Association Between the Summer Season and Body Fatness and Aerobic Fitness Among Hispanic Children

Rodriguez, Augusto X.; Olvera, Norma; Leung, Patrick; O’Connor, Daniel P.; Smith, Dennis W.

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“…The summer weight gain phenomenon has been observed among elementary school students in a variety of geographical locations with varying climates including Japan, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Texas . The consistency of summer weight gain across elementary school students in multiple geographical climates leads us to infer that our observations among Texan middle school students are not an anomaly specific to the especially hot climate in this area during these months.…”

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“…Among low‐income Hispanic third‐ and fourth‐grade students aged 8 to 12 years in southeast Texas, overweight/obese students decreased their BMIs during the school year and maintained this change over the summer. On the other hand, normal weight children did not exhibit changes in BMIs during either time period …”

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“…On the other hand, normal weight children did not exhibit changes in BMIs during either time period. 26 To our knowledge, only 2 studies have examined summer weight gain among middle school students. Researchers failed to find evidence of a significant change in BMI during summer among seventh-grade students of American Indian descent in Wyoming.…”

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School‐Based Weight Management Program Curbs Summer Weight Gain Among Low‐Income Hispanic Middle School Students

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BACKGROUND Research shows that elementary students gain weight over the summer. It is unknown if these findings apply to Hispanic adolescents. We evaluated school and summer standardized body mass index (zBMI) changes in Hispanic middle school students. METHODS Hispanic middle school students were randomly assigned to a weight management program (N = 230) or control condition (N = 195). Paired sample t‐tests compared zBMI change scores during the school year versus summer when not enrolled in a weight management program (eg, control group). We used 2 × 2 repeated measures analysis of variances to determine program group differences in zBMI scores across school versus summer periods separately for normal and overweight/obese students. RESULTS In the control group, students' zBMI change scores decreased during the school year, but increased during summer for both normal weight and overweight/obese students. Program effects on zBMI indicated school year decreases and summer increases for both normal and overweight/obese students. However, zBMI scores did not differ by program status for normal weight students. Overweight/obese students in the program compared to the control group increased zBMI to a lesser extent over the summer. CONCLUSION For all students, zBMI increased during the summer. A school‐based weight management program protected overweight/obese students against potentially greater summer weight gain.

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“…15,16 Seasonal body mass index (BMI) growth variations with adverse summer vacation weight gain in overweight and obese children have been observed. [17][18][19] It has been suggested that the adverse summer weight gain is due to the absence from the relatively healthier environment of school-based nutritional and physical activities that occurs when children leave school for the summer vacation of traditional agrarian calendar schools. It would follow that the nonschool summer diet and relative inactivity of the home environment might allow children to gain BMI in excess of normal due to greater exposure to an obesity-prone environment outside of school.…”

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Rebound Body Mass Index Growth in Year‐Round Elementary Education Students of Largely Hispanic Descent Undergoing Obesity Interventions

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Lyons

2016

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School-wide interventions to induce BMI growth limitations are associated with significant rebound BMI gain with possible wintertime augmentation in nonobese children of year-round education programs. Obese children do not display rebound BMI gain, BMI seasonal change, or BMI limitations in response to school-based interventions. School weight control programs should consider off-campus sources of weight gain and be vigilant for rebound and delayed seasonal BMI gains.

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“…Most modern studies on temporal variation in children's body weight focus on differences between the summer holiday and the school year. They show that weight gain peaks during the summer holiday in overweight children but not in normal weight children (16,17). Reasons for seasonal variation in growth may be related directly or indirectly to meteorology or cultural factors.…”

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Seasonal variations in growth and body composition of 8–11-y-old Danish children

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Background: Earlier studies on seasonality in growth reported the largest height gains during spring and largest body weight gains during autumn. We examined seasonality in height, body weight, BMI, fat mass index (FMI), and fat-free mass index (FFMI) among contemporary Danish 8-11-y olds. Methods: A total of 760 children from the OPUS School Meal Study provided >2,200 measurements on height, body weight, and composition between September and June. Average velocities were calculated using change-score analyses based on 3-mo intervals. As a complementary analysis, point velocities derived from estimated growth curves were fitted using semiparametric regression that included covariate adjustment and allowed flexible modeling of the time trend. results: Average velocities showed the following trends: height was higher than the average (6.10 cm/y) in JanuaryApril. Body weight was below the average (4.02 kg/y) in August-January and above in January-May; BMI (average: 0.49 kg/ m 2 /y) and FFMI (average: 0.17 kg/m 2 /y) showed similar trends. In contrast, FMI was above the average (0.38 kg/m 2 /y) in November-March. Similar trends were seen for point velocities. conclusion: Our findings suggest seasonality in growth and body composition of Danish children. We recovered the well-known height velocity peak during spring time, but unlike earlier studies, we found coincident peaks in body weight, BMI, and FFMI velocities.

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Association Between the Summer Season and Body Fatness and Aerobic Fitness Among Hispanic Children

Abstract: Results indicated that the SS might place Hispanic children at increased risk for additional adiposity and lower fitness.

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School‐Based Weight Management Program Curbs Summer Weight Gain Among Low‐Income Hispanic Middle School Students

School‐Based Weight Management Program Curbs Summer Weight Gain Among Low‐Income Hispanic Middle School Students

Rebound Body Mass Index Growth in Year‐Round Elementary Education Students of Largely Hispanic Descent Undergoing Obesity Interventions

Seasonal variations in growth and body composition of 8–11-y-old Danish children

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