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1. Overweight as Social Deviance and Disability.

Author

Maddox, George L., Back, Kurt W., and Liederman, Veronica R.

Subjects
CHILDHOOD obesity, DEVIANT behavior, NUTRITION disorders in children, OBESITY
Abstract

Fatness as a characteristic of self or others tends to evoke negative affect and rejection in the United States. Various samples, selected to include individuals most likely to be indifferent to normative preference for leanness or to value fatness, are shown to consider a fat child as less likeable than children with recognized physical disabilities in a picture ranking task. Fatness in self is also shown to be related to elevated actual-ideal discrepancy among overweight individuals and to a tendency to perceive oneself as not fat. Fat individuals are imputed to be responsible for their condition, a factor which intensifies the negative affect and affects interaction in both social and medical contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
1968
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2. HEIGHTS, WEIGHTS, AND OBESITY IN URBAN SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Author

Rauh, Joseph L., Schumsky, Donald A., and Witt, Marian T.

Subjects
CHILDHOOD obesity, NUTRITION disorders, PHYSICAL fitness, SCHOOL children
Abstract

A cross-sectional study of heights and weights of a randomized sample of 8,480 Cincinnati schoolchildren was performed in 1963. Tables expressing percentile norms for students 5 through 16 years of age are provided for 4 combinations of race and sex. The Wetzel Grid technique was employed to divide the sample into physique type categories. The preliminary assessment of the occurrence of the obese physique type indicated an obesity incidence of approximately 10 per cent. Comparisons are made with other similar studies from the same continent. A critical evaluation of the Wetzel technique is presented with suggestions for the future defection of research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
1967
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3. Overweight and Obesity among Children (10-13 years) in Bahrain: A comparison between Two International Standards

Author

Abdulrahman O. Musaiger, Mariam Al-Mannai, and Qazi Al-Marzog

Subjects
Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Public health, Developing country, General Medicine, Overweight, Age and sex, medicine.disease, Obesity, Childhood obesity, Stratified sampling, School children, Environmental health, Bahrain, medicine, Original Article, medicine.symptom, business, Body mass index
Abstract

Objective: Obesity has become one of the main public health problems worldwide. Childhood obesity rate is growing very fast in both developed and developing countries. This paper aimed to explore the prevalence of overweight and obesity among school children aged 10-13 years in Bahrain, and to find out the difference in this prevalence when using two international standards. Methods: A multistage stratified sampling procedure was used to select 2146 students (1068 males, 1078 females) from public schools in Bahrain. Weight and height were measured and Body Mass Index for age and sex was calculated to determine the obesity levels. Both International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) and World Health Organization (WHO) references were used to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Results: The findings revealed that the prevalence of overweight and obesity ranged from 15.7% to 28.9% among males and from 21.1% to 30.7% among females. The WHO reference standard provided higher prevalence of overweight and obesity than IOTF reference. Conclusion: The study confirmed that obesity is a problem of concern in Bahraini school children and calls for intervention programme to combat obesity in schools. However, the standard used to determine obesity levels should be carefully selected and interpreted.

Published
1969

4. Virtual Junk Food Playgrounds in Europe: Advergames in the UK and Hungary

Author

Emese Gulyás, Katalin Lustyik, and Arhlene A. Flowers

Subjects
Government, Scrutiny, business.industry, Advertising, Entry point, medicine.disease, Metaverse, Online advertising, Childhood obesity, Power (social and political), medicine, The Internet, Business, Marketing
Abstract

Unhealthy foods and drinks are among the top products advertised to young children. Considering the growing childhood obesity epidemic and the soaring number of children accessing the Internet, even online junk food advertising has come under increasing scrutiny. Many countries are in the process of expanding and revising existing regulation to account for the realities of the digital age and to respond to health and other social concerns. This paper focuses on two European countries in particular to examine and compare these processes through the lens of junk food advergames aimed at children. Our questions are: 1) Given the differences in the media landscapes of the UK and Hungary, what types of junk food advergames target children?; and 2) In light of the growing childhood obesity problem faced by both nations, how have government bodies, advocacy groups, and advertisers approached junk food advertising targeting children in general and online advertising including advergames in particular? The United Kingdom represents a country with the highest Internet usage by children and the most developed online advertising market in Europe, while Hungary, a post-communist country, represents an emerging media market where young people have less access to the Internet and buying power but constitute a crucial “entry point” for food advertisers.

Published
1970