Is childcare associated with the risk of overweight and obesity in the early years? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

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Description: A recent assessment of childcare in OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries highlighted the potential for childcare to widen inequalities. Although childcare offers a potential setting for obesity prevention, little research has analysed the association between childcare and overweight, particularly in different socio-economic groups. Conclusions of this study included that children from more advantaged families who use informal childcare are at increased risk of overweight. The UK government's drive to support parents into paid employment should be accompanied by health-related information and support for both informal and formal carers.

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Relates To:

Report : Does childcare influence socioeconomic inequalities in unintentional injury? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Report : Does childcare influence the risk of overweight and obesity in the early years? Findings from the UK millennium cohort study. Conference proceeding

Report : Will policies for the early years reduce inequalities in health? A synthesis of evidence to inform policy development, using the examples of unintentional injury and childcare

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Collection : ChiMat Research

Collection : Obesity: Research

Collection : ChiMat research collaborations

Author

A Pearce, UCL Institute of Child Health

Contributors

L Li

UCL Institute of Child Health

J Abbas

Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory (YHPHO)

B Ferguson

Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory (YHPHO)

H Graham

University of York

C Law

UCL Institute of Child Health

Millennium Cohort Study Child Health Group

Publishing

Published by: International Journal of Obesity

Published date: Thursday, 15th July 2010 00:00:00

Subject

Unrefined: preschool children; childhood obesity; childcare; socio-economic inequalities; public policy

Keywords (National Public Health Language):

ASSOCIATIONS

CHILD

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

CHILDREN

HEALTH INEQUALITIES

HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH PROMOTION

INEQUALITIES

MANAGEMENT AND POLICY

OBESITY

OVERWEIGHT

POLICY

PRE SCHOOL CHILDREN

RESEARCH

SOCIAL FACTORS

SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS

WEIGHT

Category (Government Category List):

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

RESEARCH

YOUNG PEOPLE

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