Enhancing self-regulation as a strategy for obesity prevention in Head Start preschoolers: the growing healthy study

Enhancing self-regulation as a strategy for obesity prevention in Head Start preschoolers: the growing healthy study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nearly one in five 4-year-old children in the United States are obese, with low-income children almost twice as likely to be obese as their middle/upper-income peers. Few obesity prevention programs for low-income preschoolers and th...

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Main Authors: Miller Alison L, Horodynski Mildred A, Herb Holly E, Peterson Karen E, Contreras Dawn, Kaciroti Niko, Staples-Watson Julie, Lumeng Julie C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Obesity prevention
Low-income children
Preschoolers
Head start
Incredible years series
Self-regulation
Intervention study
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1040

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