Journal of Obesity

Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow’s Health Challenge


Publishing date
31 May 2013
Status
Published
Submission deadline
11 Jan 2013

1Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine & Child Growth and Development Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,USA

3Department of Health Education and Nutrition Education, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

4Department of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada

5Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Knowledge Utilization Research Center (KURC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

6International Centre for Circulatory Health, Imperial College London, London, UK


Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow’s Health Challenge

Description

Childhood obesity is becoming an emerging health problem at individual and public health level. The problem is no more limited to high-income countries and is rapidly growing in low- and middle-income countries. Its early- and late-onset complications warrant studying more about this important issue.

We invite authors to submit original research and review articles that seek to define the determinants as well as prevention and treatment of childhood obesity and its various complications. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Recent developments on the etiology of childhood obesity and metabolic syndrome
  • Recent reports on determinants of overweight/obesity in the pediatric-age group in different countries
  • Action-oriented preventive measures against excess weight in children
  • Translational research in childhood obesity prevention and management
  • Reports on short-term complications of childhood obesity
  • Reports on long-term complications of childhood obesity
  • Updates in nonpharmacological treatment of childhood obesity and metabolic syndrome
  • Pharmacologic treatment for childhood obesity and metabolic syndrome

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobes/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/jobes/chobs/ according to the following timetable:


Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 208392
  • - Editorial

Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow’s Health Challenge

Roya Kelishadi | Sarah D. de Ferranti | ... | Khosrow Adeli
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 438364
  • - Review Article

Exergaming as a Strategic Tool in the Fight against Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review

Carminda Maria Goersch Fontenele Lamboglia | Vanina Tereza Barbosa Lopes da Silva | ... | Carlos Antônio Bruno da Silva
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 315096
  • - Research Article

Obesity, Diet, and Activity in relation to Asthma and Wheeze among Rural Dwelling Children and Adolescents

Joshua A. Lawson | Donna C. Rennie | ... | Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 576821
  • - Research Article

Comparative Effectiveness of After-School Programs to Increase Physical Activity

Sabina B. Gesell | Evan C. Sommer | ... | Shari L. Barkin
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 978482
  • - Clinical Study

An Adaptive CBPR Approach to Create Weight Management Materials for a School-Based Health Center Intervention

Andrew L. Sussman | Carolyn Montoya | ... | Alberta S. Kong
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 417907
  • - Research Article

Prevalence of Childhood and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity from 2003 to 2010 in an Integrated Health Care Delivery System

Scott Gee | Debbie Chin | ... | Amanda Howell
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 670295
  • - Research Article

Youth Understanding of Healthy Eating and Obesity: A Focus Group Study

Allison C. Sylvetsky | Monique Hennink | ... | Miriam B. Vos
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 717942
  • - Clinical Study

Eating Behaviors and Overweight among Adolescents: A Population-Based Survey in Japan

Hirotaka Ochiai | Takako Shirasawa | ... | Akatsuki Kokaze
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 437206
  • - Research Article

Participatory Action Research in the Implementing Process of Evidence-Based Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity: Project Design of the “Healthy Future” Study

Gudbjørg Øen | Kjell Morten Stormark
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 147589
  • - Research Article

Determinants of Fast Food Consumption among Iranian High School Students Based on Planned Behavior Theory

Gholamreza Sharifirad | Parastoo Yarmohammadi | ... | Akbar Hassanzadeh
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