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Background
An estimated 43% of children younger than 5 years of age are at elevated risk of failing to achieve their human potential. In response, the World Health Organization and UNICEF developed Care for Child Development (CCD), based on the science of child development, to improve sensitive and responsive caregiving and promote the psychosocial development of young children.
Methods
In 2015,...
Background
Prospective data spanning childhood and adolescence are needed to better understand obesity incidence among children and to identify important periods for intervention.
Objective
To describe gender differences in overweight and obesity from infancy to late adolescence in a South African cohort.
Methods
We analysed body mass index at 1–2 years, 4–8 years, 11–12 years, 13–15 years and...
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