Parental underestimates of child weight: a meta-analysis

A Lundahl, KM Kidwell, TD Nelson - Pediatrics, 2014 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Parental perceptions of their children's weight play an
important role in obesity prevention and treatment. The objective of this study was to …

Childhood obesity: position statement of polish society of pediatrics, polish society for pediatric obesity, polish society of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes, the …

A Mazur, A Zachurzok, J Baran, K Dereń, E Łuszczki… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Childhood obesity is one of the most important problems of public health. Searching was
conducted by using PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, MEDLINE, and …

Associations between parental concerns about preschoolers' weight and eating and parental feeding practices: Results from analyses of the child eating behavior …

A Ek, K Sorjonen, K Eli, L Lindberg, J Nyman… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Insight into parents' perceptions of their children's eating behaviors is crucial for
the development of successful childhood obesity programs. However, links between …

Planting a seed-child health care nurses' perceptions of speaking to parents about overweight and obesity: a qualitative study within the STOP project

M Sjunnestrand, K Nordin, K Eli, P Nowicka, A Ek - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Nurses in child health care (CHC) centers in Sweden play a key role in the
early detection and management of childhood overweight/obesity, through meeting families …

Parental perceptions and childhood dietary quality

KB Adamo, KE Brett - Maternal and child health journal, 2014 - Springer
The early years represent a critical period of growth and development of health behaviours.
While optimal child growth is associated with a complex set of factors, the importance of diet …

[图书][B] Growing up in Ireland national longitudinal study of children. The lives of 9 year olds

J Williams, S Greene, E Doyle, E Harris, R Layte… - 2009 - lenus.ie
The nine-year-old cohort of Growing Up in Ireland is a nationally representative longitudinal
sample of 8,570 nine-year-olds, their families, teachers and other regular caregivers (where …

Factors influencing parents' and children's misperception of children's weight status: a systematic review of current research

R Blanchet, CC Kengneson, AM Bodnaruc… - Current obesity …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Misperception of children's weight status is prevalent among
parents and children themselves and may impact parents' and children's health behaviors …

Underestimation of overweight weight status in children and adolescents aged 0‐19 years: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Alshahrani, F Shuweihdi, J Swift… - Obesity Science & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Perceptions of children's weight status may be important in obesity prevention
and treatment. Aims This review identifies the prevalence of the underestimation of …

Prevalence of short stature and malnutrition among Egyptian primary school children and their coexistence with Anemia

AM El-Shafie, ZA Kasemy, ZA Omar… - Italian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Under nutrition and overweight typically occur during nutritional transition
periods in developing countries including Egypt. Short stature and anemia are public health …

[HTML][HTML] “A little on the heavy side”: a qualitative analysis of parents' and grandparents' perceptions of preschoolers' body weights

K Eli, K Howell, PA Fisher, P Nowicka - BMJ open, 2014 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Parents' difficulties in perceiving children9s weight status accurately pose a
barrier for family-based obesity interventions; however, the factors underlying weight …