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Showing 1 to 20 of 118 for “"weight status"”.
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Parental perceptions of childhood weight status in preschool children
… parental perceptions of their preschool child's weight status. Pender's Revised Health Promotion Model was used to guide this study. A convenience sample of 275 parents, who had a child between the age of 2--5 years, was obtained from Women, Infant's and Children (WIC) clinics in a Southwestern …
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Exposure to food environments, diet and weight status in children
… influence of food environments on diet and body weight is growing, the evidence base is limited, particularly for environments beyond the home neighbourhood. Research in children is of particular importance, as it is known that dietary behaviours and weight tend to track into adulthood. This …
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Exploring Maternal Factors Linked to Weight Status in Salvadorian Infants
… children. Because of the high prevalence of overweight and obesity in Latino children by preschool age, it is prudent to examine maternal factors potentially linked to weight status during an infant’s first year of life. The literature on risk factors of child obesity has focused primarily on …
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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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Assessment of Nutritional Counseling Frequency on Weight Status in Renal Transplant Recipients
… between educational interventions by a RD and weight in the twelve months’ post-transplantation. A secondary aim is to study trends in blood lipid profiles in participants and the number of times visited with a RD.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> A retrospective study of electronic medical …
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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
… increases a child’s likelihood of becoming overweight or obese during adulthood. Because of its complexity, several factors, including parents and the home environment, must be considered when assessing child weight status and also when aiming to prevent or treat childhood obesity. <br …
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Body Satisfaction and Ability to Identify Weight Status of Preschool-aged Children by Their Caregivers
… correctly assign their child to the appropriate weight category and whether their ability was impacted by caregivers’ own weight status. Further, it also explored caregivers’ level of body satisfaction with their children and if this was impacted by caregivers’ own weight status. Data was …
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Longitudinal validity of the FNPA screening tool to predict changes in weight status in children
<p>The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity and the accompanying comorbidities among children and adolescents in recent decades is cause for public health concern. Many factors influence weight status and obesity risk, but little research has examined the influence of the home …
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The Role of the Neighborhood Fast Food Environment in Weight Status of Inner-City Children
… that may encourage food consumption and affect weight status. This study examines whether fast food availability at the residential neighborhood may explain children's risk for obesity. Data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study, a population-based panel data of urban children and …
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Parental feeding styles and weight status of preschool children in Chile: Perceptions and influential factors
… 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 feeding behaviors, and take actions based on their perceptions of their child’s weight status. …
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The Effect Of Maternal Beliefs And Behavior On The Body Weight Status Of Preschool-Aged Children
… one in seven low-income preschools are overweight or obese. One of the key contributing factors to early onset childhood obesity is how children are socialized to the eating and mealtime environment. Maternal feeding styles play an integral role in how children are socialized to the eating …
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INFLUENCE OF PARENTS' CHILD-FEEDING PRACTICES ON CHILD'S WEIGHT STATUS AMONG CHINESE ADOLESCENTS IN BEIJING, CHINA
… have strong influence on children's eating and weight status. However, there is a lack of data about the influence of Chinese parents' child-feeding practices on children's weight status. This study aimed to assess parents' child-feeding practices and examine their relationships to young Chinese …
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Is Being Overweight Bad for You? The Effects of Weight and Weight Status on Self-Reported Health
… have been telling Americans that being overweight or obese is extremely dangerous for their health and well-being through public services announcements, popular health news articles, and scientific studies – all decrying the “obesity epidemic” plaguing the United States. In this same period, …
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Do weight status and weight perception predict academic acheivement in adolescents? A longitudinal analysis of the COMPASS study.
… Recent evidence suggests perceptions of overweight account for the psychosocial consequences typically associated with obesity. Previous research indicates the presence of an obesity achievement gap, yet limited research has explored weight perception in association with academic achievement. …
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Associations Among Measures of Weight Status, Energy Balance Related Behaviors, and Psychosocial Mediators in Urban Upper Elementary School Children
… associations among two measures of weight status, energy balance related behaviors (EBRB), and psychosocial mediators. Participants included children (N=1382) who participated in baseline assessments for the Food, Health and Choices childhood obesity study during Spring and Fall …
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Perceptions of Weight Status: The Effects of Target Features (Fat/Muscularity Level, Gender, Ethnicity) and Rater Features (Ethnicity and Gender)
Previous research has explored self-perception of weight and has established that women tend to overestimate their own weight while men tend to underestimate. New research has also begun to examine parental perceptions of their children's weight and has indicated that parents tend to be fairly …
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DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS BETWEEN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT STATUS AND CHILDREN’S ACADEMIC AND SOCIOEMOTIONAL COMPETENCE: THE ROLE OF PARENTING PROCESSES AS A MODERATOR
… associations among moderate low birth weight (MLBW), parenting factors, and children’s developmental outcomes within an at-risk sample (N= 1,809), using secondary data from Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing (FFCW) study. Of particular interest was whether parenting factors moderate …
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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
… 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 graduate …
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