National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
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.
Age
8–11
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
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)
You may not be if
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
