Lifestyle Interventions to Improve Educational Attainment in Overweight or Obese Children
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......................................................................................................... 4 List of Tables................................................................................................ 13 List of Figures .............................................................................................. 14 List of Abbreviations..................................................................................... 16 List of Publications ....................................................................................... 18 CHAPTER 1: Introduction ............................................................................ 19 1.1. Link between health and education.........................................................19 1.2. Childhood obesity ...................................................................................21 1.2.1. Definition of childhood obesity ........................................................... 21 1.2.2. Prevalence ......................................................................................... 22 1.2.3. Health Consequences........................................................................ 23 1.2.4. Causes of childhood obesity .............................................................. 24 1.2.5. Prevention and Treatment.................................................................. 26 1.3. Aim..........................................................................................................31 1.4. Thesis structure ......................................................................................32 1.5. Method of inquiry ....................................................................................33 CHAPTER 2: Literature Review ................................................................... 35 2.1. Association between childhood obesity and educational attainment (Systematic review)........................................................................................35 2.2. Association between childhood obesity and cognitive function ...............80 2.3. Association between childhood/youth obesity and ‘future success’ ........94 2.4. Potential confounding and mediating factors explaining the association between childhood obesity, educational attainment and associated outcomes109
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