College - Author 1
College of Science and Mathematics
Department - Author 1
Kinesiology Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Kinesiology
Date
6-2013
Primary Advisor
Kristine Jankovitz
Abstract/Summary
The root causes of childhood obesity and overweight are currently hot topics of research. While many causes have been discovered, researchers are still weighing them against one another while taking the lifestyles of at-risk populations into account. Some of these causes include lack of physical activity, increase in screen time, and the implications of health disparities borne of a child’s socioeconomic status. These causes and more are reviewed further and applied to the population of interest: preschool aged children in the United States, and more specifically preschool aged children of San Luis Obispo County in California. The need for multi-level interventions targeting these root causes of preschool childhood obesity and overweight is highlighted.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/kinesp/8
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