Association between protein-to-energy ratio and overweight/obesity in children and adolescents in the United States: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES

• Main Authors: Feng Zhao (Author), Yudan Wang (Author), Zhaoyi Liu (Author), Jiao Wang (Author), Yinyin Xia (Author), Xuejun Jiang (Author), Lixiao Zhou (Author), Ahmad Khan (Author), Shuqun Cheng (Author), Zhen Zou (Author), Chengzhi Chen (Author), Jingfu Qiu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundThe dietary protein proportion may be crucial in triggering overweight and obesity among children and adolescents.MethodsCross-sectional data from 4,336 children and adolescents who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) between 2011 and March 2020 were analyzed....