Reducing obesity in early childhood: results from Romp & Chomp, an Australian community-wide intervention program

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作者
de Silva-Sanigorski, Andrea M. [1 ]
Bell, A. Colin [3 ]
Kremer, Peter [2 ]
Nichols, Melanie [1 ]
Crellin, Maree [4 ]
Smith, Michael [5 ]
Sharp, Sharon [5 ]
de Groot, Florentine [1 ]
Carpenter, Lauren [1 ]
Boak, Rachel [1 ]
Robertson, Narelle [1 ]
Swinburn, Boyd A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Deakin Univ, WHO Collaborating Ctr Obes Prevent, Geelong, Vic 3217, Australia
[2] Deakin Univ, Sch Psychol, Geelong, Vic 3217, Australia
[3] Univ Newcastle, Sch Med & Publ Hlth, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
[4] City Greater Geelong, Geelong, Vic, Australia
[5] Barwon Hlth, Oral Hlth Serv, Newcomb, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; DENTAL-CARIES; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN; CONTROLLED-TRIAL; PREVENTION; OVERWEIGHT; CARE; FOOD; RECOMMENDATIONS;
D O I
10.3945/ajcn.2009.28826
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号
100403 ;
摘要
Background: There is growing evidence that community-based interventions can reduce childhood obesity in older children. Objective: We aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Romp & Chomp intervention in reducing obesity and promoting healthy eating and active play in children aged 0-5 y. Design: Romp & Chomp was a community-wide, multisetting, multistrategy intervention conducted in Australia from 2004 to 2008. The intervention occurred in a large regional city (Geelong) with a target group of 12,000 children and focused on community capacity building and environmental (political, sociocultural, and physical) changes to increase healthy eating and active play in early-childhood care and educational settings. The evaluation was repeat cross-sectional with a quasiexperimental design and comparison sample. Main outcome measures were body mass index (BMI), standardized BMI (zBMI; according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 reference charts), and prevalence of overweight/obesity and obesity-related behaviors in children aged 2 and 3.5 y. Results: After the intervention there was a significantly lower mean weight, BMI, and zBMI in the 3.5-y-old subsample and a significantly lower prevalence of overweight/obesity in both the 2- and 3.5-y-old subsamples (by 2.5 and 3.4 percentage points, respectively) than in the comparison sample (a difference of 0.7 percentage points; P < 0.05) compared with baseline values. Intervention child-behavioral data showed a significantly lower intake of packaged snacks (by 0.23 serving), fruit juice (0.52 serving), and cordial (0.43 serving) than that in the comparison sample (all P < 0.05). Conclusion: A community-wide multisetting, multistrategy intervention in early-childhood settings can reduce childhood obesity and improve young children's diets. This trial was registered with the Australian Clinical Trials Registry at anzctr.org.au as ACTRN12607000374460. Am J Clin Nutr 2010; 91: 831-40.
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