Advances in Pediatric Obesity Prevention

Dear Colleagues,

There is considerable evidence demonstrating that nutrition and physical activity interventions in the home, school, healthcare and community settings can help to prevent pediatric obesity. However, to be effective, interventions must target the appropriate developmental stage and ideally include multiple components (e.g, nutrition and physical activity) and settings or levels (e.g., family, school, policy, neighbourhood environment, etc.). In addition, while nutrition and physical activity interventions are key in helping reduce the risk of obesity and associated adverse health outcomes, it is crucial to consider, and ideally, address, how social determinants of health and environmental factors contribute to these health outcomes.

The aim of this Special Issue is to investigate the impact of comprehensive or complex exposures or interventions for the prevention of pediatric obesity. We welcome submissions related to exposures and interventions in the family and school settings as well as interventions tailored to individual needs and circumstances. Study designs may include interventions, observational studies, modelling of publicly available data from the general population, or other methods to investigate the impact of comprehensive or complex exposures or interventions for prevention of pediatric obesity. We encourage authors to consider how social determinants of health, food access, dietary intake, and environmental factors impact the prevention of pediatric obesity.

Thank you for your contribution.

Dr. Mary R. Rozga
Guest Editor

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