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Title: Physiological mechanisms underlying children's circannual growth patterns and their contributions to the obesity epidemic in elementary school age children

Author
item MORENO, JENNETTE - Children'S Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)
item CROWLEY, STEPHANIE - Rush University Medical Center
item ALFANO, CANDICE - University Of Houston
item Thompson, Deborah - Debbe

Submitted to: Obesity Reviews
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/18/2019
Publication Date: 11/18/2019
Citation: Moreno, J.P., Crowley, S.J., Alfano, C.A., Thompson, D.J. 2019. Physiological mechanisms underlying children's circannual growth patterns and their contributions to the obesity epidemic in elementary school age children. Obesity Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12973.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12973

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Several studies since the 1990s have demonstrated that children increase their body mass index at a faster rate during summer months compared with the school year, leading some to conclude that the out-of-school summer environment is responsible. Other studies, however, have suggested that seasonality may play a role in children's height and weight changes across the year. This article reviews evidence for seasonal differences in the rate of children's height and weight gain and proposes potential physiological mechanisms that may explain these seasonal variations.