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Direct linkBetanzos-Robledo, Larissa; Téllez-Rojo, Martha M.; Lamadrid-Figueroa, Hector; Roldan-Valadez, Ernesto; Peterson, Karen E.; Jansen, Erica C.; Basu, Nil; Cantoral, Alejandra – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2022
Introduction: Heavy metals such as Lead (Pb) and Mercury (Hg) can affect adipose tissue mass and function. Considering the high prevalence of exposure to heavy metals and obesity in Mexico, we aim to examine if exposure to Pb and Hg in adolescence can modify how fat is accumulated in early adulthood. Methods: This study included 100 participants…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Hazardous Materials, Foreign Countries
Flores-Peña, Y.; He, M.; Sosa, E. T.; Avila-Alpirez, H.; Trejo-Ortiz, P. M.; Gutiérrez-Sánchez, G. – Health Education Research, 2022
The Healthy Change Program aimed to improve the accuracy of maternal perceptions of children's weight (MPCW), maternal feeding style (MFS) and feeding practices. Using a randomized control trial design, the intervention group received 4-weekly group sessions focusing on MPCW, MFS and healthy behaviors. The control group received the same dose of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mother Attitudes, Child Health, Obesity
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
Andrade, Jeanette; Lotton, Jennifer; Andrade, Juan – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Childhood obesity among Hispanic children is a public health concern in the United States and Mexico. Although experiences from school-based intervention programs aimed at influencing obesity-related behaviors have been positive, the understanding of those framework elements that are associated with successful outcomes is limited. The…
Descriptors: Intervention, Obesity, Hispanic Americans, Guidelines
Download full textKeeley, Brian, Ed.; Little, Céline, Ed.; Zuehlke, Eric, Ed. – UNICEF, 2019
This edition of "The State of the World's Children" report examines children, food and nutrition. It seeks to deepen understanding around the causes and consequences of children's malnutrition in all its forms and to highlight how governments, business, families and other stakeholders can best respond. Chapter 1 examines the changing…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Child Development, Water
Alameda, Miriam Wood; Whitehead, James R. – Physical Educator, 2015
Stigmatization consequent to anti-fat bias (AFB) may affect the services people who are obese receive from health professionals, including physical education and exercise science (PEX) professionals. In this study, we compared AFB levels of American and Mexican PEX students and Mexican athletes. We also investigated if socially desirable (SD)…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Obesity, Body Weight, Athletes
Barroso, Cristina S.; Rodriguez, Dianeth; Camacho, Perla L. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2011
Objectives: The aim of this content analysis study is to characterize the TV advertisements aired to an at-risk child population along the Texas-Mexico border. Methods: We characterized the early Saturday morning TV advertisements aired by three broadcast network categories (U.S. English language, U.S. Spanish language, and Mexican Spanish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Television Viewing, Advertising, At Risk Persons
Jimenez-Cruz, Arturo; Bacardi-Gascon, Montserrat; Castillo-Ruiz, Octelina; Mandujano-Trujillo, Zally; Pichardo-Osuna, Alexandra – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
Childhood obesity is being considered a global health epidemic, and one of the countries mostly affected by it is Mexico. The aim of this study was to assess the perceptions of low-income mothers with regard to their child's weight status and physical activity and their beliefs about healthy and high-density foods. A total of 813 mothers attending…
Descriptors: Obesity, Age, Physical Activities, Low Income
Bacardi-Gascon, Montserrat; Leon-Reyes, Maria Juana; Jimenez-Cruz, Arturo – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
The present study was designed to determine the weight-based stigmatization of Mexican overweight (OW) and non-OW children by their mothers and peers, who rated both boys and girls with varying physical characteristics. Four hundred and thirty-two fifth and sixth graders and 342 mothers participated in the study. Children were administered a…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Mothers, Gender Differences, Obesity
