Stabilization of the obesity epidemic and increasing thinness in children in Caribbean Bonaire.

Background: In 2008, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in Bonaire was twice as high as the prevalence in northern Europe but comparable to that of other Caribbean islands and the United States. The aim of this study was to examine change in the body mass index status of children in Bonaire and report children's energy balance-related behaviours (EBRB) in 2015.

Methods: Two school-based cross sectional surveys of children age 4-14 years were conducted in 2008 and 2015.

Body image: a survey of children in Caribbean Bonaire.

Background: In Bonaire, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is twice as high compared with Northern Europe but similar to other Caribbean Islands and the USA. Having a realistic body image may be an important tool in the battle against childhood obesity. Previous studies have demonstrated associations between having a realistic body image and efforts to control weight.