Prediction Models for Early Identification of Overweight and Obese Children—A National Study
These models are unique in that they are based on growth parameters, usually screened at early childhood worldwide, and can be implemented in any system collecting growth measurements of infants, providing better risk prediction than the current WHO growth charts. A web calculator is provided.
Authors
- Assaf Peleg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3267-1725)
- Irit Lior Sadaka
- Roni Eilenberg
- Itamar Grotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3363-3715)
- Dan Greenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6759-3985)
- Yair Sadaka
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Israel Ministry of Health (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18030441
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Health, State of Israel