Background: This study compares prevalence estimates of underweight and excess weight among two groups of children from the Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Trinidad, according to two Body Mass Index reference cut-points. The cut-points are based on growth references generated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF). Methods: Heights and weights were obtained from both cohorts of children from St. Kitts (n=189) and Trinidad (n=463) during the baseline assessment of the ‘Improving the nutrition and health of CARICOM populations through sustainable agricultural technologies that increase food availability and diversity of food choices' (2011). Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity w...
9257 ABSTRACT Childhood overweight and obesity is a serious emerging problem in both developed and d...
Daniel Reidpath - ORCID: 0000-0002-8796-0420 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-0420Objective To a...
Background: In 2008, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in Bonaire was twice as...
Background: The study aimed to determine if child obesity rates have risen in the Caribbean nation o...
Few data on the nutritional status of children have been collected in Barbados over the last 30 year...
OBJECTIVE: To document the prevalence of overweight, obesity and thinness in 9-10 year old children ...
Abstract Background Childhood obesity is a public health problem in Canada. Accurate measurement of ...
Objective To document the prevalence of overweight, obesity and thinness in 9–10 year old childre...
Background and Objectives: The epidemic of obesity is frequently prevailing, certainly among pediatr...
Background. There are few data on overweight in children in developing countries. Such data are impo...
This study assessed trends in the prevalence of children and adolescents with obesity, overweight, a...
Objective: To determine the prevalence of overweight among school children in Bonaire, an island in ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of child underweight, overweight, and obesity in a Malaysian pop...
Abstract Objective To document the prevalence of overweight, obesity and thinness in 9–10 year old c...
Background: There is mounting evidence that the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is ...
9257 ABSTRACT Childhood overweight and obesity is a serious emerging problem in both developed and d...
Daniel Reidpath - ORCID: 0000-0002-8796-0420 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-0420Objective To a...
Background: In 2008, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in Bonaire was twice as...
Background: The study aimed to determine if child obesity rates have risen in the Caribbean nation o...
Few data on the nutritional status of children have been collected in Barbados over the last 30 year...
OBJECTIVE: To document the prevalence of overweight, obesity and thinness in 9-10 year old children ...
Abstract Background Childhood obesity is a public health problem in Canada. Accurate measurement of ...
Objective To document the prevalence of overweight, obesity and thinness in 9–10 year old childre...
Background and Objectives: The epidemic of obesity is frequently prevailing, certainly among pediatr...
Background. There are few data on overweight in children in developing countries. Such data are impo...
This study assessed trends in the prevalence of children and adolescents with obesity, overweight, a...
Objective: To determine the prevalence of overweight among school children in Bonaire, an island in ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of child underweight, overweight, and obesity in a Malaysian pop...
Abstract Objective To document the prevalence of overweight, obesity and thinness in 9–10 year old c...
Background: There is mounting evidence that the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is ...
9257 ABSTRACT Childhood overweight and obesity is a serious emerging problem in both developed and d...
Daniel Reidpath - ORCID: 0000-0002-8796-0420 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-0420Objective To a...
Background: In 2008, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in Bonaire was twice as...