FirstStep2Health: A cluster randomised trial to promote healthy behaviours and prevent obesity amongst low-income preschoolers.
Jiying LingWachira SuriyawongLorraine B RobbinsNanhua ZhangJean M KerverPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2024)
Even with some potential limitations (small sample size, measurement concerns and confounding with Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic), the study's results support the preliminary efficacy of the FirstStep2Health intervention in preventing obesity amongst low-income racially diverse preschoolers.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- insulin resistance
- public health
- metabolic syndrome
- healthcare
- weight loss
- type diabetes
- mental health
- high fat diet induced
- weight gain
- sars cov
- randomized controlled trial
- human health
- health information
- open label
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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- skeletal muscle
- body mass index
- physical activity