Background
Global obesity in children has reached epidemic proportions
[1] and increased trend of obesity was also
documented in Chinese children over the last decades
[2]. Contributing factors to the increases in obesity
include a decline in positive health behaviors, such as
making healthy dietary choices, engaging in physical
activity, and limiting sedentary behaviors. Results on 38
published articles of diet, physical activity, and sedentary
behaviors showed support for the role of parenting and
physical environmental factors [3]. Family and physical
environmental contextual factors related to health
behaviors are increasingly the focus of health behavior
interventions in line with the bioecological model.
Family-based program has been used to treat obesity in
youth in some countries, but few programs incorporate a
theoretical framework for studying a family systems
approach in relation to youth health behavior change [4].
Preschool period is not only the time of the adiposity
or body mass index rebound, but also a key link between
BackgroundGlobal obesity in children has reached epidemic proportions[1] and increased trend of obesity was alsodocumented in Chinese children over the last decades[2]. Contributing factors to the increases in obesityinclude a decline in positive health behaviors, such asmaking healthy dietary choices, engaging in physicalactivity, and limiting sedentary behaviors. Results on 38published articles of diet, physical activity, and sedentarybehaviors showed support for the role of parenting andphysical environmental factors [3]. Family and physicalenvironmental contextual factors related to healthbehaviors are increasingly the focus of health behaviorinterventions in line with the bioecological model.Family-based program has been used to treat obesity inyouth in some countries, but few programs incorporate atheoretical framework for studying a family systemsapproach in relation to youth health behavior change [4].Preschool period is not only the time of the adiposityor body mass index rebound, but also a key link between
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