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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the eating habits, physical activity and sed...
Rito, Ana; Buoncristiano, Marta; Mendes, Sofia; Figueira, Ines; Abdrakhmanova, Shynar; Akhmedova, Dilorom; Ciardullo, Silvia; Fijałkowska, AnnaIntroduction: In 2020, the world population was hit by a global pandemic caused by a new coronavirus (SARS-Cov2), with rapid human-to-human transmission. To limit the spread of the virus and minimize its impact, governments around the world implemented containment measures, leading to many changes in the lifestyle of millions of people. Although children and adolescents were, generally, at low risk of infection...
Urban and rural differences in frequency of fruit, vegetable, and soft drink co...
Heinen, Mirjam M.; Bel‐Serrat, Silvia; Kelleher, Cecily C.; Buoncristiano, Marta; Spinelli, Angela; Nardone, Paola; Milanović, Sanja MusićIn order to address the paucity of evidence on the association between childhood eating habits and urbanization, this cross-sectional study describes urban–rural differences in frequency of fruit, vegetable, and soft drink consumption in 123,100 children aged 6–9 years from 19 countries participating in the fourth round (2015-2017) of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI). Children's...
Thinness, overweight, and obesity in 6‐ to 9‐year‐old children from 36 countrie...
Spinelli, Angela; Buoncristiano, Marta; Nardone, Paola; Starc, Gregor; Hejgaard, Tatjana; Júlíusson, Petur Benedikt; Fismen, Anne‐Siri; Weghuber, DanielIn 2015-2017, the fourth round of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) was conducted in 36 countries. National representative samples of children aged 6–9 (203,323) were measured by trained staff, with similar equipment and using a standardized protocol. This paper assesses the children's body weight status and compares the burden of childhood overweight,...
Methodology and implementation of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillan...
Breda, João; McColl, Karen; Buoncristiano, Marta; Williams, Julianne; Abdrakhmanova, Shynar; Abdurrahmonova, Zulfiya; Ahrens, WolfgangEstablishment of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)has resulted in a surveillance system which provides regular, reliable, timely, andaccurate data on children's weight status—through standardized measurement ofbodyweight and height—in the WHO European Region. Additional data on dietaryintake, physical activity, sedentary behavior, family background, and schoolenvironments are col...