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Wathne, Kjetil; Mburu, Christina Brux; Middelthon, Anne-Lise – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
Globally, paediatric obesity causes widespread concern, and the role of ethnicity is an important focus. Investigating how culture can mediate health-related behaviour through ideas about bodies, food and physical activity, while addressing a notion that the Pakistani community in Norway is particularly conservative and slow to change, this…
Descriptors: Obesity, Foreign Countries, Role, Ethnicity
Green, Gregory; Riley, Clarence; Hargrove, Brenda – Education, 2012
One of the reasons American children and adolescents gain weight over the generations is that children expend significantly less energy on a daily basis than their parents and grandparents did at their age. Today's youth spend many hours participating in sedentary activities. Additionally, we eat more fast food and vending machine food than we…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Adolescents, Food, Physical Education Teachers
Laurson, Kelly R.; Welk, Gregory J.; Marton, Orsolya; Kaj, Mónika; Csányi, Tamás – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Purpose: This study examined agreement between all 3 standards (as well as relative diagnostic associations with metabolic syndrome) using a representative sample of youth from the Hungarian National Youth Fitness Study. Method: Body mass index (BMI) was assessed in a field sample of 2,352 adolescents (ages 10-18.5 years) and metabolic syndrome…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Standards, Obesity, Metabolism
Monaghan, Lee F. – Sport, Education and Society, 2014
Obesity discourse provides a commonly recycled rationale for multiple, ostensibly well-intended, interventions. Formal educational settings sometimes operate as sites for these biopedagogies which putatively promote "good health" among young people as they transition to "responsible" adulthood. Yet, regulation and control, or…
Descriptors: Males, Human Body, Obesity, Health Promotion
Henningsen, Alexander; Boros, Piroska; Ingvalson, Kent; Fontana, Fabio E.; Matvienko, Oksana – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2015
A body mass index (BMI) report card is a tool to inform parents about their child's weight status. Body mass index notifications could curb childhood obesity by prompting parents to encourage their children to be more physically active and make better dietary choices, but they could also lower children's self-esteem and increase weight-related…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Obesity, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Kirschenbaum, Daniel S.; Gierut, Kristen – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2013
Objective: To compare and contrast 5 sets of expert recommendations about the treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity. Method: We reviewed 5 sets of recent expert recommendations: 2007 health care organizations' four stage model, 2007 Canadian clinical practice guidelines, 2008 Endocrine Society recommendations, 2009 seven step model, and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Behavior Modification, Therapy, Children
Rodriguez, Mary T.; Lamm, Alexa J.; Odera, Erica; Owens, Courtney; Thompson, Sandra – Journal of Extension, 2015
Minority children and adolescents living in rural areas, below poverty guidelines, are less likely to engage in healthy food choices or a healthy lifestyle, and this contributes to obesity issues. Providing children with the skills and knowledge to lead healthy lives is a way to combat this epidemic. Focus groups were conducted at three Extension…
Descriptors: Gardening, Extension Education, School Activities, Student Participation
Langford, Rebecca; Bonell, Christopher; Komro, Kelli; Murphy, Simon; Magnus, Daniel; Waters, Elizabeth; Gibbs, Lisa; Campbell, Rona – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
The World Health Organization's Health Promoting Schools (HPS) framework is a whole-school approach to promoting health that recognizes the intrinsic relationship between health and education. Our recent Cochrane systematic review found HPS interventions produced improvements in a number of student health outcomes. Here we reflect on what this…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Intervention, Outcomes of Education, Health Education
Larrier, Yvonne; Kijai, Jimmy; Bakerson, Michelle A.; Walker, Lynne; Linton, Jeremy; Woolford-Hunt, Carole; Sallinen, Bethany J.; Woolford, Susan J. – American Journal of Health Education, 2012
Background: Childhood obesity has become a public health priority in the U.S. and is linked to a number of significant comorbidities including asthma, sleep apnea and depression. In addition, there is an increase in social isolation and peer victimization. Purpose: the purpose of this study was to explore Professional School Counselors (PSC)…
Descriptors: Obesity, School Counselors, Counselor Attitudes, Public Health
Geri, Serdar – International Education Studies, 2021
The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences between physical and some motoric characteristics of university students who participate in regular sports training and those who do not. A total of 20 volunteer students, 10 students with an average age of 20.80 ± 1.69 and 10 students with an average age of 19.90 ± 1.45 without any…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, College Students, Late Adolescents, Physical Activity Level
Kihm, Holly Spencer – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2014
The incidence of overweight and obesity among children and young adolescents remains unacceptably high and places our youth at risk for several negative outcomes. Recognizing the need for a youth-focused weight management program in our community, the researcher developed, implemented, and evaluated a small pilot study, FitKids. The aims of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Children, Early Adolescents, Body Weight
Lytle, Leslie A.; Murray, David M.; Laska, Melissa N.; Pasch, Keryn E.; Anderson, Sarah E.; Farbakhsh, Kian – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Evidence is building regarding the association between inadequate amounts of sleep and the risk of obesity, especially in younger children. Less is known about the relationship between change in sleep and change in weight during adolescence. The objective of this study was to examine the longitudinal relationship between change in sleep duration…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Depression (Psychology), Adolescents
Gaudreault, Karen Lux; Kinder, Christopher; Shiver, Victoria; Beighle, Aaron; Erwin, Heather – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2021
Child inactivity, overweightness, and obesity are recognized problems in the United States. Despite characterization as an "epidemic," children continue to fall short in meeting physical activity recommendations necessary to maintain proper health. Relevant literature indicates that after-school programs (ASPs) are viable options for…
Descriptors: Child Health, Physical Activity Level, After School Programs, Health Promotion
Rukavina, Paul B.; Li, Weidong – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: The purpose of the study was to assess adolescents' perceptions of controllability and its relation to weight stereotypes as a function of gender. Methods: Two hundred and thirty-one seventh and eighth graders from physical education classes completed a perception of controllability questionnaire and weight stereotype explicit scale…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Gender Differences, Adolescents
McMahon, Don D.; Barrio, Brenda; McMahon, Amanda K.; Tutt, Kristen; Firestone, Jonah – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2020
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at greater risk of health-related issues due to obesity and lack of physical activity. This study examined using virtual reality (VR) exergaming to increase the physical activity of high school students with IDD. Four students participated in this multiple probe across…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, High School Students, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability