Report: The Science of Childhood Obesity: An Individual to Societal Framework

Eight new articles have been published in a special issue of The International Journal of Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activity, titled “The Science of Childhood Obesity: An Individual to Societal Framework.”

These eight articles explore:

An introduction into the implications of a public-private partnership to address socioeconomic inequalities related to obesity prevention
Time spent with friends as a complex, explanatory mediator of obesity related to time spent viewing television
Soda and non-soda SSB consumption after states ban the sale of soda in high schools
Obesity and immediate academic performance
The SES-obesity association stratified the by racial/ethnic groups
SES differences in dietary patterns related to the home food environment
Low income community member’s perception of access to healthy foods
The bias, precision, accuracy and validity of self-report height and weight