Effects of Healthy Change Intervention on Childhood Obesity Prevention in Mexico
| Autor: | Meizi He, Erica T. Sosa, Perla María Trejo-Ortiz, Yolanda Flores-Peña, Hermelinda Ávila-Alpirez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Gerontology
Nutrition and Dietetics Home environment Accident prevention business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Physical activity Medicine (miscellaneous) Nutrition Education and Behavioral Science Overweight medicine.disease Obesity Childhood obesity Hygiene Intervention (counseling) medicine medicine.symptom business Food Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Curr Dev Nutr |
| ISSN: | 2475-2991 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of the Healthy Change intervention on maternal perceptions of their child's body weight (MPCW), weight status as overweight-obese (OW-OB), and associated variables (child’ BMI, maternal feeding style, and obesogenic home environment) in Mexico. METHODS: Randomized control trial consisted of two arms: the intervention group received Healthy Change, and control group received Hygiene and Accident Prevention. Data were collected at baseline and at the end of the program via self-administered questionnaires by mothers and anthropometric measurement in children. RESULTS: The proportion of mothers who accurately identified their children's weight status increased at study endpoint in both groups. The intervention group also showed a shift of mothers feeding style towards an authoritative style (17.4 vs 26.2, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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