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Contextual Determinants of Accelerated Weight Gain During Summer Among Preschoolers from Low-income Households
Organization UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIALocation COLUMBIA, UNITED STATESPosted 16 Apr 2024Deadline 29 Feb 2028
NIHUS FederalResearch GrantFY20260-11 years old1st gradeAccelerationAccelerometerAddressAgeAnthropometryAutomobile DrivingBehaviorCalendarCaringChildChild CareChild YouthChildren (0-21)CommunitiesDataData SetDevelopmentDietEatingEnrollmentFamilyFood IntakeFosteringHealth behaviorHomeHouseholdImpoverishedIndividualInformal Social ControlInterviewLow incomeMeasuresMediatorMedicaid eligibilityMethodologyMotor SkillsNeighborhoodsNursery SchoolsNutritious mealObesityOutcomeOverweightParentsPhysical activityPlayPovertyPreventionPuericultureResearchRiskSamplingSchool-Age PopulationSchoolsSelf RegulationSleepTarget PopulationsTimeWeightWeight GainWeight Increaseaccelerometryactivity monitoractivity trackeradiposityagesbody weight gainbody weight increasecohortcorpulencedevelopmentaldiariesdietsdrivingeffective interventionelementary schoolenrollexcessive weight gainexecutive controlexecutive functionexperienceextreme weight gainfirst gradegrade schoolhealth related behaviorhealthy mealhomesinnovateinnovationinnovativekidskindergartenmotor abilityobesity preventionparentpre-kpre-kindergartenpreschoolpreventprevent obesitypreventingprimary outcomeschool agesecondary outcomeserious weight gainsevere weight gainsleep patternsleep routinesleep schedulesleep/wake patternssocialweightswt gainyoungster
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Weight status differences are present upon entry into kindergarten, indicating that the origins of
overweight/obesity (OWOB) develop before elementary school. Preschoolers (3-4-yr-olds) may also
experience accelerated weight gain (i.e., increased zBMI) during the summer and lose weight (i.e., decreased
zBMI) during the school year – indicating…
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