Understanding differences between summer vs. school obesogenic behaviors of children: the structured days hypothesis

K Brazendale, MW Beets, RG Weaver, RR Pate… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Although the scientific community has acknowledged modest improvements
can be made to weight status and obesogenic behaviors (ie, physical activity …

Summer weight gain and fitness loss: causes and potential solutions

RG Weaver, MW Beets, K Brazendale… - American Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past 3 decades, public health professionals have worked to stem the rising
childhood obesity epidemic. Despite the field's best efforts, no progress has been made in …

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 …

Later sleep timing predicts accelerated summer weight gain among elementary school children: a prospective observational study

JP Moreno, J Razjouyan, H Lester, H Dadabhoy… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives and background Social demands of the school-year and summer environment
may affect children's sleep patterns and circadian rhythms during these periods. The current …

Waist circumference trajectories and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Korean population: the Korean genome and epidemiology study (KoGES)

J Jeon, KJ Jung, SH Jee - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background To classify waist circumference (WC) trajectories and examine each trajectory's
association with risk of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods In Korean …

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 …

Body mass index trajectory and incident hypertension: results from a longitudinal cohort of Chinese children and adolescents, 2006–2016

X Wang, B Dong, S Huang, Y Ma… - … journal of public …, 2020 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To identify body mass index (BMI) trajectories in Chinese children and to
compare the risk of incident high blood pressure (HBP) across trajectory groups. Methods. A …

Changes in children's sleep and physical activity during a 1-week versus a 3-week break from school: A natural experiment

RG Weaver, MW Beets, M Perry, E Hunt, K Brazendale… - Sleep, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives To examine changes in elementary aged children's sleep and
physical activity during a 1-week and a 3-week school break. Methods Sleep and physical …

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 …

Exploring overweight risk trajectories during childhood and their associations with elevated blood pressure at late adolescence: a retrospective cohort study

X Wang, J Hu, S Huang, Z Yang, Y Dong, B Dong… - …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Overweight during childhood is significantly associated with higher risk of high
blood pressure (HBP) in later life. However, recognition of critical intervention period is …