The state of the summer: a review of child summer weight gain and efforts to prevent it

LA Tanskey, J Goldberg, K Chui, A Must… - Current obesity reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Accumulating evidence shows that children in the USA gain
weight more rapidly during the summer, when school is not in session. This narrative review …

Children's Health, Wellbeing and Academic Outcomes over the Summer Holidays: A Scoping Review

E Eglitis, A Miatke, R Virgara, A Machell, T Olds… - Children, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: The school day provides a supportive and stimulating environment that may
protect children and adolescents (5–18 years) from behaviours that are adverse for health …

Potential circadian and circannual rhythm contributions to the obesity epidemic in elementary school age children

JP Moreno, SJ Crowley, CA Alfano, KM Hannay… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Children gain weight at an accelerated rate during summer, contributing to increases in the
prevalence of overweight and obesity in elementary-school children (ie, approximately 5 to …

Rapidly increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in older Ghanaian adults from 2007-2015: Evidence from WHO-SAGE Waves 1 & 2

ST Lartey, CG Magnussen, L Si, GO Boateng… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Studies on changes in the prevalence and determinants of obesity in older
adults living in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. We examined recent changes in obesity …

Free Summer Programming and Body Mass Index Among Schoolchildren From Low-Income Households: A Randomized Clinical Trial

MW Beets, S Burkart, C Pfledderer, E Adams… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Children experience accelerated gains in body mass index (BMI) during the
summer months when school is not in session. Children from low-income households are …

Obesity status trajectory groups among elementary school children

TA Chen, T Baranowski, JP Moreno, TM O'Connor… - BMC Public Health, 2016 - Springer
Background Little is known about patterns in the transition from healthy weight to overweight
or obesity during the elementary school years. This study examined whether there were …

Annual transition probabilities of overweight and obesity in older adults: Evidence from World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health

ST Lartey, L Si, P Otahal, B de Graaff… - Social science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Overweight/obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa including
Ghana. However, transition probabilities, an essential component to develop cost-effective …

Differences in elementary-age children's accelerometer-measured physical activity between school and summer: three-year findings from the What's UP (Undermining …

MW Beets, S Burkart, C Pfledderer, E Adams… - International journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Among elementary-aged children (5-12yrs), summer vacation is associated
with accelerated gains in Body Mass Index (BMI). A key behavioral driver of BMI gain is a …

Predictors of weight status in school-aged children: a prospective cohort study

S Bel-Serrat, MM Heinen, J Mehegan… - European Journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Background/Objectives To prospectively investigate the predictors of
overweight/obesity and of body mass index (BMI) change in schoolchildren …

Body height and mortality-mortality follow-up of four Swiss surveys

S Rohrmann, SR Haile, K Staub, M Bopp, D Faeh… - Preventive …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Adult body height is largely determined by genetics, but also by dietary factors,
which in turn depend on socioeconomic status and lifestyle. We examined the association …