Reliability and validity of child/adolescent food frequency questionnaires that assess foods and/or food groups
JK Kolodziejczyk, G Merchant… - Journal of pediatric …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Summarize the validity and reliability of child/adolescent food frequency
questionnaires (FFQs) that assess food and/or food groups. Methods: We performed a …
questionnaires (FFQs) that assess food and/or food groups. Methods: We performed a …
Systematic review of family and home‐based interventions targeting paediatric overweight and obesity
The family and home environment is a highly influential psychosocial antecedent of
paediatric obesity. The purpose of this investigation was to systematically analyze family and …
paediatric obesity. The purpose of this investigation was to systematically analyze family and …
School-based gardening, cooking and nutrition intervention increased vegetable intake but did not reduce BMI: Texas sprouts-a cluster randomized controlled trial
Background Although school garden programs have been shown to improve dietary
behaviors, there has not been a cluster-randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted to …
behaviors, there has not been a cluster-randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted to …
Reductions in child obesity among disadvantaged school children with community involvement: the Travis County CATCH Trial
The objective of this study was to compare the impact of two intervention approaches on the
prevalence of child overweight and obesity:(i) Coordinated Approach To Child Health …
prevalence of child overweight and obesity:(i) Coordinated Approach To Child Health …
Adolescents demonstrate improvement in obesity risk behaviors after completion of choice, control & change, a curriculum addressing personal agency and …
IR Contento, PA Koch, H Lee… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The rapid increase of obesity and diabetes risk beginning in youth,
particularly those from disadvantaged communities, calls for prevention efforts. OBJECTIVE …
particularly those from disadvantaged communities, calls for prevention efforts. OBJECTIVE …
Nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes, and dietary behaviors among head start teachers in Texas: a cross-sectional study
S Sharma, KS Dortch, C Byrd-Williams… - Journal of the Academy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Head Start teachers are responsible for providing nutrition education to over 1 million low-
income children annually, yet little is known about their nutrition-related knowledge …
income children annually, yet little is known about their nutrition-related knowledge …
Insufficient sleep among elementary and middle school students is linked with elevated soda consumption and other unhealthy dietary behaviors
Objective This study examines the extent to which insufficient sleep is associated with diet
quality in students taking part in the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research …
quality in students taking part in the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research …
Measuring the bias, precision, accuracy, and validity of self-reported height and weight in assessing overweight and obesity status among adolescents using a …
Background Evidence regarding bias, precision, and accuracy in adolescent self-reported
height and weight across demographic subpopulations is lacking. The bias, precision, and …
height and weight across demographic subpopulations is lacking. The bias, precision, and …
A systematic analysis of childhood obesity prevention interventions targeting Hispanic children: lessons learned from the previous decade
Hispanic children suffer from the highest overall rates of prevalence for overweight and
obesity in the US. In the last decade some interventions for prevention of childhood obesity …
obesity in the US. In the last decade some interventions for prevention of childhood obesity …
Latino families, primary care, and childhood obesity: a randomized controlled trial
ADA Boudreau, DS Kurowski, WI Gonzalez… - American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Few successful treatment modalities exist to address childhood obesity.
Given Latinos' strong identity with family, a family-focused intervention may be able to …
Given Latinos' strong identity with family, a family-focused intervention may be able to …