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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Child weight"”.
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The Relationship Between Parent Nutrition Knowledge Level and Child Weight Status
… knowledge of parents was related to the weight status of preschool-aged children. Objectives of this study included determining if relationships existed between parent knowledge of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines and child weight status, between parent knowledge of serving sizes and child …
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Exploring Hispanic mothers’ perceptions of child weight in a family-based obesity prevention program
Hispanic children in the United States (US) have the highest prevalence of obesity compared to other groups. Childhood obesity prevention and treatment require the involvement of parents to promote healthy behaviors and help their child achieve a healthy weight. Particularly among Hispanic …
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Parental Perception Of Child Weight Status In Wangcheng District, Hunan Province, People's Republic Of China
… was designed to describe the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a sample of schoolchildren (age 9-11 years) in central southern China. It also described parental attitudes about childhood overweight, physical activity, and eating patterns. In addition, this study described parental …
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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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Who said "words can never hurt?": an investigation of child weight status, childhood psycosocial variables, and later adult quality of life
… project was to examine the relationship between child weight status and adult quality of life. The second purpose of the research project was to test psychosocial variables as mediators of the relationship between child weight status and adult quality of life. A total of 164 undergraduate and …
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The role of attachment security in the intergenerational transmission of obesity: a longitudinal study
… prospective longitudinal study of preschool-aged children (n = 71) and their primary caregivers examined the associations between caregiver weight status, child weight status, and attachment security. I hypothesized that, consistent with previous research, I would find a positive relationship …
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Childhood Misnourishment, School Meal Programs and Academic Performance
Both types of childhood misnourishment, overweight/obesity and underweight, are accompanied by serious health consequences and a heavy economic burden. In 2008, 19.6% of US children aged 6 to 11 and 18.1% of adolescents aged 12 to 19 were obese equating to 13 million children. Furthermore, in 2006, …
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Parental feeding styles and weight status of preschool children in Chile: Perceptions and influential factors
… countries with the highest prevalence of childhood obesity, where 34% of children under the age of six are categorized as obese or overweight. Parents have an integral role in obesity prevention in preschool children as the parents can create a home food and meal environment through …
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Do Childhood Excess Weight and Family Food Insecurity Share Common Risk Factors in the Local Environment? An Examination Using a Quebec Birth Cohort
Background: Childhood excess weight and family food insecurity are food-system related public health problems that exist in Canada. Since both relate to issues of food accessibility and availability, which have elements of “place”, they may share common risk factors in the local environment that …
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Feasibility evaluation and long-term follow up of a family-based behaviour change intervention for overweight children (GOALS)
Childhood obesity is the most serious public health challenge of the 21st century. Whilst evidence supports a family-based lifestyle approach to childhood obesity treatment, research is needed to understand how interventions work and how practitioners can effectively support families to sustain …
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Characterization, drivers, and outcomes of picky eating behavior in the STRONG Kids 2 longitudinal birth cohort study
Early childhood is a highly transitional phase of life in which rapid development of mealtime behaviors and taste preferences occurs. Picky eating is a common phenomenon observed in young children by caregivers, and often encompasses behaviors including avoiding the intake of certain foods, …
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Unpacking the Temperament Weight Relationship: The Mediating Role of Food Preferences
… of possible food preferences on the temperamentweight relationship among 18-month-old toddlers. Parents of 37 typically developing toddlers completed the Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire (ECBQ). During a lab visit toddlers’ weight and recumbent length were measured and recorded. Toddlers …
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Maternal Perception of Child Body Weight and Physical Activity Behavior Patterns: Interactions with Gender and Ethnic Minority Status of Preschool Children
<p>Childhood overweight and obesity is a complex disease that requires early identification and intervention. Little research has investigated the influence of maternal perception of child body weight on reported child physical activity behaviors and importance to change these behaviors. Using …
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A Worksite Parenting Program: A Feasibility Study
… program that incorporates general parenting and weight-related messages. We then tested the program using a pre/post uncontrolled feasibility trial with 9 employees of a large manufacturing company located in Guelph, Ontario. The main finding from the feasibility trial was that PWT was feasible …
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Examine Predictors of BMI Classification and Perception of Overweght Status of Caregivers of Preschool Children
<p>Since the 1970’s the rate of childhood obesity in the United States has tripled and now one in five school-aged children is obese (Ogden et al., 2016). The childhood obesity epidemic will have medical, social, economic implications for future generations. Risk factors for childhood obesity …
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Distress among Parents of Overweight Children with Developmental Disabilities
<p>The epidemic of childhood obesity, which occurs at higher rates for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), has been shown to have many deleterious health effects for both children and their parents. Previous research has consistently shown that child externalizing and …
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Two essays on stress and obesity: household and regional perspectives
… challenges facing low-income Americans including childhood obesity. The first essay considers the effect of SNAP participation on child weight outcomes including overweight status, depth, and severity. This study controls for the potential influence of household financial stress, an important …
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Indulgent caregivers’ feeding style moderated the association between food responsiveness and BMI z-score of preschool children
Childhood obesity is a global epidemic and a public health concern that requires urgent attention. This is because childhood obesity has been shown to be a strong predictor of obesity in adulthood and health risks associated with obesity are very many and could also lead to mortality in both …
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A Cross-Cultural Examination of Parenting Style and Feeding Practices
Childhood obesity is an issue of great concern to health professionals in the United States. Past research has emphasized the role parenting styles (e.g., the global parenting environment) and parents? practices (e.g., specific parent behaviors) play in shaping childhood weight status. This study …
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Episodic Future Thinking in Young Children: Considering Body Mass and Memory
… aimed to evaluate whether EFT is associated with child’s weight status and age, and whether EFT differs with motivational state and memory. Fifty-seven children and their parents were recruited from the Kansas City area. Children completed brief measures of intelligence (Kauffman Brief …
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