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Direct linkOliver W. A. Wilson; Christopher M. Bopp; Melissa Bopp – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between perceived weight change since high school and perceived factors contributing to weight change, or lack thereof, among college students. Students from a large university in the Northeast of the United States self-reported socio-demographic characteristics, and perceived factors…
Descriptors: College Students, Body Weight, Student Surveys, Change
Behr, Heather; Ho, Annabell Suh; Yang, Qiuchen; Mitchell, Ellen Siobhan; DeLuca, Laura; Greenstein, Noa; Michaelides, Andreas – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Background: There is little understanding of men's weight loss outcomes and behaviors in self-directed contexts, such as digital commercial mobile weight management programs. This is an especially pressing question given that men often express disinterest in weight management programs and it is unknown how that manifests in self-directed…
Descriptors: Males, Body Weight, Eating Habits, Behavior Change
Tingle, Elizabeth; Saunders, Jessica F.; Nutter, Sarah; Russell-Mayhew, Shelly – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2023
Weight-neutral approaches emphasize improving individuals' relationships with food and prioritizing emotional and physical well-being over the pursuit of a lower weight as well as support the reduction of stigma experienced by persons with larger bodies. Discourse about health in schools needs to consider students of all sizes as well as the…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Physical Education, Discourse Analysis, Physical Health
Skelly, Laura J.; Smyth, Philomena P.; Donnelly, Mark P.; Leslie, Julian C.; Leader, Geraldine; Simpson, Liz; McDowell, Claire – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: People with intellectual disabilities are more at risk of obesity than the general population. Emerging literature indicates that multicomponent interventions are most effective, however, individual results are variable and little research exists as to why this is the case. Methods: Focus groups were conducted to explore lived…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons, Obesity, Intervention
Brockman, Tabetha A.; Sim, Leslie A.; Biggs, Bridget K.; Bronars, Carrie A.; Meiers, Sonja J.; Tolleson, Ellen; Ridgeway, Jennifer L.; Asiedu, Gladys B.; Hanza, Marcelo M.; Olson, Molly A.; Slowiak, Kathleen A.; Weis, Jennifer A.; Patten, Christi A.; Clark, Matthew M.; Millerbernd, Jodi; Sia, Irene G.; Wieland, Mark L. – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: To determine intervention needs and to gather stakeholder input regarding healthy eating promotion for youth members served at a Boys & Girls Club in Rochester, Minnesota. Design: Mixed-methods design informed by community-based participatory research principles. Setting and Method: Young people completed a dietary habits…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Youth Programs, After School Programs, Body Height
Calise, Tamara Vehige; Ryder, Amanda; Spezeski, Jenette; Tong, Katherine; Spitzer, Natalie; Hatcher, Ashley – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Background: Place-based efforts offer promise in reducing childhood obesity. Yet, lack of public demand and support may hinder implementation. Aims: This study aimed to assess whether the emphasis on place-based solutions, community-wide strategies, and multisector engagement in the Healthy Schools Healthy Communities (HSHC) initiative would shift…
Descriptors: Obesity, Case Studies, Health Promotion, Correlation
Fernández, Cristina R.; Lee, Janet; Duroseau, Nathalie; Vargas-Rodriguez, Ileana; Rieder, Jessica – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: The purpose of this study was to characterise parents' concerns for their children's health behaviour and perceptions of motivators and barriers to positive child health behaviour change, and to determine associations between motivators and barriers and parents' priorities for a school-based healthy lifestyle programme. Design:…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Life Style, Parent Attitudes, Barriers
Saha, Sanjoy; Dawson, John; Murimi, Mary; Dodd, Sara; Oldewage-Theron, Wilna – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: To increase nutrition knowledge, fruit and vegetable preference, eating and cooking self-efficacy among 3rd- to 5th-grade students after a 6-week school-based nutrition education intervention. Design: Quasi-experimental pre-post design. Setting: Title I elementary schools, South Plains, West Texas. Method: A nutrition education…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition Instruction, Program Effectiveness, Health Promotion
Painter, James E.; Painter, Rosemary; Wang, Xinyue; Schuster, Margaret – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2017
Obesity has been increasing in all age groups worldwide for the past several decades. Yet for hundreds of years before the last quarter of the 20th century, obesity was not an issue. The etiology and the cure for the obesity epidemic have been elusive. Weight reduction diets and behavior therapy have not produced the desired results. Perhaps…
Descriptors: Obesity, Consumer Science, Etiology, Intervention
Reid, Annie L.; Porter, Kathleen J.; You, Wen; Kirkpatrick, Brittany M.; Yuhas, Maryam; Vaught, Shannon S.; Zoellner, Jamie M. – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Many studies document associations between low health literacy (HL) and poor health behaviors and outcomes. Yet, HL is understudied among adolescents, particularly from underserved, rural communities. We targeted rural adolescents in this cross-sectional study and explored relationships between HL and (1) energy-balance-related health…
Descriptors: Health, Literacy, Correlation, Health Behavior
JaKa, Meghan M.; French, Simone A.; Wolfson, Julian; Jeffery, Robert W.; Lorencatto, Fabianna; Michie, Susan; Levy, Rona L.; Langer, Shelby L.; Sherwood, Nancy E. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Behavioral interventions to prevent pediatric obesity have shown inconsistent results across the field. Studying what happens within the "black box" of these interventions and how differences in implementation lead to different outcomes will help researchers develop more effective interventions. Aim: To compare the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Obesity, Parent Child Relationship, Prevention
Martinez-Ospina, Andrea; Sudfeld, Christopher R.; González, Silvia A.; Sarmiento, Olga L. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: In Colombia, the prevalence of overweight/obesity in children has increased by 26% in the past 5 years. School food environment may be an important contributor and offers opportunities for effective intervention. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among 7- to 14-year-old schoolchildren from 10 schools in Bogotá, Colombia. We…
Descriptors: Food, Educational Environment, Obesity, Body Weight
Hausman, Nicole L.; Borrero, John C.; Fisher, Alyssa; Kahng, SungWoo – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2014
The prevalence of obesity continues to increase in the United States (Gordon-Larsen, The, & Adair, 2010). Obesity can be attributed, in part, to overconsumption of energy-dense foods. Given that overeating plays a role in the development of obesity, interventions that teach individuals to identify and consume appropriate portion sizes are…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Weight, Stimuli, Food
Download full textHilliard, Elizabeth; Brunt, Ardith; Stangl, Christa; Borr, Mari – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
The goal of this research is to examine the demographics of students volunteering to receive a grocery store tour in order to assess if these students represent those most in need of the information. Dietetics students trained in giving grocery store tours through a Produce for Better Health grant provided store tours to college student…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Volunteers, College Students, Health Promotion
Wathne, Kjetil; Mburu, Christina Brux; Middelthon, Anne-Lise – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
Globally, paediatric obesity causes widespread concern, and the role of ethnicity is an important focus. Investigating how culture can mediate health-related behaviour through ideas about bodies, food and physical activity, while addressing a notion that the Pakistani community in Norway is particularly conservative and slow to change, this…
Descriptors: Obesity, Foreign Countries, Role, Ethnicity
