Diet, physical activity, and adiposity in children in poor and rich neighbourhoods: a cross-sectional comparison |
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Authors: | Anwar T Merchant Mahshid Dehghan Deanna Behnke-Cook and Sonia S Anand |
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Affiliation: | (1) Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada;(2) McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;(3) Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada |
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Abstract: | Background Obesity in Canadian children increased three-fold in twenty years. Children living in low-income neighborhoods exercise less
and are more overweight than those living in more affluent neighborhoods after accounting for family socio-economic status.
Strategies to prevent obesity in children have focused on personal habits, ignoring neighborhood characteristics. It is essential
to evaluate diet and physical activity patterns in relation to socio-economic conditions to understand the determinants of
obesity. The objective of this pilot study was to compare diet, physical activity, and the built environment in two Hamilton
area elementary schools serving socio-economically different communities. |
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