Associations between Meal Patterns and Risk of Overweight/Obesity in Children and Adolescents in Western Countries: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies and Randomised Controlled Trials

• Main Authors: Georgios Saltaouras (Author), Athanasia Kyrkili (Author), Eirini Bathrellou (Author), Michael Georgoulis (Author), Mary Yannakoulia (Author), Vasiliki Bountziouka (Author), Urška Smrke (Author), George Dimitrakopoulos (Author), Meropi D. Kontogianni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Childhood overweight/obesity (OV/OB) is a major public health problem in Western countries, often accompanied with comorbidities (e.g., hypertension and insulin resistance) (i.e., metabolically unhealthy obesity-MUO). Among diet-related risk factors of OV/OB risk and MUO, meal patterns remain limite...