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3. Children's activity and diet behaviours in the summer holidays versus school year

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Amanda Watson, Carol Maher, Rebecca Golley, Dot Dumuid, Alexandra Manson, Grant Tomkinson, Francois Fraysse, Tim Olds, Watson, Amanda, Maher, Carol, Golley, Rebecca, Dumuid, Dot, Manson, Alexandra, Tomkinson, Grant, Fraysse, Francois, and Olds, Tim

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Nutrition and Dietetics, Health Policy, sedentary behaviour, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, child health, summer effects on weight gain, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, physical activity
Abstract

Background: Evidence shows children gain more weight during the summer holidays versus the school year. Objectives: To examine within-child differences in activity and diet behaviours during the summer holidays versus the school year. Methods: Children (mean age 9.4 years; 37% male) wore accelerometers (GENEActiv; n = 133), reported activities (Multimedia Activity Recall for Children and Adolescents; n = 133) and parents reported child diet (n = 133) at five timepoints over 2 years capturing school and summer holiday values. Mixed-effects models were used to compare school and summer holiday behaviours. Results: Children spent less time in moderate- to vigorous-physical activity (−12 min/day; p = 0.001) and sleep (−12 min/day; p

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2023

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