2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.04.006
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Head Start Children's Lifestyle Behaviors, Parental Perceptions of Weight, and Body Mass Index

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“…Prior research has illustrated that Head Start parents may have lower health literacy, be socially disadvantaged, and make fewer healthy lifestyle choices for themselves and their children. For example, Hudson et al [8] conducted a study among Head Start parents and children and found that almost all the children ate less than the recommended serving of fruits and vegetables per day and that higher snack consumption was related to less active play per week. They also found that parents perceived their children to be at a healthier weight than was factual.…”
Section: The Head Start Programmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Prior research has illustrated that Head Start parents may have lower health literacy, be socially disadvantaged, and make fewer healthy lifestyle choices for themselves and their children. For example, Hudson et al [8] conducted a study among Head Start parents and children and found that almost all the children ate less than the recommended serving of fruits and vegetables per day and that higher snack consumption was related to less active play per week. They also found that parents perceived their children to be at a healthier weight than was factual.…”
Section: The Head Start Programmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 Low-income children are more likely to be obese than their higher income counterparts, 2 and preschool children in Head Start (HS), who come from low-income families, are vulnerable to obesity. 3,4 …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A study by Sealy [6] showed how food choices of parents and children are closely connected with culturally-determined eating habits. Caribbean participants differ from both African American and Puerto Rican participants in their attitudes and practices regarding food [6,7,8]. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%