Physical activity promotion and obesity prevention in Girl Scouts: Scouting Nutrition and Activity Program+

Pediatrics International

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 810-815

  Guagliano, Justin M ^a   Rosenkranz, Richard R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Girl Scouts; Health promotion; Intervention; Obesity prevention; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872789720     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2012.03681.x     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Kosti RI, Panagiotakos DB. The epidemic of obesity in children and adolescents in the world. Cent. Eur. J. Public Health 2006; 14: 151-59.
2. Popkin BM, Conde W, Hou N, Monteiro C. Is there a lag globally in overweight trends for children compared with adults? Obesity 2006; 14: 1846-53.
3. Raghuveer G. Lifetime cardiovascular risk of childhood obesity. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2010; 91: 1514S-19S.
4. Zappalla FR. Childhood obesity and future cardiac risk: what should physicians be looking for? Pediatr. Health 2010; 4: 255-65.
5. Messiah SE, Arheart KL, Luke B, Lipshultz SE, Miller TL. Relationship between body mass index and metabolic syndrome risk factors among US 8- to 14-year-olds, 1999 to 2002. J. Pediatr. 2008; 153: 215-21.
6. Fennoy I. Metabolic and respiratory comorbidities of childhood obesity. Pediatr. Ann. 2010; 39: 140-46.
7. Fiorino EK, Brooks LJ. Obesity and respiratory diseases in childhood. Clin. Chest Med. 2009; 30: 601-8.
8. Del Río Navarro BE, Eslava AB, Monge JJ. Relationship among obesity, asthma and pulmonary function. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. 2011; 68: 157-68.
9. Fagot-Campagna A, Pettitt DJ, Engelgau MM et al. Type 2 diabetes among North American adolescents: an epidemiologic health perspective. J. Pediatr. 2000; 136: 664-72.
10. Schwimmer JB, Deutsch R, Kahen T, Lavine JE, Stanley C, Behling C. Prevalence of fatty liver in children and adolescents. Pediatrics 2006; 118: 1388-93.
11. van Wijnen LG, Wendel-Vos GC, Wammes BM, Bemelmans WJ. The impact of school-based prevention of overweight on psychosocial well-being of children. Obes. Rev. 2009; 10: 298-312.
12. Gibson LYB, Byrne SM, Blair E, Davis EA, Jacoby P, Zubrick SR. Clustering of psychosocial symptoms in overweight children. Aust. N Z J. Psychiatry 2008; 42: 118-25.
13. Lobstein T, Baur L, Uauy R. Obesity in children and young people: a crisis in public health. Obes. Rev. 2004; 5: 4-85.
14. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, Lamb MM, Flegal KM. Prevalence of high body mass index in US children and adolescents, 2007-2008. JAMA 2010; 303: 242-49.
15. Golan M, Crow S. Parents are key players in the prevention and treatment of weight related problems. Nutr. Rev. 2004; 62: 39-50.
16. He M, Evans A. Are parents aware that their children are overweight or obese? Can. Fam. Physician 2007; 53: 1493-9.
17. Dolan J, Alpert PT, Miller SK. Parental disconnect between perceived and actual weight status of children: a metasynthesis of the current research. J. Am. Acad. Nurse Pract. 2009; 21: 160-6.
18. Parry LL, Netuveli G, Parry J, Saxena S. A systematic review of parental perception of overweight status in children. J. Ambul. Care Manage. 2008; 31: 253-68.
19. Jones AR, Parkinson KN, Drewett RF, Hyland RM, Pearce MS, Adamson AJ. Parental perceptions of weight status in children: the Gateshead Millennium Study. Int. J. Obes. 2011; 35: 953-62.
20. Evans EW, Sonneville KR. BMI report cards: will they pass or fail in the fight against pediatric obesity? Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 2009; 21: 431-6.
