Personalized Web-Based Advice in Combination With Well-Child Visits to Prevent Overweight in Young Children: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overweight is a major health issue, and parent-targeted interventions to promote healthy development in children are needed.

Objective

The study aimed to evaluate E-health4Uth Healthy Toddler, an intervention that educates parents of children aged 18 to 24 months regarding health-related behaviors, as compared with usual care. The effect of this intervention on the following primary outcomes was evaluated when the children were 36 months of age: health-related behaviors (breakfast daily, activity and outside play, sweetened beverage consumption, television (TV) viewing and computer time), body mass index (BMI), and the prevalence of overweight and obesity.

Methods

The BeeBOFT (acronym for breastfeeding, breakfast daily, outside playing, few sweet drinks, le

SUBMITTER: van Grieken A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5553002 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature