A randomized controlled trial to prevent childhood obesity through early childhood feeding and parenting guidance: rationale and design of study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early and rapid growth in Infants is strongly associated with early development and persistence of obesity in young children. Substantial research has linked child obesity/overweight to increased risks for serious health outcomes, which include adverse physical, psychological, behavioral, or social consequences.

Methods/design

The goal of this study is to compare the effectiveness of structured Community Health Worker (CHW)--provided home visits, using an intervention created through community-based participatory research, to standard care received through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) office visits in preventing the development of overweight (weight/length ≥ 85th percentile) and obesity (weight/length ≥ 95th per

SUBMITTER: Reifsnider E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3852597 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature