Background Insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables in childhood increases the risk
of future non‐communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease. Testing the effects …

Background Fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption in children in the United States (US) is
very low. Adequate FV consumption is required for proper development during childhood …

Importance Adequate sleep duration is necessary for many aspects of child health,
development, and well-being, yet sleep durations for children are declining, and effective …

Family-based interventions that incorporate culturally-tailored multi-component curricula and
are grounded on evidence-based information and theoretical frameworks can help reduce …

Purpose: Studying physical activity in toddlers using accelerometers is challenging due to
noncompliance with wear time (WT) and activity log (AL) instructions. The aims of this study …

Appropriate weight gain goals promote healthy gestational weight gain (GWG). Despite
receiving recommendations from their providers, most women do not know how much …

Objectives: To describe changes in home food availability during early childhood, including
modified, developmentally sensitive obesogenic scores, and to determine whether home …

Background Methods to objectively assess fruit and vegetable (FV) intake in young children
are needed in order to support rigorous assessments of policies and interventions …

This non-randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the impact of the LGEG
curriculum on vegetable likeability, skin carotenoid scores, and anthropometric changes …

It turns out that education held in elementary schools still experiences many obstacles. The
obstacles in question include the lack of professional teachers, low student ability, limited …