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Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies (2011)

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13124.
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Acronyms

AAP

American Academy of Pediatrics

ADA

American Dietetic Association

ALSPAC

Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

 
BFHI

Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

BMI

body mass index

 
CACFP

Child and Adult Care Food Program

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 
DGA

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

 
EPAO

Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation instrument

 
FCC

Federal Communications Commission

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FTC

Federal Trade Commission

 
GDM

gestational diabetes mellitus

GWG

gestational weight gain

 
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13124.
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HHS

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 
IOM

Institute of Medicine

 
NHANES

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NRC

National Research Council

NYCDOHMH

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

 
QRIS

Quality Rating and Improvement System

 
RCT

randomized controlled trial

 
SIDS

sudden infant death syndrome

SNAP

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

 
USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

 
WHO

World Health Organization

WIC

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13124.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13124.
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Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and communities. The magnitude of the problem has increased dramatically during the last three decades and, despite some indications of a plateau in this growth, the numbers remain stubbornly high. Efforts to prevent childhood obesity to date have focused largely on school-aged children, with relatively little attention to children under age 5. However, there is a growing awareness that efforts to prevent childhood obesity must begin before children ever enter the school system.

Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies reviews factors related to overweight and obese children from birth to age 5, with a focus on nutrition, physical activity, and sedentary behavior, and recommends policies that can alter children's environments to promote the maintenance of healthy weight. Because the first years of life are important to health and well-being throughout the life span, preventing obesity in infants and young children can contribute to reversing the epidemic of obesity in children and adults. The book recommends that health care providers make parents aware of their child's excess weight early. It also suggests that parents and child care providers keep children active throughout the day, provide them with healthy diets, limit screen time, and ensure children get adequate sleep.

In addition to providing comprehensive solutions to tackle the problem of obesity in infants and young children, Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies identifies potential actions that could be taken to implement those recommendations. The recommendations can inform the decisions of state and local child care regulators, child care providers, health care providers, directors of federal and local child care and nutrition programs, and government officials at all levels.

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