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Book Synopsis Relation Between Self-reported Parental and Children's Physical Activity and Children's Body Fatness by : Robin E. Nixon
Download or read book Relation Between Self-reported Parental and Children's Physical Activity and Children's Body Fatness written by Robin E. Nixon and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309283140 Total Pages :503 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (92 download)
Book Synopsis Educating the Student Body by : Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment
Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Book Synopsis The Cape Town Commitment: A Confession of Faith, A Call to Action by : Darrell L. Bock
Download or read book The Cape Town Commitment: A Confession of Faith, A Call to Action written by Darrell L. Bock and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cape Town Commitment, which arose from The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Cape Town, 2010), stands in the historic line of The Lausanne Covenant (1974) and The Manila Manifesto (1989). It has been translated into twenty-five languages and has commanded wide acceptance around the world. The Commitment is set in two parts. Part 1 is a Confession of Faith, crafted in the language of covenantal love. Part 2 is a Call to Action. The local church, mission agencies, special-interest groups, and Christians in the professions are all urged to find their place in its outworking. This annotated bibliography of The Cape Town Commitment, arranged by topic, has been compiled by specialists in a range of fields. As such, it is the first bibliography of its kind. Arranged in sections for graduate-level teaching Equally useful for research students
Book Synopsis Psychosocial and Environmental Determinants of Physical Activity in Elementary School Children by : Jiying Ling
Download or read book Psychosocial and Environmental Determinants of Physical Activity in Elementary School Children written by Jiying Ling and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Childhood obesity has become a national public health crisis in America. Physical activity has been shown to be one key for controlling childhood obesity, but little is known about the mediators and moderators in physical activity promotion models. In particular, the immediate time afterschool provides an important opportunity for children to be active, only 20% of their afterschool time is used for physical activity. Purpose: The purposes of this study were to explore the psychosocial and environmental determinants of physical activity, and to examine the influence of wearing pedometers on the hypothesized determinants (physical activity self-efficacy, physical activity enjoyment, perceived parental influence, and perceived environment) of physical activity, among elementary school children attending afterschool programs, Methods: A cross-sectional correlational design was used to explore the determinants of physical activity in 133 children enrolled in afterschool programs. In addition, a pretest-posttest study was conducted to examine the influence of wearing pedometers on the hypothesized determinants of physical activity among a subsample of 50 randomly selected children. Children's physical activity levels were assessed by a seven-day recall scale, and seven consecutive days' pedometer steps. Results: Approximately 49% of the children were overweight or obese, but only 13% of the children met national physical activity recommendations. Overweight or obese children took fewer pedometer steps than non-overweight children, and pedometer steps were negatively related to children's BMI. Wearing pedometers did not have a significant influence on the hypothesized determinants of physical activity. No evidence of the reactivity of wearing pedometers was found. Perceived parental influence partially mediated the relationships of physical activity self-efficacy and physical activity enjoyment with physical activity. For self-reported physical activity levels, physical activity enjoyment had the strongest effect on physical activity followed by physical activity self-efficacy. Perceived parental influence had the strongest effect on physical activity measured by pedometers. Conclusions: Pedometers are a reliable measurement instrument to assess elementary school children's physical activity. Perceived parental influence has the primary effect on children's self-reported physical activity levels and number of pedometer steps. Future physical activity interventions should target parental influence to improve children's physical activity levels and control childhood obesity.
Book Synopsis Children, Obesity and Exercise by : Andrew P. Hills
Download or read book Children, Obesity and Exercise written by Andrew P. Hills and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-08-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the developed world there is an increasing prevalence of childhood obesity. Because of this increase, and awareness of the risks to long term health that childhood obesity presents, the phenomena is now described by many as a global epidemic. Children, Obesity and Exercise provides sport, exercise and medicine students and professionals with an accessible and practical guide to understanding and managing childhood and adolescent obesity. It covers: overweight, obesity and body composition; physical activity, growth and development; psycho-social aspects of childhood obesity; physical activity behaviours; eating behaviours; measuring children’s behaviour; interventions for prevention and management of childhood obesity. Children, Obesity and Exercise addresses the need for authoritative advice and innovative approaches to the prevention and management of this chronic problem.
