Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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362385 | Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
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.
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Authors
Debra B. Reed, Patti J. Patterson, Nicole Wasserman,