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Can Badges in Gamified Systems Promote Weight-Related Behavior Change?
… childhood obesity, motivation is a barrier to weight-related behavior change. Pediatric experts have attributed the epidemic to sedentary lifestyles partially driven by the excessive use of media and technology. Recently, researchers have attempted to use gamification to promote healthy diets …
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Information provision, informational value, and relational support: assessing perceptions of pediatric family-centered communication as predictors of weight-related outcomes in preschool children
… eight preschool age children in the U.S. are overweight or obese, and those preschoolers are five times more likely to become overweight adults compared with those in a healthy weight range (CDC, Vital Signs, 2013; Ogden, Carrol, Kit, & Flegal, 2014). Pediatric well-child visits are arguably one …