The impact of summer vacation on children’s obesogenic behaviors and body mass index: a natural experiment

BACKGROUND: Children’s BMI gain accelerates during summer. The Structured Days Hypothesis posits that the lack of the school day during summer vacation negatively impacts children’s obesogenic behaviors (i.e., physical activity, screen time, diet, sleep). This natural experiment examined the impact...

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Published in:Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act
Main Authors: Weaver, R. Glenn, Armstrong, Bridget, Hunt, Ethan, Beets, Michael W., Brazendale, Keith, Dugger, R., Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle, Pate, Russell R., Maydeu-Olivares, Alberto, Saelens, Brian, Youngstedt, Shawn D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7690133/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33243252
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-01052-0
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