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Direct linkKanchanachitra, Manasigan; Angeles, Gustavo – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: This study evaluated the impact of a school-based nutrition program on preventing overweight and obesity in children in Thailand from 2014 to 2019. Methods: We used difference-in-differences with matched comparison group to evaluate program impact. Treatment schools were categorized into those that participated in phase 1 only, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Obesity, Body Weight, Nutrition
Maria Kasanen; Arto Laukkanen; Donna Niemistö; Asko Tolvanen; Francisco Ortega; Arja Sääkslahti – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
The worldwide increase in childhood overweight and obesity underscores the need to study variables like fundamental movement skill (FMS) levels from early childhood. This study investigated the bidirectional longitudinal relationship between body mass index (BMI) and process-oriented FMSs, including locomotor skills and object control skills in…
Descriptors: Time, Body Composition, Psychomotor Skills, Children
Tully, Louise; Sorensen, Jan; O'Malley, Grace – Child Care in Practice, 2022
Background: Childhood obesity affects around 7-8% of children in Ireland and is associated with increased risks of health complications. Data on healthcare resource use and the related costs for children with obesity are important for research, future service-planning, efforts to reduce the burden on families, and care pathways. However, there is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Obesity, Body Weight
Slotte, Sari; Kukkonen-Harjula, Katriina; Rinne, Marjo; Valtonen, Juha; Rintala, Pauli – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Purpose: To examine the associations between muscular fitness (MF) and body composition. Method: MF was assessed with three tests of FitnessGram test battery. Total body fat percentage (BF%), abdominal fat percentage (AF%) and fat-free mass (FFM) were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The IOTF body mass index (BMI) cut-offs were…
Descriptors: Children, Foreign Countries, Muscular Strength, Physical Fitness
Atike Yilmaz; Fatih Mirze – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: This article reports the physical abilities and physical wellness of three groups of children with different neurodevelopmental disabilities--Autism, Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disability. Methods: The causal-comparative research method was implemented in this study. The participants comprised 32 students with moderate…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Psychomotor Skills, Wellness, Children
Sae-wong, Janejira; Tempark, Therdpong; Suteerojntrakool, Orapa; Bongsebandhu-phubhakdi, Chansuda – Child Care in Practice, 2022
Background: Parents have important roles to perceive the growth abnormalities of their children. Parental misperception can affect the children's long-term health problems. Aim: To investigate: (a) the accuracy of parents' perception of children's weight, height, and body shape, (b) the effects of misperception in caring for children's health, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Misconceptions, Children
Salami, Sedigheh; Ribeiro Bandeira, Paulo Felipe; Martins, Clarice; Hardy, Louise L.; Shams, Amir; Dehkordi, Parvaneh Shamsipour – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2023
Purpose: To examine the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Körperkoordinations Test Für Kinder (KTK) and covariates of motor competence in a sample of Iranian children aged 5-14 years. Methods: Participants were children aged 5-14 years (N = 432, 61% boys). Age, sex, and body mass index were collected. Confirmatory factor analysis…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Factor Structure, Psychomotor Skills, Children
G. C. Nobre; F. S. S. Nobre; N. C. Valentini – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2024
Background: Children living in poverty often are exposed to situations that negatively affect various aspects of their development. So, it is important to propose interventional programs that minimize the negative effects of living in poverty on these children. Objective: To verify the impact of a mastery climate cognitive-motor skills…
Descriptors: Poverty, Low Income Students, Intervention, Psychomotor Skills
Baraskewich, Jessica; von Ranson, Kristin M.; McCrimmon, Adam; McMorris, Carly A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Feeding problems, such as picky eating and food avoidance, are common in youth with autism. Other feeding and eating problems (e.g. disordered eating, fear of trying new foods, and insistence on specific food presentation) are also common in this population. This scoping review describes the nature and extent of feeding and eating problems in…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Eating Habits, Preferences, Food
Rahaman, Md. Ashiquir; Lopa, Maksuda; Uddin, K. M. Furkan; Baqui, Md. Abdul; Keya, Selina Parvin; Faruk, Md. Omar; Sarker, Shaoli; Basiruzzaman, Mohammed; Islam, Mazharul; AlBanna, Ammar; Jahan, Nargis; Chowdhury, M. A. K. Azad; Saha, Narayan; Hussain, Manzoor; Colombi, Costanza; O'Rielly, Darren; Woodbury-Smith, Marc; Ghaziuddin, Mohammad; Rahman, Mohammad Mizanur; Uddin, Mohammed – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
This study explored the physical and clinical phenotype of Bangladeshi children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A totally of 283 children who were referred for screening and administered Module 1 of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) were included. Overall, 209 met the ADOS algorithmic cutoff for ASD. A trend for greater weight…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Genetics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
S. Padmanabhan, Pujitha; Shroff, Hemal – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Objective: This study was conducted to assess the dietary intake, food refusal, and nutritional status of younger and older children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in Mumbai, India, and to understand the relationships between these variables and mealtime behaviors and sensory integration. Methods: This was an observational cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sensory Integration, Eating Habits, Nutrition
Kelly, Lisa; O'Connor, Siobhán; Harrison, Andrew J.; Ní Chéilleachair, Niamh J. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: Irish school children have demonstrated poor proficiency in fundamental movement skills (FMS) and consistent with international literature, females and overweight children tend to be less skilled than males and non-overweight children. Interventions that are suitable for children of all abilities and which provide long-term…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Length, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students
Download full textImamoglu, Mehmet; Sener, Orhan Ahmet – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The aim of this study is to investigate motor performance of children by age and gender. A total of 160 children (80 girls and 80 boys) participated in this study voluntarily. Children were divided into 4 groups according to their gender (girls and boys) and age (11 and 12 years). One Way ANOVA and LSD tests were used. There were statistically…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Children, Age Differences
Rosenzweig, Mark R.; Zhang, Junsen – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019
Obesity is an important global health problem. Although obesity is not directly related to access to health care or constrained by resource deprivation, overweight status is predominantly found in poor, less-educated populations. This paper seeks to identify the causal role of schooling in affecting obesity among children and adolescents, using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Adolescents, Children
Anakpo, Godfred; Kollamparambil, Umakrishnan – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2021
Background: Child development and life outcomes are partly linked to prenatal and maternal conditions such as mother's age at birth. Thus, the issue of teenage motherhood has attracted significant concern from researchers and policymakers because of its potential implications for children. The existing literature on effects of teenage motherhood…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Parenthood, Adolescents, Well Being
