Healthy-Lifestyle Behaviors Associated With Overweight and Obesity in US Rural Children

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Describes the association between healthy lifestyle behaviors and the prevalence of overweight and obese ethnically and/or racially diverse, rural school-aged children in California, Kentucky, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Examines the following healthy lifestyle behaviors: improving diet quality, obtaining adequate sleep, limiting screen-time viewing, and consulting a physician about a child's weight.

Alison Tovar, Kenneth Chui, Raymond R Hyatt, et al.

BMC Pediatrics, 12, 102

2012

Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · California · Kentucky · Mississippi · South Carolina