Perceptions of nursery staff and parent views of healthy eating promotion in preschool settings: an exploratory qualitative study

Perceptions of nursery staff and parent views of healthy eating promotion in preschool settings: an exploratory qualitative study

Abstract Background In the UK just over a fifth of all children start school overweight or obese and overweight 2–5 year olds are at least 4 times more likely to become overweight adults. This can lead to serious future health problems. The WHO have recently highlighted the preschool years as a crit...

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Main Authors: Lorraine A. McSweeney, Tim Rapley, Carolyn D. Summerbell, Catherine A. Haighton, Ashley J. Adamson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Preschool children
Nursery schools
Preschools
Parents
Obesity
Healthy eating
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3507-x

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