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Direct linkShaya, Fadia T.; Flores, David; Gbarayor, Confidence M.; Wang, Jingshu – Journal of School Health, 2008
Background: Childhood obesity is an impending epidemic. This article is an overview of different interventions conducted in school settings so as to guide efforts for an effective management of obesity in children, thus minimizing the risk of adult obesity and related cardiovascular risk. Methods: PubMed and OVID Medline databases were searched…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Intervention, Physical Activities
Agras, W. Stewart; Bryson, Susan; Hammer, Lawrence D.; Kraemer, Helena C. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: Thin body preoccupation and social pressure to be thin (TBPSP) in adolescence are risk factors for the development of full and partial bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. This study examined precursors of these potent risk factors. Method: A prospective study followed 134 children from birth to 11.0 years and their parents.…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Psychopathology, Prevention, Behavior Modification
