Mediators of socioeconomic differences in overweight and obesity among youth in Ireland and the UK (2011–2021): a systematic review

Abstract Background By 2025, adult obesity prevalence is projected to increase in 44 of 53 of European-region countries. Childhood obesity tracks directly onto adult obesity, and children of low socioeconomic position families are at disproportionately higher risk of being obese compared with their...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Frances M. Cronin, Sinead M. Hurley, Thomas Buckley, Delfina Mancebo Guinea Arquez, Naeha Lakshmanan, Alice O’Gorman, Richard Layte, Debbi Stanistreet
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-08-01
Subjects:	Socioeconomic inequalities Childhood obesity Childhood overweight Social gradient Mediator
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14004-z