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Childhood Obesity: Can the Scale Weigh Popularity?
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Kornilaki, Ekaterina N.; Cheng, Helen – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
In hypothetical playmate preference tasks, obese figures are rarely picked up as friends. This study aims to observe what happens in real life and examine the relationship between body-size and social status in children. Four-hundred and fourteen children aged 5, 7 and 9 years were given a sociometric test. The Body Mass Index (BMI) of each child…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Body Weight, Correlation
Early Life Influences on Child Weight Outcomes in the Study to Explore Early Development
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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
Family Structure and Obesity among U.S. Children
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Augustine, Jennifer M.; Kimbro, Rachel T. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2013
Child obesity in the U.S. is a significant public health issue, particularly among children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Thus, the roles of parents' human and financial capital and racial and ethnic background have become important topics of social science and public health research on child obesity. Less often discussed, however, is the role…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Public Health, Family Influence
Children's Sensitivity to External Food Cues: How Distance to Serving Bowl Influences Children's Consumption
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Musher-Eizenman, Dara R.; Young, Kathleen M.; Laurene, Kimberly; Galliger, Courtney; Hauser, Jessica; Wagner Oehlhof, Marissa – Health Education & Behavior, 2010
Overweight is increasing in children, leading to negative health consequences. Children also lack appropriate levels of important vitamins and nutrients in their diets. Environmental cues, such as food proximity, have been shown to influence consumption rates in adults. The present study has tested whether proximity to either a nutrient-dense or…
Descriptors: Proximity, Cues, Intervention, Child Care
Accurate Assessment--Compelling Evidence for Practice
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Flynn, Regina T.; Anderson, Ludmila; Martin, Nancy R. – NHSA Dialog, 2010
Childhood overweight and obesity is a public health concern not just because of its growing prevalence but also for its serious and lasting health consequences. Though height and weight measures are easy to obtain and New Hampshire Head Start sites measure height and weight of their enrollees, there are numerous challenges related to accurate…
Descriptors: Obesity, Children, Public Health, Disadvantaged Youth
The Overweight Preschool Retarded Child Can and Should Lose Weight.
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Fox, Robert; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1983
Describes a weight reduction and control program for obese retarded preschool children involving parent leaders and incorporating social and tangible rewards. Discusses techniques children practice daily for a total of 15 weeks. (RH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Children, Foreign Countries