General parenting, childhood overweight and obesity-inducing behaviors: A review

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue 2 -2, 2011, Pages

  Sleddens, Ester F C ^a   Gerards, Sanne M P L ^a   Thijs, Carel ^b   De Vries, Nanne K ^a   Kremers, Stef P J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Child; Child preschool; Diet; Motor activity; Parent child relations; Parenting; Review; Sedentary lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; AUTHORITY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAST FOOD; FAT INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REARING; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUGAR INTAKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79960029608     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2011.566339     Document Type: Review

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