Book Synopsis Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence by : Wieland Kiess
Download or read book Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence written by Wieland Kiess and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has reached epidemic proportions in all industrialized countries around the world. Its impact on individual lives as well as on health economics has to be recognized by physicians and the public alike. Among the most common consequences of obesity in the adolescent are hypertension, dyslipidemia, back pain and psychosocial problems. Therapeutic strategies include psychological and family therapy, lifestyle/behavior modification and nutrition education. The role of regular exercise and exercise programs is emphasized. Surgical procedures and drugs used in adult obesity are still not generally recommended for obese adolescents. This book aims to increase physicians knowledge and understanding of obesity in childhood and adolescence as well as to further public awareness of the health burden and economic dimension of obesity at a young age. Several chapters deliver insights into the basic understanding of which factors contribute to or prevent the development of overweight and obesity in young people. Other contributions provide tools for the clinician to manage the care of the child and adolescent with overweight/obesity. In addition, knowledge from the latest scientific studies on the molecular biology of obesity is also presented.
Book Synopsis Weight-Related Behaviors and Outcomes in Children and Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities by : Aviva Must
Download or read book Weight-Related Behaviors and Outcomes in Children and Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities written by Aviva Must and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-10-30 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Development of body composition and its relationship with physical activity in healthy Swedish children by : Hanna Henriksson
Download or read book Development of body composition and its relationship with physical activity in healthy Swedish children written by Hanna Henriksson and published by Linköping University Electronic Press. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood obesity according to the World Health Organization is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. The proportion of childhood obesity is high both globally and in Sweden. This is of great concern since obese children tend to stay obese in adulthood. In order to develop strategies to prevent early childhood obesity more knowledge is needed regarding factors explaining why children become overweight and obese. Preventive strategies require accurate and easy-to-use methods to assess physical activity in response to energy expenditure as well as energy intake in young children, but such methods are largely lacking or have shown limited accuracy. The aims of this thesis were: 1) to describe the longitudinal development of body composition from 1 week to 4.5 years of age; 2) to study relationships between measures of body composition and the physical activity level (PAL) at 1.5 and 3 years of age; 3) to evaluate if heart rate recording and movement registration using Actiheart can capture variations in total energy expenditure (TEE) and activity energy expenditure (AEE) at 1.5 and 3 years; 4) to evaluate the potential of a 7-day activity diary to assess PAL at 1.5 and 3 years of age; 5) to evaluate a new tool (TECH) using mobile phones for assessing energy intake at 3 years of age. Healthy children were investigated at 1 and 12 weeks (n=44), at 1.5 (n=44), 3 (n=33) and 4.5 (n=26) years of age. Body composition was measured using air-displacement plethysmography at 1 and 12 weeks and at 4.5 years of age. At 1.5 and 3 years, body composition, TEE, PAL and AEE were assessed using the doubly labelled water method and indirect calorimetry. Heart rate and movements were recorded using Actiheart (four days) and physical activities were registered using the 7-day diary. Energy intake was assessed using TECH during one complete 24-hour period. Average percentage of total body fat (TBF) and average fat mass index (FMI) were higher (+3 to +81 %), while fat-free mass index (FFMI) was slightly lower (-2 to -9 %), in children in the study from 12 weeks until 4.5 years of age when compared to corresponding reference values. A relationship between TBF% and PAL was found both at 1.5 and 3 years of age. At 3 years, but not at 1.5 years, this could be explained by a relationship between PAL and FFMI. Actiheart recordings explained a significant but small fraction (8%) of the variation in free-living TEE at 1.5 and 3 years, and in AEE (6 %) at 3 years, above that explained by body composition variables. At 1.5 and 3 years of age, PAL estimated by means of the activity diary using metabolic equivalent (MET) values by Ainsworth et al. was not significantly different from reference PAL, but the accuracy for individuals was low. Average energy intake assessed by TECH was not significantly different from TEE. However, the accuracy for individuals was poor. The results of this thesis suggest that 1) The higher body fatness of the children in the study compared to the corresponding reference values may indicate the presence of a secular trend in body composition development characterized by a high body fatness. 2) Body fatness might counteract physical activity at 1.5 years of age when the capacity to perform physical activity is limited, but not at 3 years of age when such a capacity has been developed. 3) Actiheart recordings explained a significant but small fraction of the variation in TEE at 1.5 and 3 years, and in AEE at 3 years of age, above that explained by body composition variables. 4) The activity diary and TECH produced mean values in agreement with reference PAL and TEE, respectively, but the accuracy for individual children was low. In conclusion, the results of this thesis suggest the presence of a secular trend in body composition development in healthy Swedish children, from infancy up to 4.5 years of age, which is characterized by a high body fatness. Methods to assess physical activity and energy intake at 1.5 and 3 years of age provided some promising results on a group level, although further research is needed to increase the accuracy of these methods in individual children.
