Obesity in Rural Youth: Looking Beyond Nutrition and Physical Activity

Contributors to excessive obesity in rural youth include well-documented nutrition and physical activity behaviors. However, emerging research suggests that preventing excessive weight gain and smoking during pregnancy, teen pregnancy, and child abuse also could reduce obesity in this vulnerable pop...

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Published in:Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2011-09, Vol.43 (5), p.401-408
Main Authors: Reed, Debra B., PhD, RD, LD, Patterson, Patti J., MD, MPH, Wasserman, Nicole, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Child Abuse
Early Parenthood
ecological model
Female
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Guidelines
Health behavior
Health Promotion
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Models, Statistical
Motor Activity
Nutrition
Nutrition education
Nutritional Status
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - etiology
Obesity - prevention & control
Physical Activities
physical activity
Pregnancy
pregnant adolescents
Prevalence
Prevention
Risk Factors
Risk Reduction Behavior
Rural Areas
rural communities
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Rural Youth
Smoking
Texas - epidemiology
Weight Gain
youth
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Summary:Contributors to excessive obesity in rural youth include well-documented nutrition and physical activity behaviors. However, emerging research suggests that preventing excessive weight gain and smoking during pregnancy, teen pregnancy, and child abuse also could reduce obesity in this vulnerable population. These traditional and emerging, nontraditional factors need to be addressed within the confines of current challenges faced by rural communities. An enhanced ecological model provides a framework for combining traditional and nontraditional factors into a more comprehensive approach that addresses the complexity of the issues contributing to youth obesity.
ISSN:1499-4046
1878-2620
1708-8259
DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2010.12.005