The association between childcare arrangements and risk of overweight and obesity in childhood: a systematic review

L Black, K Matvienko‐Sikar, PM Kearney - Obesity Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Over 80% of preschool‐aged children experience non‐parental childcare. Childcare type
has the potential to influence weight outcomes, but its impact on childhood …

Association of childcare arrangement with overweight and obesity in preschool-aged children: a narrative review of literature

K Swyden, SB Sisson, K Lora, S Castle… - International Journal of …, 2017 - nature.com
The time children spend in childcare overlaps with daily meals and opportunities to be
active. Thus these environments have the opportunity to promote—or hinder—healthy …

Childcare and overweight or obesity over 10 years of follow-up

MC Geoffroy, C Power, E Touchette, L Dubois… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the predictive association between preschool childcare
arrangements and overweight/obesity in childhood. STUDY DESIGN: Children were …

The family child care home environment and children's diet quality

SE Benjamin-Neelon, AE Vaughn, A Tovar, T Østbye… - Appetite, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Developing healthy eating behaviors and food preferences in early childhood
may help establish future healthy diets. Large numbers of children spend time in child care …

Nutrition knowledge and perspectives of physical activity for pre-schoolers amongst early childhood education and care teachers

J Rapson, C Conlon, A Ali - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Caregivers' nutrition and physical activity knowledge is recognised as being important for
children's health and body size. Identifying knowledge gaps amongst caregivers may inform …

Early child care and obesity at 12 months of age in the Danish National Birth Cohort

SE Benjamin Neelon, C Schou Andersen… - International journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
Results: A total of 17 721 (63.7%) children attended child care during their first year of life.
After adjustment for potential confounders, a 30-day increment of child care was associated …

Cohort profile for the Nurture Observational Study examining associations of multiple caregivers on infant growth in the Southeastern USA

SEB Neelon, T Østbye, GG Bennett, RM Kravitz… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Purpose Childcare has been associated with obesity in children in cross-sectional and
longitudinal studies, although some observed no association. Few studies have focused on …

Objectively measured sedentary time, physical activity and markers of body fat in preschool children

V España-Romero, JA Mitchell… - Pediatric …, 2013 - journals.humankinetics.com
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between sedentary behavior and
moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), measured by accelerometry, with body mass …

Using social network analysis to identify key child care center staff for obesity prevention interventions: a pilot study

J Marks, LM Barnett, C Foulkes, P Hawe… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Interest has grown in how systems thinking could be used in obesity
prevention. Relationships between key actors, represented by social networks, are an …

Identifying elevated child weight from 3 to 24 months: Early transitions into nonparental care and to solid foods

JM Barton, A Lundquist, MC Fisher, BH Fiese… - Pediatric …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Early entry into nonparental care (NPC) and introduction to solid foods (ITS)
have been linked to elevated weight, however, little research exists on the combined …