Book Synopsis Advances in Exercise Adherence by : Rod K. Dishman
Download or read book Advances in Exercise Adherence written by Rod K. Dishman and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text examines trends in physical activity, aerobic fitness in teenagers and older adults, the role of physical activity in weight loss, new technology, marketing techniques and perspectives on behaviour intervention strategies in exercise programming and views on habitual exercise.
Book Synopsis Families Moving Together by : Stacia C. Miller
Download or read book Families Moving Together written by Stacia C. Miller and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Families Moving Together" study was a community-based education intervention designed to help parents work with their children to live a healthier lifestyle. The "WeCan!" curriculum, a community specific program offered by NIH, was chosen for this study because of the theoretical framework and alignment to Social Cognitive Theory. Sixteen families participated in an 11-week education intervention, which included four sessions designed to increase physical activity levels and improve exercise self-efficacy. Families were assigned to a treatment group, either the parents-only group (POG, n= 29), or the parents-children group (PCG, n= 35). Only parents attended the education session in the POG, while children and parents attended in the PCG. During baseline and post-assessment, participants: 1) completed self-efficacy instruments and self report activity questionnaires, 2) were measured for height and weight, and 3) were given a pedometer. The outcome variables for participants in the study included physical activity, body weight, and exercise self-efficacy. No intervention effects were detected for changes in self-report physical activity data, while the paired samples t-test revealed a small decrease in the pedometer readings from pre- to post-test for all participants. Independent samples t-test revealed no statistically significant change in pedometer readings for children in either group, and a small but statistically significant change in pedometer readings for adults between the two treatment groups. With regards to weight change, the children increased in weight from pre- to post-test while the parents' weight status did not change. There were no significant changes in exercise self-efficacy for either group. Although results were disappointing, findings suggest that a family-based intervention may be effective for promoting increases in physical activity and weight maintenance in participating adults. The information obtained from this study can contribute to the development of sound strategies for family-based interventions. The increasing prevalence of problems related to low physical activity levels, including obesity and related diseases, suggest the continued need for research in this area. Limitations of the study included a small sample size, the short time frame of the intervention, and a lack of father involvement.
Book Synopsis Parent-child physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and obesity by : Erik Sigmund
Download or read book Parent-child physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and obesity written by Erik Sigmund and published by Palacký University Olomouc. This book was released on with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Psychopathology, an Interactional Perspective by : David Magnusson
Download or read book Psychopathology, an Interactional Perspective written by David Magnusson and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Physical activity and health written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Child and Adolescent Obesity by : Walter Burniat
Download or read book Child and Adolescent Obesity written by Walter Burniat and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the ever increasing problem of obesity in children and adolescents, the long-term health and social problems that arise from this, and approaches to prevention and management. Aimed at doctors, and all health-care professionals, it will be of interest to all those concerned with the increasing prevalence of obesity in both the developed and developing world. It covers all aspects of obesity from epidemiology and prevention to recent developments in biochemistry and genetics, and to the varied approaches to management which are influenced by social and clinical need. A foreword by William Dietz and a forward-looking 'future perspectives' conclusion by Philip James embrace an international team of authors, all with first-hand experience of the issues posed by obesity in the young. This comprehensive survey of an important and growing medical problem will help inform, influence and educate those charged with tackling this crisis.
