with Bardet‐Biedl syndrome: A CRIBBS data analysis8
Body mass index and visual impairment in Israeli adolescents: A nationwide study8
South‐to‐South parental migration patterns and excess weight among children: Insights from a national cross‐sectional study in Colombia8
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Household food insecurity and childhood obesity/overweight among children with special healthcare needs: Results from a nationally representative sample of 10–17 years old U.S. children8
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Lifestyle‐based subtypes of childhood obesity and their association with cardiometabolic factors: A cluster analysis7
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Early life social conditions and adverse experiences are associated with childhood BMI and perceived overeating7
Prevalence of low and high BMI during the first 3 years of life: using New Zealand national electronic health data7
A 24‐month metformin treatment study of children with obesity: Changes in circulating GDF‐15 and associations with changes in body weight and visceral fat7
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The association of changes in body mass index and metabolic parameters between adults with overweight or obesity and their children in a family‐based randomized trial (DiOGenes)7
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Performance of mid‐upper arm circumference to identify adolescents with obesity and metabolic syndrome: NHANES 2011–2018 analysis7
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Television watching during meals is associated with higher ultra‐processed food consumption and higher free sugar intake in childhood6
Youth prediabetes and type 2 diabetes: Risk factors and prevalence of dysglycaemia6
The joint associations of high birth weight and not having siblings with metabolic obesity phenotype among school‐aged children and adolescents: A National Survey in China6
Factors that shape dietary intake in children in the context of increasing risk for obesity development6
The association of breastfeeding duration on metabolic syndrome among children and adolescents, stratified by birth weight for gestational age6
COVID‐19‐related lockdowns and changes in overweight and obesity, movement behaviours, diet quality, and health‐related quality of life among regional Australian primary school children: A 6
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A nation‐wide analysis of socioeconomic and geographical disparities in the prevalence of obesity and excess weight in children and adolescents in Spain: Results from the ENE‐COVID study6
Early‐life body mass index and the risk of six cardiovascular diseases: A Mendelian Randomization study6
Community and School Programs, Policies and Environments Related to Child Dietary Intake:The Healthy Communities Study6
Associations between healthy eating index and anthropometric outcomes in multiethnic elementary‐aged children6
Assessment of executive functions and physical activity in girls and boys with normal weight, overweight and obesity6
Effectiveness and predictors of weight loss response to phentermine plus lifestyle modifications among youth in a paediatric weight management clinical setting6
Association between calcium intake from different food sources during childhood and cardiometabolic risk on adolescence: The Generation XXI birth cohort5
Attrition rate and predictors of a monitoring mHealth application in adolescents with obesity5
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Association between maternal and infant screen time with child growth and development: A longitudinal study5
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Childhood sleep and obesity risk: A prospective cohort study of 10 000 Swedish children5
Leptin resistance in children with in utero exposure to maternal obesity and gestational diabetes5
Impact of prenatal exposure to delta 9‐tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on birth size and postnatal growth trajectories5
Prenatal weight and regional body composition trajectories and neonatal body composition: The NICHD Foetal Growth Studies5
Differences across four major US urban areas in metabolic syndrome in the Hispanic Community Children's Health Study/Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth)5
Association of total and pancreatic serum amylase enzymatic activity with insulin resistance and the glucose and insulin responses to oral starch test in Mexican children5
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Serum zonulin as an index of glucose dysregulation in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity5
Circadian variation of serum leptin and adipose tissue changes in children5
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Food addiction and its impact on weight status in children and adolescents: The mediating role of responsive eating pattern5
Prediction of resting energy expenditure for adolescents with severe obesity: A multi‐centre analysis5
Adverse childhood experiences and appetitive traits in adolescence: A prospective cohort study5
Delay discounting and nucleus accumbens functional connectivity are related to weight status in adolescents from the ABCD study5
Parental education and neighbourhood socioeconomic status in the prediction of childhood overweight: A multilevel analysis5
Considerations for the design and conduct of pediatric obesity pharmacotherapy clinical trials: Proceedings of expert roundtable meetings5
Satisfaction with a meal kit delivery program and feasibility of a phase I trial in the intervening in food insecurity to reduce and mitigate (InFoRM) childhood obesity study5
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Food insecurity is associated with higher food responsiveness in low‐income children: The moderating role of parent stress and family functioning5
Effect of Indo‐Mediterranean diet versus calorie‐restricted diet in children with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: A pilot randomized control trial5
Associations of sleep with food cravings and loss‐of‐control eating in youth: An ecological momentary assessment study5
Differential associations between television viewing, computer use, and adiposity by age, gender, and race/ethnicity in United States youth: A cross‐sectionalNHANESanalysis5
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