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Data from 1,168 students (grades 4–8) who visited nine health education centers were collected anonymously via electronic keypads and analyzed using multivariate and nominal logistic regressions. Majority viewed childhood overweight as a problem, linked it mainly to nutrition and exercise, preferred learning by doing, and reported greater friend-making difficulty. Girls reported higher concern, weight-related conversations, and attempts to lose weight; recommendations guide program development for early adolescents.","ResearchArticles  \nOverweight in Children: The Perspectives of 9–13 Year Olds  \nStephen Brown, David Birch, James Teufel, and Viajava Kancherla  \nABSTRACT  \nChildren and adolescents in the United States are increasingly overweight at younger ages. Many studies have investigated the issue from the perspective of professionalsand other adults. This study assessed early adolescents’perceptions regarding the magnitude of, effects of, causes of, solutions for, and learning preferences related to overweight. Data were obtained from 1,168 students, grades four to eight, who visited nine health education centers. Data were collected anonymously via electronic keypads. Analyses were based on multivariate and nominal logistic regressions. The majority of students believed childhood overweight is a problem (52%), and thought overweight is primarily caused by (55%) and can be addressed through (68%) nutrition and exercise. Most preferred to learn through doing (joining an active group or cooking demos, 43%) instead of listening (school lessons, 8%) . Further, most (60%) perceived that overweight children and adolescents have a more difficult time making friends. Girls were more likely to report that they were worried about their weight (AOR=2.9, CI=1.6–3.8; p=0.00), have been spoken to about their weight (AOR=2.0, CI=1.6–2.7; p=0.00), and have tried to lose weight (AOR=1.8x, CI=1.4– 2.5; p\u003C0.01) . Students who perceived themselves to be about the right weight were more likely than those who described themselves as underweight to say they have tried to lose weight (AOR=2.3, CI=1.6–3.3; p=0.00) . Recommendationsaregivento assist health educatorsin developing programs that address overweight among early adolescents.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nPrevalence of overweight in children and adolescents, partly a manifestation of a changing society, has more than tripled since the early 1970s.1 Factors such as less exercise,2 consuming more high calorie snacks, and generally sedentary habits appear to be involved in this increased prevalence of overweight in children and adolescents.3–5 In 2000, 16% of adolescents (ages 12–19) and 15% of children (ages 6–11) were classified as overweight and an additional 15% of adolescents and 15% ofchildren were considered “at risk for over-  \nweight.”1,6–8 The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) defines “overweight” in children and adolescents as at or above the 95th percentile of the sex-specific body mass index (BMI) for age growth charts.1 Those between the 85th and 95th percentiles are classified as “at risk for overweight.” Overweight youth are at greater risk than those of normal weight of becoming overweight adults and developing obesity-related health conditions during childhood or adolescence that could last through adulthood (e.g., type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, and sleep apnea) .9 Overweight  \nStephen L. Brown, PhD, is with the Department of Health Education and Recreation, Southern Illinois University, Mailcode 4632, Carbondale, IL 62901-4632; E-mail: [slbrown@siu.edu](slbrown@siu.edu). DavidA Birch, PhD, CHES, is with the Department of Health Education and Recreation, Southern Illinois University, Mailcode 4632, Carbondale, IL 62901-4632. James Teufel, MPH, is with the Department of Health Education and Recreation, Southern Illinois University, Mailcode 4632, Carbondale, IL 62901- 4632. Viajaya Kancherla, MS, CHES, is with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowas City, IA 52242.  \nStephen Brown, David Birch, James Teufel, and Viajava Kancherla  \nyouth are also at higher risk for reporting social and psychological problems such as low self-esteem, depression, eating disorders, and types of social discrimination.10–13  \nAssessing adult perceptions ofthe antecedents and consequences of youth overweight is relatively commonplace in obesity research. For example, several studies have identified perceptions of child or adolescent overweight among parents,","cbCaidoxNmPPqlx1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidoxNmPPqlx1","pdf",109806,"English","en",105,"# Abstract\n# Introduction","[{\"question\":\"How were the study data collected and analyzed?\",\"answer\":\"Data were collected anonymously from 1,168 students (grades four to eight) using electronic keypads at nine health education centers. 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