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Bergling, Emily; Pendleton, Divyani; Owen, Heather; Shore, Emily; Risendal, Betsy; Harpin, Scott; Whitesell, Nancy; Puma, Jini – Health Education Research, 2021
School-based programs are widely implemented to combat childhood obesity, but these programs have mixed results. Dissemination and implementation science approaches to evaluation using qualitative methods can provide more robust details about program functioning that may be able to help explain the variation in the impact of these programs.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Nutrition Instruction, Program Implementation, School Activities
Ehlert, Alex M.; Wilson, Patrick B. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2021
Obesity has been found to relate to urine-assessed hypohydration risk at the population level, but studies have often failed to account for lean mass, which influences urine solute load. Adults (n = 8,699) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were categorized as hypohydrated or not using five urine-based methods. Hypohydration…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physiology, Body Composition, Body Weight
Dias, André Rodrigues Lourenço; de Souza, Katrice Almeida; dos Santos, Kamila Meireles; Peçanha, Tiago; Ferreira, Jacielle Carolina; Cambri, Lucieli Teresa; Arsa, Gisela – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2021
Purpose: To verify whether excess body mass influences 24-h ambulatory heart rate variability (HRV) after a moderate-intensity continuous exercise (MICE) session. Method: Participants included 27 non-trained young men that were divided into two groups, 1) normal-weight (n = 10) and 2) overweight and obese (n = 17). Participants underwent a single…
Descriptors: Exercise Physiology, Obesity, Body Weight, Body Height
Tina L. Ortiz – ProQuest LLC, 2021
One of the most substantial challenges facing colleges and universities today remains the creation of a healthy campus environment. With more than one-third of college students classified as overweight or obese by body-mass index (BMI) and the known negative health consequences associated with obesity, campuses have a deliberate responsibility to…
Descriptors: College Students, Obesity, Intervention, School Health Services
Amy E. Allnutt; Daniel J. Smith; William A. Torrence; Dayna S. Alexander – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This cross-sectional study examined the weight bias attitudes and obesity beliefs of health science (HS), nursing, and pre-medicine undergraduate students. Methods: Using snowballing and convenience sampling strategies, students (N = 139) completed an online survey, including a 24-item Antifat Attitudes Scale (AFAS) and eight-item…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Body Weight, Obesity, Beliefs
Dahlin, Melissa S.; Reich, Stephanie M. – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: To gain insight into the extent of body mass index (BMI) change during an academic year for children with overweight or obesity at entry to an early learning programme with nutrition and physical activity components ("Head Start"). We explored whether meeting with families to discuss weight and nutrition and age of entry in…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Student Participation, Body Height
Cheng, Chia-Hsin Emily; Thomas Tobin, Courtney S.; Weiss, Jie W. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The growing prevalence of obesity among college students is a major public health issue, as over one-third are overweight or obese. This study used gender-stratified multivariate analyses to examine psychological distress and social contextual factors as key determinants of obesity. Participants: Students of a large public university in…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Obesity, College Students, Public Health
Wang, Aiwei; Gao, Yang; Wang, Jingjing; Brown, Tamara J.; Sun, Yan; Yu, Siyue; Tong, Tomas K.; Zhong, Linda L. D.; Fong, Shirley Siu Ming; Dutheil, Frédéric; Baker, Julien S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Poor health-related physical fitness (HRPF) and overweight and obesity are common health problems for children with intellectual disability. This study aimed to review existing lifestyle intervention studies, and identify effective strategies for this population. Methods: A systematic search was undertaken in three databases. The…
Descriptors: Intervention, Intellectual Disability, Physical Activities, Obesity
Leiss, Jodie; Kim, Jeong-Hee – Journal of Educational Research, 2022
Physical activity is essential for children's current and future health, but most do not get their recommended daily 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity. Schools are an ideal environment for physical activity since students spend most of their waking hours at school. In this paper, we inquire into a sedentary school environment…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Educational Environment
Chavez, Luis; Malik, Neal; Kapella-Mshigeni, Salome – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Approximately 20% of US children are obese and these rates are expected to increase. The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides meals to millions of students and may influence their body mass index (BMI). This study aimed to investigate whether students who participate in the NSLP have a higher BMI when compared to those that do…
Descriptors: Students, Obesity, Lunch Programs, Body Composition
Bouclaous, Carmel; Daher, Ralph; Osseily, Wissam; Rosário, Rafaela; Hamam, Hasan – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2023
The study assessed health literacy (HL) in Lebanese adolescents and its associations with health during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 228 adolescents (63.1% female), 15.5 ± 1.5 years, took the survey. Data was collected between May and September 2020. The questionnaire consisted of the Health Literacy for School-Aged Children (HLSAC) scale,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, COVID-19, Pandemics
Nancy Torres – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Obesity is leading cause of death worldwide. Childhood obesity has jumped to 22.4% in 2020 from 19.3% in 2019. One-third of children are overweight and obese, with an approximately 66% chance of becoming an obese adult. The costs of obesity are to overall health: financial, physical, social, and emotional. Obesity affects students at school, a…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Obesity, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
Dinkel, Danae; Warehime, Shane; Zurek, Julia; Welch, Olivia; Leininger, Kelsi; McNeil, Kaitlyn; Rech, John P.; Ryan, Kyle – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2021
The primary purpose of this study was to explore students' perceptions of a service-learning course at a small, rural, state college. Throughout the semester-long course, the students learned about how to improve afterschool programs and childhood obesity in rural areas similar to the community that encompassed them. The class format consisted of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Service Learning, Rural Areas, College Students
Annesi, James J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2021
Purpose: Although exercise is typically included in behavioral weight-loss programs, the amount associated with meaningful short- to long-term weight reduction required investigation. Indirect paths between exercise-associated psychological changes and weight loss might be more relevant than the direct effect of exercise on energy…
Descriptors: Exercise, Physical Activity Level, Obesity, Psychological Patterns
Michael R. Capawana – Education and Urban Society, 2024
Childhood obesity is a pervasive health issue, with multifaceted implications for developmental trajectory. Participants included 5,573 K-5 students enrolled in a high-poverty urban public-school setting. Through an informal yet holistic assessment process, students identified as exhibiting overweight issues were compared to peers not designated…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Urban Schools, Low Income Students, Obesity