Obesity prevention and obesogenic behavior interventions in child care: a systematic review

SB Sisson, M Krampe, K Anundson, S Castle - Preventive medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Review peer-reviewed interventions designed to reduce obesity and improve
obesogenic behaviors, including physical activity, diet, and screen time, at child care …

Obesity-promoting factors in Mexican children and adolescents: challenges and opportunities

M Aceves-Martins, E Llauradó, L Tarro, R Solà… - Global health …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Mexico is a developing country with one of the highest youth obesity rates
worldwide;> 34% of children and adolescents between 5 and 19 years of age are …

Preventing obesity across generations: evidence for early life intervention

D Haire-Joshu, R Tabak - Annual review of public health, 2016 - annualreviews.org
To prevent the intergenerational transfer of obesity and end the current epidemic,
interventions are needed across the early life stages, from preconception to prenatal to …

[HTML][HTML] A multilevel intervention to increase physical activity and improve healthy eating and physical literacy among young children (ages 3-5) attending early …

M Bélanger, L Humbert, H Vatanparast, S Ward… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Childhood obesity is a growing concern for public health. Given a majority of
children in many countries spend approximately 30 h per week in early childcare centers …

Move to learn, learn to move: Prioritizing physical activity in early childhood education programming

C Lu, B Montague - Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016 - Springer
The global childhood trend towards obesity and unhealthy lifestyles is a growing concern.
Childcare settings have been identified as the most influential factors for children's physical …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived effective and feasible strategies to promote healthy eating in young children: Focus groups with parents, family child care providers and daycare …

L Vandeweghe, E Moens, C Braet, W Van Lippevelde… - BMC Public Health, 2016 - Springer
Background The aim of the current study is to identify strategies to promote healthy eating in
young children that can be applied by caregivers, based on their own perceptions of …

Perceived parental barriers to and strategies for supporting physical activity and healthy eating among head start children

J Ling, LB Robbins, V Hines-Martin - Journal of Community Health, 2016 - Springer
Despite the need for parents to support their children's healthy behaviors, knowledge of
factors preventing parents from doing so is still rudimentary. This study primarily aimed to …

Obesity prevention practices and policies in child care settings enrolled and not enrolled in the child and adult care food program

ST Liu, CL Graffagino, KA Leser, AL Trombetta… - Maternal and child …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Objectives The United States Department of Agriculture's Child and Adult Care
Food Program (CACFP) provides meals and snacks to low-income children in child care …

Child-care nutrition environments: results from a survey of policy and practice in New Zealand early childhood education services

S Gerritsen, C Wall, S Morton - Public health nutrition, 2016 - cambridge.org
Objective: To describe nutrition environments in formal child care for 3-and 4-year-olds.
Design: Cross-sectional online survey of nutrition-related child-care policy and practice …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity and screen use policy and practices in childcare: results from a survey of early childhood education services in New Zealand

S Gerritsen, SMB Morton, CR Wall - Australian and New Zealand journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate written policies, equipment, strategies and barriers to children's
activity in early childhood education settings, including participation in health promotion …