Community-level obesity prevention is not associated with dieting behaviours and weight dissatisfaction in children: The Healthy Communities Study.

Colleen C PlimierSridharshi Chintha HewawitharanaKaren L WebbLauren E AuDianne Neumark-SztainerLorrene D Ritchie

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2019)

Results suggest that community efforts focusing on nutrition and physical activity to prevent childhood obesity may be associated with weight satisfaction and not with unhealthy dieting behaviours.

Keyphrases

physical activity
weight loss
body mass index
weight gain
mental health
healthcare
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
quality improvement
body weight
skeletal muscle