Research reports from University of North Carolina provide new insights into obesity in children

Researchers detail in 'The ecology of childhood overweight: a 12-year longitudinal analysis,' new data in obesity. In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To investigate ecological correlates of the development of overweight in a multisite study sample of children followed from age 2 to 12. Longitudinal examination of covariates of overweight status throughout childhood, with covariates drawn from three ecological levels: sociocultural or demographic, quality of the child's home environment, and proximal child experience that could directly affect the balance between energy intake and energy expenditure. A total of 960 children participating in a long-term...

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