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Development of a pediatric obesity risk assessment tool for 3–5 year old children from low‐income families
Author(s) -
Young Tara Denise,
Ritchie Lorrene,
OntaiGrzebeck Lenna,
Williams Shan Tierney,
Townsend Marilyn S
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.21.6.a1045-c
Subject(s) - overweight , environmental health , obesity , meal , childhood obesity , medicine , low income , gerontology , psychology , pathology , socioeconomics , sociology
Background : The CDC recently published a document outlining seven dietary determinants associated with overweight (OW) in young children: fat, fiber, fruit and vegetable, calcium/dairy, sweetened beverage, breakfast and eating foods prepared away from home. Public health programs could help low‐income families identify children at risk for OW with appropriate assessment tools. Objective : To develop an OW risk assessment tool for young children from low‐income families. Methods : Two literature searches were conducted to identify: behaviors associated with dietary outcomes related to each of the seven OW determinants validated assessment tools designed to assess behaviors linked the OW determinants. The tool was designed and cognitively tested. Results : Eleven general behaviors were identified: eating fruit, eating at restaurants/fast food establishments, eating cereal, eating high fat foods, eating breakfast, drinking milk, drinking soda, availability of foods, accessibility of foods, meal planning, and parental modeling of food intake. Five validated tools were identified. Word phrasing was changed to allow for better understanding by the clientele. Conclusion : Results from this research provide the necessary foundation for a childhood OW risk assessment tool for children from low‐income families. Future research is needed to further validate and test the effectiveness of this tool.