Jennifer A. Woo Baidal

TL;DR: Several risk factors during the first 1,000 days were consistently associated with later childhood obesity, and can inform future research and policy priorities and intervention efforts to prevent childhood obesity.

TL;DR: Interventions that operate at systems levels and are grounded in salient conceptual frameworks hold promise for improving future models of early-life obesity prevention and have the greatest preventive effect if begun early in life.

TL;DR: Cultural factors, including immigration status, are important in understanding the use of health information sources and their role in decision-making about pregnancy and child health among Hispanic mothers and healthcare providers and public health professionals should consider Hispanic mothers health information environment and provide culturally-relevant communication strategies and interventions.

TL;DR: To stave off the impending exacerbation of health disparities related to obesity risk factors in the aftermath of the COVID‐19 pandemic, effective interventions that can be delivered remotely are urgently needed among vulnerable children with obesity.

TL;DR: New insights into the overlap and differences between obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are contributing to advances in diagnosis and treatment of NAFLD.