State University of New York at Buffalo
The goal of this observational study is to understand how children's food preferences, physical activity, and decision-making change over time and how these behaviors relate to body weight and overall health.
A cohort sequential design will be used to track 2 cohorts of children aged 8.5-9 years 11 months, and 10.5-11 years 11 months over a 3 year period to understand how the development of food and activity reinforcement and delay discounting could lead to the development of childhood obesity in children aged 9-14.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female children * Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) or Hispanic families * Children from low SES families (as defined by household education, eligibility for government assistance) * Children in overweight/obese category (defined by range in each cohort) Exclusion Criteria: * Medical causes for obesity * Stature below the 5th percentile * Physical activity restrictions * Psychopathology * Medication use that affects activity or appetite * Children that spend less than 65% of their time in participating parent's household * BMI percentile criteria…
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