Observational studyPreventing chronic disease2021
Summer Weight Gain Among Preschool-Aged Children With Obesity: An Observational Study in Head Start.
Observational study in Preventing chronic disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03334669 (Empowerment as a Mechanism for Change in Childhood Obesity Prevention), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Empowerment as a Mechanism for Change in Childhood Obesity Prevention
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of free summer day camp on physical activity behaviors and screentime of elementary-age children from low-income households: a randomized clinical trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
- The Cost Effectiveness of a Free Summer Day Camp Voucher Program to Prevent Summer Weight Gain Among Children From Disadvantaged Households.American journal of preventive medicine · 2025Trial
- Differences in children's food and beverage consumption between school and summer: three-year findings from the what's UP (Undermining Prevention) with summer observational cohort study.BMC public health · 2025Observational
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Abstract
School-aged children gain weight most rapidly in summer, but few studies have investigated summer weight gain among preschool-aged children. We fit continuous linear spline mixed models to test for accelerated summer weight gain among 2,044 children attending 16 Boston-area Head Start programs between fall 2016 and spring 2019. Academic year and summer rates of change in modified body mass index z-score differed (P < .001), with accelerated summer weight gain most pronounced among children with obesity. As with school-aged children, increased focus on the summer is warranted for promoting healthy weight among children in Head Start.
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