Obesity Determinants in Mexican Preschool Children: Parental Perceptions and Practices Related to Feeding and Physical Activity

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 532-539

  Rodríguez Oliveros, Guadalupe ^a   Haines, Jess ^b   Ortega Altamirano, Doris ^a   Power, Elaine ^c   Taveras, Elsie M ^d   González Unzaga, Marco A ^e   Reyes Morales, Hortensia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviors; Obesity; Physical activity; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MEXICO; OBESITY; PARENTS;

EID: 82855181694     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: 18735487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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