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 Current
Issue: APRIL
2009
NEWS:
OBESITY HARMS KIDS AS YOUNG AS 3, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI STUDY SHOWS
Health
problems caused by childhood obesity may begin as early as age 3
with the onset of risky cholesterol and artery inflammation levels
that often portend heart disease, diabetes and other health problems
in young adulthood. The warnings are from a nationwide study of
children 3 to 6 years old by the University of Miami Miller School
of Medicine.
read more...
PARENTS MAY NOT SEE CHILD OBESITY RISK
Seventeen
percent of U.S. children ages 2 and 19 are classified as obese, but
researchers say parents may not be recognize obesity in their
children. The study, published in the Journal of the American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners, showed that parents are likely to
misperceive their child's weight -- especially parents who are
overweight themselves.
read more...
RESEARCH:
BODY-MASS INDEX AND CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY IN 900,000 ADULTS:
COLLABORATIVE ANALYSES OF 57 PROSPECTIVE STUDIES
The main associations of body-mass index (BMI) with overall and
cause-specific mortality can best be assessed by long-term
prospective follow-up of large numbers of people. The Prospective
Studies Collaboration aimed to investigate these associations by
sharing data from many studies.
read the entire study...
EFFECT OF SCHOOL-BASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTIONS ON BODY MASS
INDEX IN CHILDREN: A META-ANALYSIS
The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing at an alarming
rate. Many local governments have enacted policies to increase
physical activity in schools as a way to combat childhood obesity.
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the
effect of school-based physical activity interventions on body mass
index (BMI) in children.
read the entire study...
PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF DRINKING WATER IN SCHOOLS FOR OVERWEIGHT
PREVENTION: RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED CLUSTER TRIAL
This study tested whether a combined environmental and educational
intervention solely promoting water consumption was effective in
preventing overweight among children in elementary school. The
participants in this randomized, controlled cluster trial were
second- and third-graders from 32 elementary schools in socially
deprived areas of 2 German cities. Water fountains were installed
and teachers presented 4 prepared classroom lessons in the
intervention group schools to promote water consumption. Control
group schools did not receive any intervention. The prevalence of
overweight (defined according to the International Obesity Task
Force criteria), BMI SD scores, and beverage consumption (in glasses
per day; 1 glass was defined as 200 mL) self-reported in 24-hour
recall questionnaires, were determined before (baseline) and after
the intervention. In addition, the water flow of the fountains was
measured during the intervention period of 1 school year (August
2006 to June 2007).
read the entire study...
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Press Release from the
National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR)
Contact: Todd Phillips,
Phone: (202) 884-8313
E-mail:
mailto:tphillip@aed.org
LEADING RESEARCH FUNDERS LAUNCH COLLABORATIVE TO ACCELERATE NATION'S
PROGRESS IN REDUCING CHILDHOOD OBESITY AMBITIOUS AGENDA PLANNED FOR
FIRST YEAR; WEBINAR SERIES TO BEGIN THIS MONTH
WASHINGTON, February 19,
2009 - A new National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research
(NCCOR) was launched
today to accelerate progress on reversing the epidemic of overweight
and obesity among U.S. youth. The initiative brings together the
expertise and resources of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), three of the country's leading
research funders.
Through the collective
efforts of these organizations, NCCOR will aim to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of research on childhood obesity. It
will evaluate new and existing prevention approaches, rapidly assess
promising policy changes and speed the application of interventions
that work.
James S. Marks, M.D.,
M.P.H., senior vice president and director of RWJF's Health Group,
said NCCOR will help ensure that research findings are communicated
consistently to policy-makers and the public and enhance the
effectiveness of community outreach. "We're going to build on our
organizations' complementary strengths," Marks noted. "In five
years, we hope to be able to say that NCCOR played a key role in
reversing childhood obesity rates."
NCCOR will focus on
efforts that have great potential to benefit children, teens and
their families and the communities in which they live. It will put a
special emphasis on the populations in which obesity rates are
highest, including African-American, Hispanic, Native American and
Asian/Pacific Islander children, and children living in low-income
communities.
"Today, 12 million
children and adolescents in the United States are obese and another
11 million are overweight," said Janet Collins, Ph.D., director of
CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion. "We believe that more coordinated research will be able
to have major impact in solving this critical health issue."
The collaborative has an
ambitious multiyear agenda that begins this month with a four-part
webinar series on policy evaluation. In 2009, NCCOR will begin to
undertake:
-
assisting researchers
in identifying valid and reliable measures to be used in childhood
obesity studies through the creation of a Web-based registry of
measures;
-
developing a catalog of
childhood obesity-related monitoring systems;
-
identifying promising
and effective interventions and programs; and
-
creating guidance for
evaluating naturalistic experiments.
"Childhood obesity
increases the risk of many chronic diseases and other problems,"
said NIH Acting Director Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D. "By working
together on key research challenges, and translating research into
action at the individual, family, and community levels, we can
accelerate progress in reversing this public health challenge."
The webinar series, to be
launched on February 27, is designed to further enhance the skills
of researchers in evaluating state and local policies aimed at
reducing the prevalence of obesity. The sessions will address:
-
Basics of Design to
Evaluate Policy Interventions on February 27 from 1-2 p.m. EDT
-
Addressing Pitfalls to
Research in Real World Settings on April 3 from 1-2 p.m. EDT
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Enhancing the
Usefulness of Evidence to Inform Practice on May 1 from 1-2 p.m.
EDT
-
Communicating Results
Effectively on June 12 from 1-2 p.m. EDT
Please visit
www.nccor.org for more
information about the webinar series, a full list of NCCOR-led
projects, upcoming events, and childhood obesity research
highlights.
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