An ecological model of weight gain among school-age children.

Dorothy McLeod LorenElizabeth M ReaKaela A HarberAmy M Bohnert

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2022)

Overall, income-to-needs ratio emerged as the strongest link to obesity among the early elementary school years; this was particularly present among Latino youth. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

weight gain
physical activity
mental health
body mass index
young adults
birth weight
weight loss
climate change
human health
adverse drug
african american
type diabetes
risk assessment
emergency department
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
preterm birth