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Izquierdo-Gomez, Rocío; Esteban-Cornejo, Irene; Cabanas-Sánchez, Veronica; Villagra, Ariel; Veiga, Óscar L.; Martinez-Gómez, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: The aim of this study was to examine the bidirectional longitudinal associations of several markers of fatness and physical fitness in adolescents with Down syndrome. Methods: This study comprised a total of 111 adolescents (41 females), aged from 11 to 20 years with complete data at the baseline. We had a drop-out of <10% from the…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Obesity, Down Syndrome, Adolescents
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Quader, Zerleen S.; Gazmararian, Julie A.; Suglia, Shakira F. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: School environments are important to consider for children's health. This study aims to determine if childhood peer bullying and school connectedness are associated with adolescent adiposity. Methods: A total of 3377 children from the age 9 child interview of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study had self-reported bullying and…
Descriptors: Bullying, Peer Relationship, Adolescents, Children
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Zhao, Xue; Lee, Rebecca E.; Ledoux, Tracey A.; Hoelscher, Deanna M.; McKenzie, Thomas L.; O'Connor, Daniel P. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: This study describes a method for harmonizing data collected with different tools to compute a rating of compliance with national recommendations for school physical activity (PA) and nutrition environments. Methods: We reviewed questionnaire items from 84 elementary schools that participated in the Childhood Obesity Research…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Computation, Compliance (Legal)
Swope, Stephanie – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Background: Overweight and Obesity is defined, according to the CDC, as a weight higher than what is considered healthy for a given height (CDC, 2021). This is calculated using a screening tool for overweight and obesity. Overweight is regarded as a BMI of 25-30, and obesity is greater than 30. The latest data shows that adult overweight and…
Descriptors: Patients, Knowledge Level, Change, Readiness
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Fedewa, Michael V.; Nickerson, Brett S.; Esco, Michael R. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2020
Higher relative adiposity is independently associated with adverse health consequences. As such, accurate estimates of body composition in field settings are of utmost importance. The aim of this study was to examine the validity of the Body Adiposity Index (BAI) and Relative Fat Mass (RFM) as measures of total body adiposity. BAI and RFM were…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Body Height, Obesity
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Miranda, Antonio; Sánchez, Claudia; Garcia, David O.; Warren, Cynthia – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2023
The medical literature emphasizes the increasing role of cultural considerations for improved health education among Latinos. Research in Latino culture reveal the inherent function of figurative language devices, such as "dichos," in individual expression and cultural norm transmission. Increased understanding of "dichos" may…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Mexican Americans, Males, Diabetes
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Deng, Yangyang; Hwang, YongJu; Campbell, Sara; McCullick, Bryan A.; Yli-Piipari, Sami – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: The first aim of this study was to examine changes in freshman college students' health-enhancing physical activity (PA) and body composition across the first semester. Secondly, this study aimed to explore the role of socio-ecological variables on these processes. Methods: A sample of 166 participants (108 females, 58 males,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Physical Activity Level, Body Composition, Correlation
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Roseman, Mary G.; Joung, Hyun-Woo; Ossorio, Ellen Mitchell; Valliant, Melinda – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Determine students' attitude toward menu labeling before and after menu labeling implementation at university dining facility. Participants: College students aged 18 years and older eating at campus dining facility. Methods: Survey on attitude toward menu labeling, weight management status, and athletic classification (NCAA,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, Food, Merchandise Information
Tyra M. Jones – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This research was carried out to assess high school teachers' perception of the bullying of the obese in a mid-size high school in north-eastern Texas and the role they could play in resolving the problem. The review of literature indicated that the bullying of obese students has continued unabated because of the lack of a unified strategy to…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Attitudes, High School Students
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Ladwig, Matthew A. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
Overweight and obesity rates continue to rise and appear unlikely to abate. While physical activity (PA) is an important contributor to health and successful weight maintenance, exercise science and health students (ESHS) often endorse negative weight status biases that could undermine PA promotion. This experiential learning activity was intended…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Obesity, Majors (Students), Exercise
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Taniya S. Nagpal; Joyla A. Furlano; Kristen C. Reilly; Shazya Karmali; Harry Prapavessis; Michelle F. Mottola; Shauna M. Burke; Leigh M. Vanderloo – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This cross-sectional study examined students' perspectives on the ramifications of obesity being recognized as a chronic disease in Canada. Participants: Undergraduate and graduate students (n = 150) in health-related programs at a major Canadian university. Methods: An online survey featured open-ended questions to capture student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Obesity, Chronic Illness
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R. T. Bartee; K. A. Heelan; C. A. Golden; J. L. Hill; G. C. Porter; B. A. Abbey; K. George; N. Foster; P. A. Estabrooks – Prevention Science, 2024
Current childhood obesity treatment programs do not address medically underserved populations or settings where all members of an interdisciplinary team may not exist - either within one organization or within the community. In this paper, we describe the use of a community-academic partnership to iteratively adapt Epstein's Traffic Light Diet…
Descriptors: Obesity, Children, Access to Health Care, Pediatrics
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Kristen L. W. Walton – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
Views of obesity as a consequence of "lack of willpower" or other behavioral choices, rather than a complex array of biological and other factors, are quite common among undergraduate students. Many undergraduates in prenursing or biology programs have little exposure to the physiology and pathophysiology of obesity, including learning…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Obesity, Physiology, Undergraduate Students
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Kranjac, Ashley W.; Kranjac, Dinko – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
Childhood overweight and obesity are major public health problems in the United States. Children who experience poverty are 1.5 times more likely to suffer with overweight and 1.6 times more likely to have obesity. The extent to which overweight or obesity exacerbates the negative influence of socioeconomic inequality on child academic outcomes…
Descriptors: Children, Obesity, Poverty, Academic Achievement
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Huelskamp, Amelia; Waity, Julia; Russell, Jaime – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: This study sampled college students at a medium-sized university to explore the prevalence of food insecurity, as well as frequency of multiple coping behaviors. Participants: The research team randomly sampled 25% of all students attending at least one on-campus class in October 2017, obtaining a response rate of 14.9% (n = 547).…
Descriptors: College Students, Incidence, Hunger, Coping
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