Assessment tools of energy balance-related behaviours used in European obesity prevention strategies: Review of studies during preschool

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 42-55

  Mouratidou, T ^a   Mesana, M I ^a   Manios, Y ^b   Koletzko, B ^c   Chinapaw, M J M ^d   De Bourdeaudhuij, I ^e   Socha, P ^f   Iotova, V ^g   Moreno, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Assessment tools; Nutrition and physical activity; Obesity prevention; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; ENERGY BALANCE; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FITNESS; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PEDOMETRY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECALL; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84856656916     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00958.x     Document Type: Review

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