Introduction Early childhood is a key time for the development of physical activity behaviors and physical literacy. A growing proportion of children spend a significant portion of their …
Introduction Social marketing is a promising planning approach for influencing voluntary lifestyle behaviours, but its application to nutrition and physical activity interventions in the …
The 24-h day—containing physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep—in pre-school children has not yet been extensively investigated. The aim of the current study was to …
This study investigated parental influences on preschool children's healthy and unhealthy snacking in relation to child obesity in a large cross-sectional multinational sample. Parents …
Objectives Health inequalities are observed among different regions and socioeconomic groups. The present study aimed to record the prevalence of overweight and obesity among …
AM Kontochristopoulou, K Karatzi… - Journal of Human …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Parental influences on children's eating and physical activity (PA) and consequently on their weight are fundamental. The present study aimed to identify the …
H Sepp, K Höijer - Food & nutrition research, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background There is a need for research both in relation to food education at preschools and in relation to how the individual teacher can handle and relate to the many different …
CA Anastasiou, E Fappa, K Zachari… - BMC Endocrine …, 2020 - Springer
Background Assessment of diet and physical activity and their determinants still remains a demanding task, especially when the objective is to evaluate the efficacy of lifestyle …
Background Dietary intake during early childhood can have implications on child health and developmental trajectories. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are …