Sentences with phrase «adolescent obesity prevention»
Universal childhood and adolescent obesity prevention programs: review and critical analysis
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They found that adolescents averaged 39 minutes per day of moderate - to - vigorous physical activity across all locations, which placed them among the estimated 92 percent of U.S. youths who don't get the 60 minutes of daily exercise recommended for healthy development and obesity prevention.
The UCLA / RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, a CDC - funded prevention research program, has been test - driving a way to get children drinking more water at mealtime to help combat America's obesity epidemic.
A tax on sugar - sweetened beverages such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas, and sports drinks would reduce obesity in adolescents more than other policies, such as exercise or an advertising ban, and would also generate significant revenue for additional obesity prevention activities, say researchers writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Dr. Stice conducted a meta - analytic review of obesity prevention programs for children and adolescents, which was published in Psychological Bulletin in 2005.
Second, it is more difficult to reduce excessive weight in adolescents and adults once it becomes established; therefore, it may be helpful to initiate obesity prevention interventions during early childhood.16 There is a growing consensus that the appropriate period to target obesity prevention interventions is the early years in a child's life.17 The aim of the present review was, therefore, to examine the evidence for environmental influences on dietary determinants of obesity, focusing on younger children (birth to 8 years).
His current research focuses on the prevention of adolescent depression, eating disorders, and obesity, and on the treatment of depression and eating disorders.
We are exploring new insights into the genetic roots of autism; finding pediatric bio-behavioral markers of bipolar disorder; creating effective therapies for OCD; devising effective prevention strategies for adolescent sexual risk behaviors and obesity; and much more.
Thus, obesity prevention and treatment interventions should also involve educating adolescents and their surrounding network of families and friends about the importance of avoiding negative weight talk and strategies to promote positive, supportive conversations.
Findings suggest that obesity prevention interventions for adolescents should address weight - specific factors from within the domains of personal, behavioral, and socio - environmental factors such as promoting positive body image, decreasing unhealthy weight control behaviors, and limiting negative weight talk.
To date, few obesity prevention interventions have successfully changed dietary intake or physical activity among adolescents and fewer yet have limited weight gain [66].