Letteratura scientifica selezionata
All’interno del progetto, alcune scelte tecniche e strategiche (modalità di indagine su attività fisica e alimentazione, tipologia degli strumenti adottati ecc…) sono dettate dall’evidenza riscontrata in letteratura.
Alcuni articoli di particolare interesse, con il consenso degli autori e delle riviste, sono in corso di traduzione in italiano:
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Position of the American Dietetic Association: Individual-, Family-,
School-, and Community-Based Interventions for Pediatric Overweight
J Am Diet Assoc. 2006;106:925-945.
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A simplified general method for cluster-sample surveys of health in
developing countries
World Health Stat Q 44(3), 98-106, 1991.
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Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity
worldwide: international survey
Bmj 2000;320;1240.
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Children as respondents in survey research: cognitive development and
response quality
Bulletin de Méthodologie sociologique, april 2000, n.66, pp.60-75.
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Predicting obesity in adults from childhood and adolescent weight
Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76:497–8.
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Screening and Interventions for Childhood Overweight: A Summary of
Evidence for the US Preventive Services Task Force
Pediatrics Vol. 116 No. 1 July 2005.
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Association between child and adolescent television viewing and adult
health: a longitudinal birth cohort study
Lancet 2004; 364: 257–62.
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Introduction: the use of body mass index to assess obesity in children
Am J Clin Nutr 1999;70(suppl):123S–5S.
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Predicting overweight and obesity in adulthood from body mass index
values in childhood and adolescence
Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76:653–8.
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Measurement of dietary intake in children
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (2000), 59, 279–293.
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Strategies for the prevention and control of obesity in the school
setting: systematic review and meta-analysis
International journal of obesity (2007) 1-11.
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Health consequences of obesity
Arch. Dis. Child. 2003;88;748-752.
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How active are we? Levels of routine physical activity in children and
adults
Proceedings of the nutrition society (2003), 62, 681-701.
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The role of school in preventing childhood obesity
The State Education Standard Vol. 5, No. 2 December 2004.