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Childhood Overweight and Obesity

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Research Original Research
Infant and Early Child Appetite Traits and Child Weight and Obesity Risk in Low-Income Hispanic Families
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 121Issue 11p2210–2220Published online: May 11, 2021
- Sarvenaz Vandyousefi
- Rachel S. Gross
- Michelle W. Katzow
- Marc A. Scott
- Mary Jo Messito
Cited in Scopus: 4
Child appetite traits (ATs) are associated with later child weight and obesity risk. Less research has focused on ATs in low-income Hispanic children or included longitudinal associations with infant weight.
Research Original Research
Open Access
Evidence That Changes in Community Food Environments Lead to Changes in Children’s Weight: Results from a Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 121Issue 3p419–434.e9Published online: December 10, 2020
- Punam Ohri-Vachaspati
- Francesco Acciai
- Kristen Lloyd
- David Tulloch
- Robin S. DeWeese
- Derek DeLia
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 7
Strategies to improve the community food environment have been recommended for addressing childhood obesity, but evidence substantiating their effectiveness is limited.