97
Views
47
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Risk factors for overweight in 2- to 6-year-old children in Beijing, China

, MD, , , , &
Pages 103-108 | Received 11 Nov 2005, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

References

  • Ebbeling CB, Pawlak DB, Ludwig DS. Childhood obesity: public-health crisis, common sense cure. Lancet. 2002; 360: 473–82
  • Ogden CL, Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Johnson CL. Prevalence and treads in overweight among US children and adolescents, 1999–2000. JAMA. 2002; 288: 1728–32
  • Koletzko B, Girardet JP, Klish W, Tabacco O. Obesity in children and adolescents worldwide: current views and future directions- Working Group Report of the First World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2002; 35: S205–12
  • Cheng TO. An obesity epidemic in modern China. Am J Cardiol. 2001; 88: 721–2
  • Luo J, Hu FB. Time treads of obesity in pre-school children in China from 1989 to 1997. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2002; 26: 553–8
  • Iwata F, Hara M, Okada T, Harada K, Li S. Body fat ratios in urban Chinese children. Pediatr Int. 2003; 45: 190–2
  • Whitaker RC, Wright JA, Pepe MS, Seidel KD, Dietz WH. Predicting obesity in young adulthood from childhood and parental obesity. N Engl J Med. 1997; 337: 869–73
  • Freedman D. Clustering of coronary heart disease risk factors among obese children. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2002; 15: 1099–1108
  • Davison K, Birch L. Weight status, parent reaction and self concept in five year old girls. Pediatrics. 2001; 107: 46–53
  • Barlow SE, Dietz WH. Obesity evaluation and treatment: Expert Committee recommendations. The Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services. Pediatrics. 1998; 102: E29
  • Baker CW, Whisman MA, Brownell KD. Studying intergenerational transmission of eating attitudes and behaviors: Methodological and conceptual questions. Health Psychol. 2000; 19: 376–81
  • Wardle J, Sanderson S, Guthrie CA, Rapoport L, Plomin R. Parental feeding style and the inter-generational transmission of obesity risk. Obes Res. 2002; 10: 453–62
  • Berkey CS, Rockett HR, Field AE, Gillman MW, Frazier AL, Camargo CA, Jr, Colditz GA. Activity, dietary intake, and weight changes in a longitudinal study of preadolescent and adolescent boys and girls. Pediatrics. 2000; 105: E56
  • Jiang, J, Xia, X, Greiner, T, Lian, G, Rosenqvist, U. A two-year family-based behaviour treatment for obese children. Arch Dis Child. 2005; Sep 27 online first.
  • Wardle J. Understanding the aetiology of childhood obesity: implications for treatment. Proc Nutr Soc. 2005; 64: 73–9
  • Jiang JX, Xia XL, Wu GC, Guo SY. Prevalence and risk factors of obesity in 2377 primary school students in urban area in Beijing (In Chinese). Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 1999; 7: 155–7
  • Ding ZY, He Q, Fan ZH. National epidemiological study on obesity of children aged 0–7 years in China 1996 (In Chinese). Natl Med J China 1998; 78: 121–3
  • Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey. BMJ. 2000; 320: 1240–3
  • Janssen I, Katzmarzyk PT, Boyce WF, Vereecken C, Mulvihill C, Roberts C, et al. Comparison of overweight and obesity prevalence in school-aged youth from 34 countries and their relationships with physical activity and dietary patterns. Obes Rev. 2005; 6: 123–32
  • Francis LA, Lee Y, Birch LL. Parental weight status and girls television viewing, snacking, and body mass indexes. Obes Res. 2003; 11: 143–51
  • Brown R, Ogden J. Children's eating attitudes and behaviour: a study of the modeling and control theories of parental influence. Health Educ Res. 2004; 19: 261–71
  • Polley DC, Spicer MT, Knight AP, Hartley BL. Intrafamilial correlates of overweight and obesity in African-American and Native-American grandparents, parents, and children in rural Oklahoma. J Am Diet Assoc. 2005; 105: 262–5
  • Richketts CD. Fat preferences, dietary fat intake and body composition in children. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1997; 51: 778–81
  • Fisher JO, Birch LL. Restricting access to foods and children's eating. Appetite. 1999; 32: 405–19
  • Brown R, Ogden J. Children's eating attitudes and behaviour: a study of the modeling and control theories of parental influence. Health Edu Res. 2004; 19: 261–71
  • Toschke AM, Kuchenhoff H, Koletzko B, von Kries R. Meal frequency and childhood obesity. Obes Res. 2005; 13: 1932–8
  • Tudor-Locke C, Ainsworth BE, Adair LS, Du S, Popkin BM. Physical activity and inactivity in Chinese school-aged youth: the China Health and Nutrition Survey. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2003; 27: 1093–9
  • Obarzanek E, Schreiber GB, Crawford PB, Goldman SR, Barrier PM, Frederick MM, Lakatos E. Energy intake and physical activity in relation to indexes of body fat: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 1994; 60: 15–22
  • Chen JL, Kennedy C. Factors associated with obesity in Chinese-American children. Pediatr Nurs. 2005; 31: 110–5
  • Gnavi R, Spagnoli TD, Galotto C, Pugliese E, Carta A, Cesari L. Socioeconomic status, overweight and obesity in prepuberal children: a study in an area of Northern Italy. Eur J Epidemiol. 2000; 16: 797–803
  • Wardle J, Parmenter K, Waller J. Nutrition knowledge and food intake. Appetite. 2000; 34: 269–75
  • Vereecken CA, Keukelier E, Maes L. Influence of mother's education level on food parenting practices and food habits of young children. Appetite. 2004; 43: 93–103

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.