Toussaint Loren L, Housholder Kristin, Janssen Katelyn, Mansfield Ann, Lynch Brian A
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa (Drs Toussaint and Mansfield and Mss Housholder and Janssen); and Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (Dr Lynch).
Fam Community Health. 2017 Jul/Sep;40(3):192-197. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000151.
This project examines the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative, a policy-, community-, and school-based effort to slow children's body mass index (BMI) growth over 6 years. Kindergarteners (K) to fifth graders (5) from 10 different school districts participated (N = 4101). Students with 0 to 1 years of initiative exposure showed greater growth in BMI compared with children who had 2 to 6 years of exposure, resulting in K-5 BMI savings of 1.5 points (6 lb) for median-height boys and girls. Results suggest that changes to policies, communities, and schools may provide effective obesity reduction in children.
本项目考察了爱荷华州东北部食品与健身倡议，这是一项基于政策、社区和学校的行动，旨在减缓儿童在6年时间里的体重指数（BMI）增长。来自10个不同学区的幼儿园儿童（K）至五年级学生（5年级）参与了该项目（N = 4101）。与有2至6年接触该倡议经历的儿童相比，接触该倡议0至1年的学生BMI增长更大，对于中等身高的男孩和女孩而言，K-5年级的BMI降低了1.5个点（6磅）。结果表明，政策、社区和学校的改变可能为减少儿童肥胖提供有效措施。
