Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Obesity Prevention

Obesity prevention encompasses the strategies and interventions designed to avert excessive accumulation of body fat and the conditions associated with it, acting across the life course and at individual, community, and policy levels. It addresses the modifiable drivers of positive energy balance, including diet qua…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 61× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835

Overview

Obesity prevention encompasses the strategies and interventions designed to avert excessive accumulation of body fat and the conditions associated with it, acting across the life course and at individual, community, and policy levels. It addresses the modifiable drivers of positive energy balance, including diet quality, portion size, the consumption of energy-dense and ultra-processed foods, sedentary behaviour, and the obesogenic environment, and it emphasizes early establishment of healthy eating and activity patterns, particularly in childhood. Because obesity raises the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, and musculoskeletal disorders, prevention is a central objective of nutrition and public-health practice and complements clinical management of established obesity. Peer-reviewed research in this area examines knowledge and factors associated with overweight and obesity prevention among women, barriers to physical activity and healthy eating perceived by parents, nutrition education and body mass index in schoolchildren, the prevalence and determinants of obesity in defined populations, dietary regimens for weight management, and the physiology of adipose tissue. Studies employ cross-sectional surveys, pilot and intervention research, and review across diverse settings. This work connects dietary, behavioural, and environmental factors to the prevention of obesity and its complications. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research in nutrition addressing obesity prevention, dietary behaviour, and weight-related health.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2015

Epigenetics and Nutrition

Kenneth LundstromCorresponding author
Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-603

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 61 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Obesity Prevention, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Nutrition (ISSN 2379-7835).

Journal editorial board
Christopher Ochner · United States Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland Angel Catala · Argentina

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