The Effect of School on Overweight in Childhood: Gain in Body Mass Index During the School Year and During Summer Vacation | Zendy

Paul T. von Hippel | Zendy; Brian Powell | Zendy; Douglas B. Downey | Zendy; Nicholas J. Rowland | Zendy

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The Effect of School on Overweight in Childhood: Gain in Body Mass Index During the School Year and During Summer Vacation

Author(s) -

Paul T. von Hippel,

Brian Powell,

Douglas B. Downey,

Nicholas J. Rowland

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.080754

Subject(s) - overweight , body mass index , summer vacation , medicine , demography , early childhood , weight gain , cohort , pediatrics , longitudinal study , gerontology , psychology , developmental psychology , body weight , endocrinology , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth

To determine whether school or nonschool environments contribute more to childhood overweight, we compared children's gains in body mass index (BMI) when school is in session (during the kindergarten and first-grade school years) with their gains in BMI when school is out (during summer vacation).

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