21. Nihiser AJ, Lee SM, Wechsler H et al. Body mass index measurement in schools. J. Sch. Health 2007; 77: 651-71.
22. Grimmett C, Croker H, Carnell S, Wardle J. Telling parents their child's weight status: psychological impact of a weight-screening program. Pediatrics 2008; 122: e682-8.
23. Chomitz VR, Collins J, Kim J, Kramer E, McGowan R. Promoting healthy weight among elementary school children via a health report card approach. Arch. Pediatr. Adolesc. Med. 2003; 157: 765-72.
24. Reilly JJ, McDowell ZC. Physical activity interventions in the prevention and treatment of paediatric obesity: systematic review and critical appraisal. Proc. Nutr. Soc. 2003; 62: 611-20.
25. Steinbeck K. The importance of physical activity in the prevention of overweight and obesity in childhood: a review and an opinion. Obes. Rev. 2001; 2: 117-30.
26. Goran M, Reynolds K, Lindquist C. Role of physical activity in the prevention of obesity in children. Int. J. Obes. 1999; 23: 18-33.
27. WHO. WHO global recommendations on physical activity for health. 2010.
28. Strong WB, Malina RM, Blimkie CJR et al. Evidence based physical activity for school-age youth. J. Pediatr. 2005; 146: 732-37.
29. Tudor-Locke C, Craig CL, Beets MW et al. How many steps/day are enough? For children and adolescents. Int. J. Behav. Nutr. Phys. Act. 2011; 8: 78-92.
30. Nader PR, Bradley RH, Houts RM, McRitchie SL, OÍBrien M. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity from ages 9 to 15 years. JAMA 2008; 300: 295-305.
31. Fox KR. Childhood obesity and the role of physical activity. J. R. Soc. Promot. Health 2004; 124: 34-9.
32. Kimm SYS, Glynn NW, Kriska AM et al. Decline in physical activity in black girls and white girls during adolescence. N. Eng. J. Med. 2002; 347: 709-15.
33. Girl Scouts of USA. Girl Scouts of USA: 2010 annual report. Girl Scouts. 2010: 1-35.
34. Rosenkranz RR, Behrens TK, Dzewaltowski DA. A group-randomized controlled trial for health promotion in Girl Scouts: healthier troops in a SNAP (Scouting Nutrition & Activity Program). BMC Public Health 2010; 10: 81-94.
35. Ornelas S, Rosenkranz R. Physical activity and inactivity in Girl Scout Junior troop meetings. Californian J. Health Promot. 2009; 7: 75-86.
36. Ievers-Landis CE, Burant C, Drotar D et al. A randomized controlled trial for the primary prevention of osteoporosis among preadolescent girl scouts: 1 year outcomes of a behavioral program. J. Pediatr. Psychol. 2005; 2: 154-65.
37. Rydell SA, French SA, Fulkerson JA et al. Use of a Web-based component of a nutrition and physical activity behavioral intervention with Girl Scouts. J. Am. Diet. Assoc. 2005; 105: 1447-50.
38. Kuczmarski RJ, Ogden CL, Grummer-Strawn LM et al. CDC growth charts: United States. Advance data. 2000: 1-27.
39. Cordain L, Whicker R, Johnson J. Body composition determination in children using bioelectrical impedance. Growth Dev. Aging 1988; 52: 37-40.
40. Chumlea WC, Guo SS, Kuczmarski R et al. Body composition estimates from NHANES III bioelectrical impedance data. 2002; 26: 1596-609.
41. Heil DP. Predicting activity energy expenditure using the Actical activity monitor. Res. Q. Exerc. Sport 2006; 77: 64-80.
42. Rosenkranz R, Rosenkranz S, Weber C. Validity of the actical accelerometer step-count function in children. Pediatr. Exerc. Sci. 2011; 23: 355-65.
43. Jago R, Baranowski T, Baranowski JC et al. Fit for life Boy Scout badge: outcome evaluation of a troop and Internet intervention. Prev. Med. 2006; 42: 181-7.
44. Baranowski T, Baranowski J, Cullen KW et al. 5 a day achievement badge for African-American Boy Scouts: pilot outcome results. Prev. Med. 2002; 34: 353-63.