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Summer Weight Gain Among Preschool-Aged Children With Obesity: An Observational Study in Head Start
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March 2021
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Source: Prev Chronic Dis. 2021; 18
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Journal Article:Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
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Description:School-aged children gain weight most rapidly in summer, but few studies have investigated summer weight gain among preschool-aged children. We fit continuous linear spline mixed models to test for accelerated summer weight gain among 2,044 children attending 16 Boston-area Head Start programs between fall 2016 and spring 2019. Academic year and summer rates of change in modified body mass index z-score differed (P < .001), with accelerated summer weight gain most pronounced among children with obesity. As with school-aged children, increased focus on the summer is warranted for promoting healthy weight among children in Head Start.
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ISSN:1545-1151
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Pubmed ID:33734963
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7986969
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Volume:18
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