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Relationships among weight status, dairy food consumption, food and physical activity behavior, and nutritional status parameters of preschoolers in Tillamook County, Oregon

Creator:

Frank, Sandra K.

Abstract:

The purpose of this cross-sectional population study was to provide an assessment of weight status of a county's preschool population utilizing the new growth charts and expressed as Body Mass Index, or BMI, -for- age percentile. This study was conducted in conjunction with an annual health screen for incoming kindergartners...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

comprehensive health exam to approximately 300 children of Tillamook County, Oregon during three days each May