Healthy-lifestyle behaviors associated with overweight and obesity in US rural children

Healthy-lifestyle behaviors associated with overweight and obesity in US rural children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There are disproportionately higher rates of overweight and obesity in poor rural communities but studies exploring children’s health-related behaviors that may assist in designing effective interventions are limited. We examined the...

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Main Authors: Tovar Alison, Chui Kenneth, Hyatt Raymond R, Kuder Julia, Kraak Vivica I, Choumenkovitch Silvina F, Hastings Alia, Bloom Julia, Economos Christina D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Obesity
Children
Rural
Diet
Physical activity
Vulnerable populations
Healthy lifestyle behaviors
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/12/102

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