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Direct linkAbdolrasoul Safaiyan; Fariba Zarei; Hamed Rezakhani Moghaddam; Narjes Maasoumi; Hossein Matlabi – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Parental behaviors and attitudes are effective in health outcomes of children. Obesity among children has been found to be related with limited nutrition knowledge and unhealthy eating and habits. Therefore, this study identified the causes and factors associated with obesity among children and revealed their own routines from the perspective of…
Descriptors: Mothers, Obesity, Preschool Children, Parent Attitudes
Lizama-González, D. V.; Ramos-Ramírez, M. J.; Lozano-Contreras, C. L.; Bricio-Barrios, J. A.; Sanchez-Ramirez, C. A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
To identify the concordance between the nutritional status of preschoolers and the maternal perception of the children's nutritional status and physical appearance, a cross-sectional study was conducted and included 165 randomly selected preschoolers. The BMI-for-age was calculated in the preschoolers and their mothers were asked to give their…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Nutrition
Blair, Clancy; Kuzawa, Christopher W.; Willoughby, Michael T. – Developmental Science, 2020
A well-established literature demonstrates executive function (EF) deficits in obese children and adults relative to healthy weight comparisons. EF deficits in obesity are associated with overeating and impulsive consumption of high calorie foods leading to excess weight gain and to problems with metabolic regulation and low-grade inflammation…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Child Development, Body Composition, Obesity
Download full textCerit, Emrah; Özlü, Kurtulus; Deryahanoglu, Gamze; Denizci, Tugba; Yamaner, Faruk; Kendirci, Havva Nur Peltek; Koçak, Çalik Veli – African Educational Research Journal, 2020
It has been widely accepted that physical activity has a positive effect on and to contributes physical and mental health in every period of human life, especially on the development of children in early age. The basic movement skills acquired through education during this period will shape the necessary infrastructure of the child that will serve…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Preschool Children, Body Composition, Psychomotor Skills
Sutter, Carolyn; Ontai, Lenna L.; Shilts, Mical K.; Lanoue, Louise; Allen, Lindsay H.; Townsend, Marilyn S. – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2018
Previous research suggests obesity is negatively related to cognitive functioning and academic outcomes in addition to physical health. However, not much is known about this association in early childhood or potential physiological underpinnings. Biomarkers related to obesity have been associated with cognition, in particular the adipokine leptin,…
Descriptors: Correlation, School Readiness, Obesity, Low Income
Kral, Tanja V. E.; Chittams, Jesse; Bradley, Chyrise B.; Daniels, Julie L.; DiGuiseppi, Carolyn G.; Johnson, Susan L.; Pandey, Juhi; Pinto-Martin, Jennifer A.; Rahai, Neloufar; Ramirez, AnnJosette; Schieve, Laura A.; Thompson, Aleda; Windham, Gayle; York, Whitney; Young, Lisa; Levy, Susan E. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
We examined associations between child body mass index at 2-5 years and maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, and rapid weight gain during infancy in children with autism spectrum disorder, developmental delays, or population controls. The Study to Explore Early Development is a multi-site case-control study of children,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Child Development, Body Composition, Body Weight
Kim, Chung-Il; Lee, Kang-Yi – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
Early childhood obesity is a serious worldwide problem, and fundamental movement skills (FMS) are very important factors in human movement. Thus, several advanced studies have examined the associations between FMS and body mass index (BMI). The purpose of this study was to investigate BMI and FMS (locomotion and object control skills) in Korean…
Descriptors: Obesity, Psychomotor Skills, Body Composition, Body Height
Hamilton, Michelle; Liu, Ting; ElGarhy, Sayed – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between motor competence and BMI in Hispanic preschool children from low SES backgrounds. One hundred and forty-eight Hispanic low SES preschool children (male = 81, female = 67 participated in this study. All children were measured on gross and fine motor competence using the Peabody…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Psychomotor Skills, Low Income Groups, Hispanic American Students
Benton, Pree; Skouteris, Helen; Hayden, Melissa – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
The primary aim of the present study was to cross-sectionally examine the associations between maternal psychosocial variables, child feeding practices, and preschooler body mass index z-score (BMI-z) in children (aged 2-4 years). A secondary aim was to examine differences in child weight outcomes between mothers scoring above and below specified…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Mothers, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Bruening, Meg; Afuso, Kevin; Mason, Maureen – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Background: School breakfast may contribute to increased risk for obesity because children may be consuming two breakfasts: at home and at school. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of preschoolers consuming two breakfasts and to assess relationships with overweight/obesity and other factors. Method: Head Start parents (n =…
Descriptors: Obesity, At Risk Persons, Breakfast Programs, Eating Habits
Morshed, Alexandra B.; Davis, Sally M.; Keane, Patricia C.; Myers, Orrin B.; Mishra, Shiraz I. – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: The Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise is a multicomponent obesity-prevention intervention, which was evaluated among Head Start (HS) centers in American Indian and predominantly Hispanic communities in rural New Mexico. This study examines the intervention's foodservice outcomes: fruits, vegetables, whole grains,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Health, Obesity, Food
Simmons, Shannon; Alexander, Jeffrey L.; Ewing, Helen; Whetzel, Stephanie – Journal of School Health, 2012
Background: An increased prevalence of overweight and obesity for adults on government-funded nutrition assistance, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), has been observed; however, this association among preschool-aged children is not well understood. Longitudinal research designs tracking changes in body mass…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Obesity, Incidence, Federal Programs
Logan, Samuel W.; Scrabis-Fletcher, Kristin; Modlesky, Christopher; Getchell, Nancy – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between motor proficiency and body mass index (BMI) in preschool children. Thirty-eight children ages 4-6 years had their BMI calculated and were assessed using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2; Henderson, Sugden, & Barnett, 2007). These data were analyzed in two…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Preschool Children, Scientific Concepts, Raw Scores
Tremblay, Line; Rinaldi, Christina M.; Lovsin, Tanya; Zecevic, Cheryl – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
The general objective of this study was to assess parents' perceptions of their preschooler's body weight, and the association between children's current weight status and parental feeding strategies. A sample of 150 parents of three- to five-year-old children (72 girls and 78 boys) completed questionnaires on sociodemographic information,…
Descriptors: Females, Questionnaires, Eating Habits, Males
Niederer, Iris; Kriemler, Susi; Zahner, Lukas; Burgi, Flavia; Ebenegger, Vincent; Marques- Vidal, Pedro; Puder, Jardena J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2012
In the Ballabeina study, we investigated age- and BMI-group-related differences in aerobic fitness (20 m shuttle run), agility (obstacle course), dynamic (balance beam) and static balance (balance platform), and physical activity (PA, accelerometers) in 613 children (M age = 5.1 years, SD = 0.6). Normal weight (NW) children performed better than…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Fitness, Obesity, Comparative Analysis
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