According to a 2004 report by the Institute of Medicine Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth, approximately 9 million American children over 6 years of age are considered obese鈥攖hat is, they have a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than the 95th percentile as ...
BACKGROUND Schools can help prevent childhood obesity. Parental involvement enhances children's health. PURPOSE To promote healthy lifestyles among students and families. SIGNIFICANCE We compared a standard...
Gardening and nutrition: A systems approach to an intervention and evaluation The public health significance of this paper is that with childhood obesity on the rise, we have the opportunity to create lasting programs that not only influence nutrition knowledge but integrate that knowledge into a chi...
In this chapter, I will present the case that childhood obesity is one of the greatest harms facing the country today and that not facing up to this fact will present dire economic, personal, and health-related consequences in the future. 展开 ...
childhood obesitysocioeconomic milieucardiovascular diseaseFarm BillChildhood obesity and associated risks result in premature cardiovascular damage and disease with a consequent, large burden to society. There are causes for childhood obesity that are rooted in the socioeconomic milieu. Interventions that ...
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While some reasons for childhood obesity are genetic, others include poor food choices exacerbated by easy availability of fast food, insufficient physical activity and a history of family members being overweight. Unlike the former, the...
Surveys performed in the past 10 to 15 years show a yet unexplained stabilization or decline in prevalence rates of childhood obesity in developed countries. The projected continuous increase in obesity preval... Martin Wabitsch, Anja Moss and Katrin Kromeyer-Hauschild ...
Past research examining the effects of childhood obesity has largely focused on its projected effects into adulthood. However, there is emerging evidence t... FR Carey,GK Singh… - 《International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity》 被引量: 21发表: 2015年 Interrogating scarcity: ...
Childhood obesity is an increasing health problem in New Zealand and many other countries. Information is needed to guide interventions that reduce the 'ob... Carter Mary-Ann,S Boyd - 《Health Promot Int》 被引量: 335发表: 2004年 Microalgae for "Healthy" Foods—Possibilities and Challenges Mi...