Maintenance of traditional cultural orientation is associated with lower rates of obesity and sedentary behaviours among African migrant children to Australia

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 594-600

  Renzaho, A M N ^a   Swinburn, B ^a   Burns, C ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Food energy density; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviours; Sub Saharan African migrant children

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; NONPROBABILITY SAMPLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACCULTURATION; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 42149175918     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.2     Document Type: Article

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