I was not surprisedto learn that 70% of obese childrenor adolescents grow up to have adult obesity issues. However, the results of a recent study about preschoolers did surprise me: 1 in 5 preschoolers is obese. That is such a high number. As early childhood educators, we have a great ...
86 Nutrition education for children of this age group aims for them to further understand food nutritive value, and to develop healthy eating behaviors, such as having a balanced diet and ensuring adequate physical activity. Also, since children of this age group are capable of fine motor skills...
Dieting is not really the solution to childhood obesity. If your diet, your basal metabolic rate tends to decrease thereby making the body burn even fewer calories in order to maintain the weight. Increased activity is much more effective in lowering the weight and improving the child’s health...
To add to the practicality of this guide, there are also sample meal plans from a Head Start program, menu planning tools, and recommended sources for recipes. Teachers and child care providers often spend more waking hours with young children than their own parents. They must be engaged if ...
Intervention Research Methods are manuscripts that describe the objectives, theoretical foundation, and methodologies for interventions whose aims are to change nutrition and/or physical activity behavior and/or related physiological outcomes, such as BMI or blood glucose. They are expected to have protoco...
For example, predicted weather patterns or heavy rainfall in the early morning may influence travel plans for later periods of the day, irrespective of actual weather at the time of the journey. Significant differences were observed in ATS between cities, with children residing in North Shore City...
Changes in lifestyle and socio-economic status in this region have had a significant effect on physical activity. In most countries of the region, with the availability of cars, electrical home appliances and more involvement in office work, life has become more sedentary, and the pattern of ph...
We tested a dual process model incorporating constructs that reflect both performing the target behaviour (behaviour directed habit) and habits that run counter to the target behaviour (opposing behaviour habit) in accounting for variance in two health behaviours: eating the recommended serves of fruits...
Active transport (e.g., walking, cycling) to school (ATS) can contribute to children’s physical activity and health. The built environment is acknowledged as an important factor in understanding children’s ATS, alongside parental factors and seasonalit