Understanding differences between summer vs. school obesogenic behaviors of children: the structured days hypothesis

• Main Authors: Keith Brazendale (Author), Michael W. Beets (Author), R. Glenn Weaver (Author), Russell R. Pate (Author), Gabrielle M. Turner-McGrievy (Author), Andrew T. Kaczynski (Author), Jessica L. Chandler (Author), Amy Bohnert (Author), Paul T. von Hippel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although the scientific community has acknowledged modest improvements can be made to weight status and obesogenic behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sedentary/screen time, diet, and sleep) during the school year, studies suggests improvements are erased as elementary-age childr...