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Mindnich, Jessica; Kennedy, Brian; Schutjer-Mance, Kristi – Children Now, 2010
This year's "Report Card" breaks new ground by providing "The Children's Agenda", which details the top ten high-priority, high-impact actions California policymakers should take to reverse the declining status of children. It's clear any sound plan to revitalize the state must prioritize children's development. California's history backs this up,…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Obesity, Elementary Secondary Education, Child Health
Kafyulilo, Ayoub Cherd – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which overweight and obesity are challenges among primary school children in Kinondoni and Njombe districts. The study sought to investigate those aspects in terms of prevalence, causes and impacts on social, health as well as children learning behaviours and outcomes. Systematic random…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Incidence, Focus Groups
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Wickrama, K. A. S.; Elder, Glen H.; Abraham, W. Todd – Journal of Rural Health, 2007
Context and Purpose: This study's objectives are to: investigate potential additive and multiplicative influences of rurality and race/ethnicity on chronic physical illness in a nationally representative sample of youth; and examine intra-Latino processes using a Latino sub-sample. Specifically, we examine how rurality and individual psychosocial…
Descriptors: African Americans, Physical Health, Rural Areas, Obesity
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Riggs, Nathaniel R.; Sakuma, Kari-Lyn Kobayakawa; Pentz, Mary Ann – Evaluation Review, 2007
The overall aim of the two school-based pilot studies was to evaluate whether an approach to prevention that focused on changing child impulse control, decision making, and social competence can be effective in changing attitudes toward food intake and physical activity as risk factors for obesity. The strategy used was to translate specific…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Program Effectiveness, Eating Habits, Elementary School Students
Ware, Anna Lovelace – 1993
Noting that obesity among children is a major public health concern, this study sought to determine the relationship between the weight of mothers and weight of their offspring. Based on the literature review, the correlation between weight of mother and weight of offspring appears to be inconclusive. The subjects studied were 62 mothers and one…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Body Height, Body Weight, Child Health
White, Donna – 1983
Studies were made of (1) young children's use of body-weight type for processing information about peers, and (2) the development of children's stereotypical knowledge about characteristics associated with body-weight type. For the first study, a measure was developed to assess "body salience," or the degree to which children use weight…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
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St. Pierre, Richard; Warren, Carrie Lee – Journal of School Health, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Eating Habits, Habit Formation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1985
Testimony and prepared statements on child fitness and health in the United States were presented at this hearing. Physical fitness experts testified on: (1) the potential dangers faced by physically unfit children; (2) the connection between obesity and cardiovascular diseases; (3) the role of physical education and athletics in keeping children…
Descriptors: Athletics, Body Weight, Cardiovascular System, Elementary Secondary Education
Lowe, Michael R. – 1984
A review of research indicates that cognitive restraint is insufficient in accounting for the relationship between restraint and negative affect eating. To explore what mechanism may be responsible for restraint effects, college students in two samples (Total N=378) completed the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TEQ), a restraint scale…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Arousal Patterns, Cognitive Style, Depression (Psychology)
Irving, Holly Berry – 1989
This annotated bibliography of materials available from the National Agricultural Library through interlibrary loan to local libraries focuses on nutrition and dietetics as they relate to physical health and special health problems. The bibliography was derived from online searches of the AGRICOLA database, and materials include audiovisuals,…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Dental Health, Diabetes
Polivy, Janet – 1978
Although motivation has long been regarded as essential for behavior, very little research has been done on its role in behavior change. This paper focuses on this issue by examining motivations for eating and dieting in obese and anorexic patients. Measuring the commitment to eating and the commitment to dieting, the study finds that motivations…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Dietetics, Eating Habits, Individual Power
Rotatori, Anthony F.; And Others – 1978
To test the effectiveness of behavioral approaches to weight control, 18 adult mentally retarded subjects were randomly assigned to a behavioral therapy or to a no-treatment control group. Behavioral therapy involved exposure to external and self reinforcement, stimulus control, simplified monitoring and recording, and energy expenditure…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Habit Formation
Snoy, Mary T.; van Benten, Letitia – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1978
A ten-week study was done of four visually handicapped overweight adolescents (ages 15-19 years) in a residential school to evaluate the efficacy of an operant conditioning technique designed to promote weight loss by altering eating habits. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Body Image, Body Weight
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Werner, Russell T. – Journal of School Health, 1976
This article reviews four strategies employed to remediate obesity: diet restriction, use of drugs, surgical treatment, and behavior modification. The conclusion is reached that behavior modification is the most effective strategy. (JD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Body Image, Body Weight, Nutrition Instruction
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Stein, Rita F. – Adolescence, 1987
Compared self-concept of obese (N=28) and nonobese (N=58) female students in a junior nursing class. Found that obese students and students who considered themselves to be obese had lower self-esteem than did nonobese students. Revealed no relationships with regard to age of onset of obesity, and no significant relationships between social class…
Descriptors: Body Weight, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Females
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