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Summer Weight Gain Among Preschool-Aged Children With Obesity: An Observational Study in Head Start

Overview
Journal Prev Chronic Dis
Specialty Public Health
Date 2021 Mar 18
PMID 33734963
Citations 1
Authors
Jacob P Beckerman-Hsu
Alyssa Aftosmes-Tobio
Kindra Lansburg
Jessie Leonard
Merieka Torrico
Erica L Kenney
S V Subramanian
Sebastien Haneuse
Kirsten K Davison
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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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