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Klimesova, Iva; Miklankova, Ludmila; Stelzer, Jiri; Ernest, James – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: Eating habits play a crucial role in weight control management; however, little research has examined whether frequency of breakfast consumption influences body mass index (BMI) in middle childhood. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to (a) determine the relationship between BMI and the frequency of breakfast consumption, (b)…
Descriptors: Food, Eating Habits, Body Composition, Preadolescents
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Almenara, Carlos A.; Ježek, Stanislav – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Some adolescents are victims of negative appearance-related feedback, and this may have lasting adverse effects on their self-evaluation. The aim of this study was to examine the frequency and impact of appearance teasing across sex and weight status. Methods: The participants were 570 Czech adolescents (47.9% girls) evaluated at age…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies, Regression (Statistics)
Adamson, Peter – UNICEF, 2013
Part 1 of the Report Card presents a league table of child well-being in 29 of the world's advanced economies. Part 2 looks at what children say about their own well-being (including a league table of children's life satisfaction). Part 3 examines changes in child well-being in advanced economies over the first decade of the 2000s, looking at each…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Children, Well Being, Life Satisfaction