To determine the levels and patterns of physical activity in a sample of obese (≥99th percentile body mass index (BMI)) and nonobese (<99th percentile BMI) children. Children were recruited from ...

Previous research has shown, in predominantly European populations, that dietary patterns are evident early in life. However, little is known about early-life dietary patterns in Australian children.

Japanese children have similar gait patterns and gait characteristics as children in other affluent nations, but their levels of development vary. Differences in lifestyle, build and cultural factors ...

Children fall broadly into four eating categories, according to new research, and parents feed their children differently depending on those categories. Children fall broadly into four eating ...

"This information will help parents of children with Fanconi anemia understand that the poor growth and weight gain is not due to lack of nutrition or a hormone deficiency but due to the condition ...

The emotional context in which eating occurs has been thought to influence eating patterns and diet, with studies finding negative emotions predict excessive calorie intake and poor diet quality. A ...