Frontiers in Pediatrics | Pediatric Obesity

Study Protocol

Accepted on 30 Jun 2025

Kindergarten-based obesity prevention trial based on self-regulation strategy: study protocol of the Wuhan Preschoolers' Healthy Start project

in Pediatric Obesity

wenli Dong
yimin Wang
ke Xu
Wang Miyuan
wenqi Xia
Fengyan Chen
Paiziyeti Tuerxun
Yanfen Jiang
Mengna Wei
Jiameng Zhou

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2025.1611282

Original Research

Published on 27 Jun 2025

Combined effects of maternal supplementation of iron, calcium, folic acid, and multivitamin during pregnancy on obesity in Chinese preschoolers born macrosomia

in Pediatric Obesity

Ming-Fei Yan
Esben Strodl
Wei-Kang Yang
Xiao-Na Yin
Guo-Min Wen
Deng-Li Sun
Dan-Xia Xian
Ya-Fen Zhao
Wei-Qing Chen

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2025.1608521

301 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jun 2025

Uncovering the inflammatory profile of obese children: examining the link between body mass index for age and insulin resistance in the Gaza Strip

in Pediatric Obesity

Balsam Said Abu Ghazza
Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi
Amany El Afifi

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2025.1570803

365 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jun 2025

Nine anthropometric indices predict hepatic steatosis and assess liver health in adolescents: a population-based study

in Pediatric Obesity

Ruanchang Chen
Fangzheng Zhou
Jiayao Zhang
Huanjun Tong
Baochun Lu

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2025.1558023

1,107 views

Clinical Trial

Published on 22 May 2025

Beyond BMI: a comprehensive approach to pediatric obesity assessment

in Pediatric Obesity

Norma Cipatli Ayuzo Del Valle
Perla Pérez-Treviño
Ana Carla Cepeda Lopez
Regina M. Murillo-Torres
Elena Cristina Castillo
Diego Gutierrez-Cantu
Oscar Tamez-Rivera
Mayela Paez Flores
Isabella Flores-Ayuzo
Luis Alberto Luévano-Martinez

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2025.1597309

2,660 views

Study Protocol

Published on 31 Mar 2025

FACILITY: feeding the family—the intergenerational approach to fight obesity, a cross-sectional study protocol

in Pediatric Obesity

Alessandra Vincenti
Valeria Calcaterra
Sara Santero
Giulia Viroli
Ilaria Di Napoli
Ginevra Biino
Luca Daconto
Mariaclaudia Cusumano
Gianvincenzo Zuccotti
Hellas Cena

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2025.1450324

1,413 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Mar 2025

Physical activity as a protective factor in the mood of children and adolescents: association with overweight and obesity

in Pediatric Obesity

Alexandro Andrade
Keyla Mara dos Santos
Anderson D’Oliveira
Verônica Maria Claudino
Whyllerton Mayron da Cruz

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2025.1494998

1,404 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2025

Analysis of risk factors for the development of obesity in preschool children: a logistic model analysis

in Pediatric Obesity

Huasheng Jin
Huihui Zhou
Kai Chen

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2025.1497962

1,442 views
1 citation

Systematic Review

Published on 22 Jan 2025

The role of health literacy in intervention studies targeting children living with overweight or obesity and their parents—a systematic mixed methods review

in Pediatric Obesity

Heidi Holmen
Tone Nygaard Flølo
Christine Tørris
Astrid Torbjørnsen
Kari Almendingen
Kirsti Riiser

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2024.1507379

2,527 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2025

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among preschool children in Hainan: a cross-sectional study in China's largest free-trade zone

in Pediatric Obesity

Wei-Jia Wu
Ping-Hao Chen
Zhen-Ning Huang
Xue-Lu Lei
Chen Wang
Chun-hui Zhang
Ping Wang
Chui-can Huang
Qing Luo
Li-Chun Fan

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2024.1476231

1,171 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2024

Cross-sectional and prospective associations between children's eating behavior and visceral fat area and trunk fat mass

in Pediatric Obesity

Youxin Wang
Fangjing Shen
Pingping Zhang
Miao Xu
Danqi Qiu
Hui Wang
Li Li

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2024.1514535

938 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Dec 2024

Global, regional, and national burden of childhood cardiovascular disease: trends from 1990 to 2021

in Pediatric Obesity

Mingling Wang
Junling Yi
Zuolei Chen

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2024.1495238

2,680 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 15 Nov 2024

Irregular meal pattern and later sleep midpoint are associated with increased BMI z-score and waist–height ratio during early adolescence

in Pediatric Obesity

Sohvi Lommi
Elina Engberg
Aku-Ville Lehtimäki
Reetta Lehto
Heli Viljakainen

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2024.1321024

1,594 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Sep 2024

Combination effects of environmental tobacco smoke exposure and nutrients supplement during pregnancy on obesity in Chinese preschool children

in Pediatric Obesity

Wen-Xuan Zhang
Esben Strodl
Wei-Kang Yang
Xiao-Na Yin
Guo-Min Wen
Deng-Li Sun
Dan-Xia Xian
Ya-Fen Zhao
Wei-Qing Chen

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2024.1423556

1,248 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2024

Development and application of a nomogram model for predicting the risk of central precocious puberty in obese girls

in Pediatric Obesity

Ren-Hao Huang
Li Yang
Yu Yang
Qing-Bo Xu
Li-Ling Xie
Lan-Fang Cao

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2024.1421775

1,278 views

Editorial

Published on 10 Jul 2024

Editorial: The global syndemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes in childhood

in Pediatric Obesity

Anna Di Sessa

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2024.1445172

1,111 views