Obesity Rates in Special Populations of Children and Potential Interventions

Autor/inn/en	Holcomb, Matthew J.; Pufpaff, Lisa A.; McIntosh, David E.
Titel	Obesity Rates in Special Populations of Children and Potential Interventions
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 46 (2009) 8, S.797-804 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.20418
Schlagwörter	Genetic Disorders; Obesity; Intervention; Down Syndrome; Genetics; Special Needs Students; Prevention; Disabilities; Child Health; Autism; Incidence; At Risk Persons; Mental Retardation; Teaching Methods; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Role Models; Stimuli; Generalization; Goal Orientation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Humangenetik; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Handicap; Behinderung; Autismus; Vorkommen; Risikogruppe; Geistige Behinderung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Identifikationsfigur; Anreizsystem; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung
Abstract	Childhood obesity has become a problem of epidemic proportions in the United States, but much of the research has focused on prevention and intervention programs, which target the general population of school children. Overlooked in the literature are children with special needs (including autism, genetic disorders, Down syndrome, and Prader-Willi syndrome), who on average have higher rates of obesity than do their typically functioning peers. Specifically, some clinical populations of children have genetic predispositions that make intervention more difficult to accomplish. General intervention considerations are discussed and applied to these groups of children. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10