Critical narrative review to identify educational strategies promoting physical activity in preschool

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 96-105

  Kreichauf, S ^a   Wildgruber, A ^a   Krombholz, H ^a   Gibson, E L ^b   Vogele C ^c   Nixon, C A ^d   Douthwaite, W ^d   Moore, H J ^d   Manios, Y ^e   Summerbell, C D ^d  

^a State Institute of Early Childhood Research   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Educational strategies; Obesity prevention; Physical activity; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ACCELEROMETER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CURRICULUM; DANCING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FAMILY INTERACTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NARRATIVE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEACHER; TRAINING;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS;

EID: 84856663313     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00973.x     Document Type: Review

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