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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
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Egan, Cate A.; Merica, Christopher B.; Paul, David R.; Bond, Laura; Rose, Seth; Martin, Andrew; Vella, Chantal – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objectives: In the USA, 18% of school-aged young people are classified as obese, and rural populations appear to be particularly at risk. Achieving high levels of fitness reduces the risk of obesity and underlying health conditions. To better understand youth obesity trends and fitness levels, annual fitness testing ([FT], that is, surveillance)…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Health Behavior, Teacher Attitudes, Distance Education
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Walls, Morgan; Broder-Fingert, Sarabeth; Feinberg, Emily; Drainoni, Mari-Lynn; Bair-Merritt, Megan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at high risk for being overweight and obese. Little is known about how obesity in children with ASD is being addressed in primary care. This article reports findings from a survey completed by 327 general pediatricians, which included a fictional clinical vignette and Likert-scales assessing…
Descriptors: Obesity, Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
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Oliver, Elia; Vallés-?erez, Iván; Baños, Rosa-María; Cebolla, Ausias; Botella, Cristina; Soria-Olivas, Emilio – Sociological Methods & Research, 2018
Data collected in psychological studies are mainly characterized by containing a large number of variables (multidimensional data sets). Analyzing multidimensional data can be a difficult task, especially if only classical approaches are used (hypothesis tests, analyses of variance, linear models, etc.). Regarding multidimensional models, visual…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Visual Aids, Maps, Psychological Studies
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Wink, Logan K.; Adams, Ryan; Pedapati, Ernest V.; Dominick, Kelli C.; Fox, Emma; Buck, Catherine; Erickson, Craig A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Antipsychotic treatment in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is becoming increasingly common, placing individuals at risk for antipsychotic-induced weight gain and associated complications. Metformin hydrochloride, a biguanide medication FDA-approved for treatment of type-2 diabetes in youth, may hold promise for treatment of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Drug Therapy, Obesity
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Boykin-Smith, Anne – Voices in Education, 2020
Obesity is a global health challenge, with 39% of the adult population considered overweight and 13% considered obese as measured in 2016 (World Health Organization (WHO), 2018). The obesity rate in Bermuda was 34.4% in 2014. It is associated with many comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, musculoskeletal…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Nutrition, Merchandise Information, Access to Information
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Doherty, A. J.; Jones, S. P.; Chauhan, U.; Gibson, J. M. E. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Adults with intellectual disabilities in England experience health inequalities. They are more likely than their non-disabled peers to be obese and at risk of serious medical conditions such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. This semi-qualitative study engaged adults with intellectual disabilities in a co-production process to explore…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities
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Blair, Clancy; Kuzawa, Christopher W.; Willoughby, Michael T. – Developmental Science, 2020
A well-established literature demonstrates executive function (EF) deficits in obese children and adults relative to healthy weight comparisons. EF deficits in obesity are associated with overeating and impulsive consumption of high calorie foods leading to excess weight gain and to problems with metabolic regulation and low-grade inflammation…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Child Development, Body Composition, Obesity
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Gillborn, Sarah; Rickett, Bridgette; Muskett, Tom; Woolhouse, Maxine – Journal of Education Policy, 2020
Recent 'obesity' preventions focus heavily on children, widely regarded as the future of society. The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) is a flagship government programme in England that annually measures the Body Mass Index (BMI) of children in Reception (aged 4-5) and Year 6 (aged 10-11) in order to identify 'at risk' children and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Policy Analysis, Public Health, Body Composition
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Rich, Emma; Monaghan, Lee F.; Bombak, Andrea E. – Sport, Education and Society, 2020
New interdisciplinary approaches including fat studies, fat pedagogy, critical weight studies and critical health education have attempted to challenge forms of weight-based oppression associated with obesity discourse within education settings. Very little is known about young people's views of these alternative critical approaches. Theoretically…
Descriptors: Obesity, Discourse Analysis, Feminism, Body Weight
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Chandler, Resa M.; Stringer, Amy J. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2020
Today's physical educators are more taxed than ever before, attempting to deliver health benefits, socialization, sport and movement skills, and health education all while class sizes are expanding and resources are dwindling. A potential mode of exercise that promises health benefits while leaving time for other student learning outcomes is…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Physical Education, Training, Physical Fitness
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Fernández, Eluska; Kitching, Karl; Horgan, Deirdre – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2021
Education policy internationally positions schools as central sites of intervention on 'obesity epidemics', particularly in working class communities. This article presents a moral geographies approach which examines how such obesity-focused healthy food imperatives are experienced in specific places and times. The authors draw on data from a…
Descriptors: Working Class, Food, Obesity, Intervention
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Bentholm, Anette; Pawlowski, Charlotte; Agergaard, Sine – European Physical Education Review, 2021
Polarisation between the least and most active pupils is increasing both in Denmark and worldwide, and the least active pupils often have poorer mental health and low physical self-esteem. However, the least active pupils' perspectives on physical activity in school are underrepresented in the research. This study explores how the least active…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Student Attitudes, Grade 3
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Reilly, Janet; Zhu, Le; Hunt, Megan J. Olson; Hovarter, Rebecca; Flood, M. Brigid – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
The number of children who are obese and overweight continues as a public health challenge despite decades of research. The purpose of this article is to describe trends in body mass index (BMI) percentile data collected from 11- to 14-year-old school children in 2008-2009 and 2015-2016 in rural Wisconsin. The BMI percentiles from 1,347 students…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, School Nurses, Body Weight, Obesity
Ruth W. Brock – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Overweight and obesity are national epidemics affecting 42.4% of adults in the U.S.; with the southeastern region exhibiting higher obesity rates than most other regions in the U.S. (National Center for Health Statistics, 2020; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009). Alabama ranks 3rd…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Student Behavior, Minority Groups
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