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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Child Overweight/Obesity"”.
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Food Insecurity And Child And Parent/Caretaker Overweight/Obesity In A Rural, Appalachian Mississippi Community
… mass index (BMI) and parent/caretaker-reported child overweight/obesity by food security status in a rural, Appalachian, Mississippi community, as well as the relationship of parent/caretaker BMI and parent/caretaker-reported child overweight/obesity to food security status. A cross-sectional …
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Family Structure and Child Malnutrition in China: Three Essays
<p>Over the past three decades, the phenomenon of children's health in China has been marked by a co-existence of overweight and underweight. As the primary institution for a child, family is an opportune place for child malnutrition intervention. By advancing a framework that addresses the …
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Associations Between Child Weight Status and the Home Environment: An Analysis of Parental Eating Policies
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Childhood obesity is a complex issue common in the U.S. today as it not only is associated with health-threatening comorbidities, but also increases a child’s likelihood of becoming overweight or obese during adulthood. Because of its complexity, several factors, …
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Social determinants of childhood overweight and obesity in South Australian families: parenting, work patterns, and gender roles.
Obesity in children has increased rapidly in Western countries over the past three decades. Childhood obesity is a major public health issue because it contributes to immediate health and psychosocial problems in children, as well as increased risk of adult obesity and associated chronic disease, …