Book Synopsis Parent-child Relationships in the Context of the Childhood Obesity Epidemic in Rural America by : Erin Hennessy
Download or read book Parent-child Relationships in the Context of the Childhood Obesity Epidemic in Rural America written by Erin Hennessy and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dynamics of the parent-child relationship are complex and few studies have examined parental behaviors and children's obesity-related behaviors in ethnically and socio-economically diverse populations. This study investigated the association among parenting style, feeding style, and parenting practices (feeding and activity-related); evaluated their relationship with child diet, physical activity, and weight status; and determined whether style moderated the parent practice-child outcome relationship. In the spring of 2007, we collected cross-sectional data from 99 parent-child dyads (29% White, 49% Black, and 22% Hispanic) living in four poor rural areas of the US (Mississippi River Delta, Southeast, Appalachia, and Central Valley). Parents self- reported their parenting behaviors. Height and weight were measured for each dyad. Child diet was captured by two interviewer-administered, parent-assisted 24-hour dietary recalls and physical activity by accelerometry. Correlation and chi-square analyses determined the relationship between the three parenting behaviors. Moderated multiple regression (MMR) examined the effect of style (parenting, feeding) on the relation between a dependent variable (child BMIz, diet, or activity) and an independent variable (e.g. parenting practice) while controlling for known covariates. Parent's BMI was 32.3[plus or minus]8.6. Children were 9.0[plus or minus]1.5 years old with a mean BMI z-score = 1.2[plus or minus]0.9; 60% percent were overweight. The relationship between parenting style and feeding style showed modest agreement (p [greater than]0.05). Only an indulgent (i.e. permissive ) feeding style was associated with child BMIz (Std. [beta] = 0.33, p [greater than]0.05). Parental restriction was associated with child BMIz in the presence of an uninvolved feeding style (Std. [beta] = - 0.27, p [greater than]0.05). Poor diet quality, defined as consumption of low-nutrient dense (LND) foods, was associated with a permissive feeding style. Parent restriction and monitoring were inversely associated with child intake of LND foods in the presence of an unpermissive feeding style. Children of parents with an uninvolved parenting style accumulated the fewest minutes of physical activity (97.1 vs. 127.5 p [greater than]0.05). A permissive parenting style moderated and strengthened the relationship between parental reinforcement and monitoring of child MVPA (Std. [beta]= 0.32, p [greater than]0.05 and Std. [beta] = 0.41, p [greater than]0.01, respectively). Although parenting style and feeding style are similar constructs, only feeding style was significantly associated with child BMIz. An indulgent feeding style may be predictive of higher child weight and poor dietary intake. Parenting style and parenting practices may interact to positively influence child physical activity. Additional research is warranted. If findings are confirmed, results may help to inform the development of effective family-focused interventions.
Book Synopsis Childhood Obesity by : Rexford S. Ahima
Download or read book Childhood Obesity written by Rexford S. Ahima and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-12-07 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has increased worldwide in recent decades. Obesity in childhood is associated with a wide range of serious health complications and an increased risk of premature illness and death later in life. This book presents childhood obesity trends across multiple demographics and discusses the contributing genetic and environmental factors. It demonstrates the adverse health consequences of childhood obesity both as they relate to childhood and as they last into adulthood and presents multiple methods for obesity treatment included community and family-based intervention, pharmacotherapy, and surgical procedures.
Book Synopsis Relationship Between Self-report Physical Activity and Environmental Variables in Parents of Adolescents by : Daniel G. Burnett
Download or read book Relationship Between Self-report Physical Activity and Environmental Variables in Parents of Adolescents written by Daniel G. Burnett and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
