Workplace Obesity Prevention [PDF]
AAOHN Journal, 2011 Employers can effectively reduce obesity, lower their health care costs, reduce absenteeism, and increase employee productivity through workplace obesity prevention programs.
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Tracking of obesity among 2‐ to 9‐year‐olds in an electronic heath record database from 2006 to 2018
Obesity Science & Practice, 2020 Summary Background and Objective As obesity among children and adolescents is associated with major health risks, including the persistence of obesity into adulthood, there has been interest in targeting prevention efforts at children and adolescent. The
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Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2023 Infants younger than 4 months are not ready for complementary foods/drinks (any solid or liquid other than breast milk or infant formula). Almost half of US infants participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
Kristin J. Marks +4 more
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An Assessment of Health-Economic Burden of Obesity Trends with Population-Based Preventive Strategies in a Developed Economy [PDF]
, 2017 The burden of obesity varies with age, ethnicity, socio-economic status and state economies. All new projections should hence accommodate population ageing, and other population changes such as immigration, health-care system reform, or technological ...
Bhasin, P. (Prerna)
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A Framework for Increasing Equity Impact in Obesity Prevention.
American Journal of Public Health, 2019 One of the most pressing unmet challenges for preventing and controlling epidemic obesity is ensuring that socially disadvantaged populations benefit from relevant public health interventions. Obesity levels are disproportionately high in ethnic minority,
S. Kumanyika
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Associations between comfort eating and weight change during the COVID-19 pandemic among U.S. adults
Human Nutrition & Metabolism, 2023 Objective: To examine associations between comfort eating in response to loneliness or stress and weight change during the COVID-19 pandemic among U.S. adults. Design: Quantitative, cross-sectional study.
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It\u27s all in the lens: Differences in views on obesity prevention between advocates and policy makers [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Intervention strategies to reduce obesity include policy and environmental changes that are designed to provide opportunities, support, and cues to help people develop healthier behaviors.
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Journal of Obesity, 2020 Background. Globally, obesity is becoming a public health problem in the general population. Various determinants were reported by different scholars even though there are inconsistencies.
Melese Linger Endalifer, Gedefaw Diress
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Obesity prevention for junior high school students: An intervention programme [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Generally, schools are an important setting to provide programmes for obesity prevention for children because the vast majority of children attend school. This study investigates how an intervention programme in the school subject of Physical
Dafopoulou, GM, Topalidou, A
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Effectiveness of a Multifactorial Intervention in the First 1000 Days of Life to Prevent Obesity and Overweight in Childhood: Study Protoco [PDF]
, 2020 (1) Background: Obesity is a global health problem, and its prevention must be a priority goal of public health, especially considering the seriousness of the problem among children.
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