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 ...

Objective: To analyse prevailing food patterns among Spanish children and young people and their relationship to sociodemographic and lifestyle factors. Design: Cross-sectional population survey.

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers detected 19 types of microplastics in the urine of 10-year-old children, with particles present in over 91% of samples and a median concentration of 250 particles per milliliter. Greater ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) - We spend a lot of time looking at the eyes of others for social cues - it helps us understand a person's emotions, and make ...