BackgroundThe diets, physical activity and sedentary behavior levels of both children and adults in Australia are suboptimal. The family environment, as the first ecological niche of children, exerts an important influence on the onset of children\u27s habits. Parent modeling is one part of this environment and a logical focus for child obesity prevention initiatives. The focus on parent\u27s own behaviors provides a potential opportunity to decrease obesity risk behaviors in parents as well.ObjectiveTo assess the effect of a parent-focused early childhood obesity prevention intervention on first-time mothers\u27 diets, physical activity and TV viewing time.MethodsThe Melbourne InFANT Program is a cluster-randomized controlled trial which i...
Background: Worldwide, the prevalence of obesity among children has increased dramatically. Although...
Adults and children in Canada are not meeting physical activity guidelines nor consuming sufficient ...
Background: Unhealthy dietary behaviours are one of the key risk factors for many lifestyle-related ...
Abstract Background The diets, physical activity and sedentary behavior levels of both children and ...
Background : Multiple factors combine to support a compelling case for interventions that target the...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a parent-focused intervention on infants’ obesity-ri...
Abstract Background More than 20% of US children ages 2-5 yrs are classified as overweight or obese....
Objective Describe parent-reported child eating behaviour and maternal parenting impact outcomes of ...
Background Relationships with others can have an impact on the attitudes of new mums to the obesity-...
The family, being the first immediate surroundings of children, plays an important part in forming c...
Intervention programs to prevent childhood obesity are more likely to be successful when mothers are...
The ‘early years’ is a crucial period for the prevention of childhood obesity. Health se...
Parents substantially influence children’s diet and physical activity behaviors, which consequently ...
Abstract Background Multiple factors combine to support a compelling case for interventions that tar...
Child obesity rates have dramatically risen over the past years, tripling from 5% in the 1970s to 15...
Background: Worldwide, the prevalence of obesity among children has increased dramatically. Although...
Adults and children in Canada are not meeting physical activity guidelines nor consuming sufficient ...
Background: Unhealthy dietary behaviours are one of the key risk factors for many lifestyle-related ...
Abstract Background The diets, physical activity and sedentary behavior levels of both children and ...
Background : Multiple factors combine to support a compelling case for interventions that target the...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a parent-focused intervention on infants’ obesity-ri...
Abstract Background More than 20% of US children ages 2-5 yrs are classified as overweight or obese....
Objective Describe parent-reported child eating behaviour and maternal parenting impact outcomes of ...
Background Relationships with others can have an impact on the attitudes of new mums to the obesity-...
The family, being the first immediate surroundings of children, plays an important part in forming c...
Intervention programs to prevent childhood obesity are more likely to be successful when mothers are...
The ‘early years’ is a crucial period for the prevention of childhood obesity. Health se...
Parents substantially influence children’s diet and physical activity behaviors, which consequently ...
Abstract Background Multiple factors combine to support a compelling case for interventions that tar...
Child obesity rates have dramatically risen over the past years, tripling from 5% in the 1970s to 15...
Background: Worldwide, the prevalence of obesity among children has increased dramatically. Although...
Adults and children in Canada are not meeting physical activity guidelines nor consuming sufficient ...
Background: Unhealthy dietary behaviours are one of the key risk factors for many lifestyle-related ...