Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention

2012 ◽  
pp. 139-170
Author(s):  
Nicole Zarrett ◽  
Dawn K. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Obesity Prevention

scholarly journals Later sleep timing predicts accelerated summer weight gain among elementary school children: a prospective observational study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennette P. Moreno ◽  
Javad Razjouyan ◽  
Houston Lester ◽  
Hafza Dadabhoy ◽  
Mona Amirmazaheri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Light Exposure ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
School Year ◽  
Children’S Sleep

Abstract Objectives and background Social demands of the school-year and summer environment may affect children’s sleep patterns and circadian rhythms during these periods. The current study examined differences in children’s sleep and circadian-related behaviors during the school-year and summer and explored the association between sleep and circadian parameters and change in body mass index (BMI) during these time periods. Methods This was a prospective observational study with 119 children ages 5 to 8 years with three sequential BMI assessments: early school-year (fall), late school-year (spring), and beginning of the following school-year in Houston, Texas, USA. Sleep midpoint, sleep duration, variability of sleep midpoint, physical activity, and light exposure were estimated using wrist-worn accelerometry during the school-year (fall) and summer. To examine the effect of sleep parameters, physical activity level, and light exposure on change in BMI, growth curve modeling was conducted controlling for age, race, sex, and chronotype. Results Children’s sleep midpoint shifted later by an average of 1.5 h during summer compared to the school-year. After controlling for covariates, later sleep midpoints predicted larger increases in BMI during summer, (γ = .0004, p = .03), but not during the school-year. Sleep duration, sleep midpoint variability, physical activity levels, and sedentary behavior were not associated with change in BMI during the school-year or summer. Females tended to increase their BMI at a faster rate during summer compared to males, γ = .06, p = .049. Greater amounts of outdoor light exposure (γ = −.01, p = .02) predicted smaller increases in school-year BMI. Conclusions Obesity prevention interventions may need to target different behaviors depending on whether children are in or out of school. Promotion of outdoor time during the school-year and earlier sleep times during the summer may be effective obesity prevention strategies during these respective times.

Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children and Youth: An Overview of Obesity Prevention

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. S1-S10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Baranowski ◽  
James Mendlein ◽  
Ken Resnicow ◽  
Erica Frank ◽  
Karen Weber Cullen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Children And Youth

scholarly journals Effects of Before-School Physical Activity on Obesity Prevention and Wellness

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 510-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel C. Whooten ◽  
Meghan E. Perkins ◽  
Monica W. Gerber ◽  
Elsie M. Taveras
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Before School

Adolescence Surveillance System for Obesity Prevention (ASSO) in Europe

2019 ◽  
pp. 603-629
Author(s):  
Garden Tabacchi ◽  
Monèm Jemni ◽  
Joao L Viana ◽  
Antonino Bianco
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
National Surveillance ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
Health Budget ◽  
Prevention Project ◽  
Italian Territory

Adolescents' obesity is a major concern in our modern life that could lead to significant increase in the rate of obese future generations and consequently in the health budget. The ASSO (Adolescence Surveillance System for Obesity prevention) project in Italy is tackling this new pandemic using the new e-technology through a multi facets monitoring system on life style including food consumptions, meal patterns and habits, alcohol, smoking, physical activity, fitness and sedentariness, and biological/genetic, and socio-cultural/environmental characteristics of adolescents. The project has been recently piloted in the South of the country. This chapter summarizes the design and structure of the ASSO system, its implementation and the results of an evaluation process for its possible extension to the whole Italian territory and to other European realities as a national surveillance system.

scholarly journals Effects of an Obesity Prevention Intervention on Physical Activity Among Preschool Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 693-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa H. Cruz ◽  
Sally M. Davis ◽  
Orrin B. Myers ◽  
Elena R. O’Donald ◽  
Sarah G. Sanders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Prevention Intervention

Childhood Obesity Prevention in South Africa: Media, Social Influences, and Social Marketing Opportunities

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Douglas Evans ◽  
Jonathan Blitstein ◽  
Christina Lynch ◽  
Anniza De Villiers ◽  
Catherine Draper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Childhood Obesity Prevention ◽  
Marketing Messages

Obesity and childhood overweight is a worldwide epidemic that has significant long-term public health implications both in developed and developing countries. South Africa, which has a well-documented burden of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases, now also has an increasing burden of obesity and noncommunicable diseases (NCD) such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. This article describes results of formative research on childhood obesity risk factors with parents of school-age children in the Western Cape region of South Africa. We interviewed parents living in low-income urban, rural, and township communities on nutrition and physical activity, media use, and potential social marketing messages. Study aims were threefold: to collect formative information on media use and health knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to support the development of an obesity prevention social marketing campaign targeting youth; to identify parents' preferred sources of health information, and to obtain reactions to potential obesity prevention social marketing messages. Overall, the family and community nutrition and physical activity environments in the Western Cape are highly complex. Parents report major safety concerns, lack of organized markets or other sources of healthy foods in rural and township areas, and lack of resources for physical activity. We also identified preferred sources for health information primarily through print and radio, obtained information about possible channels to reach parents, and identified potential message strategies to promote healthy lifestyles similar to some HIV/AIDS social marketing campaigns in Africa. This information supports future childhood obesity prevention social marketing.

Obesity prevention in children: physical activity and nutrition

Nutrition ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 704-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda S Sothern
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Obesity Prevention
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