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Multisystem Interconnected Lifestyle Framework: A Holistic Approach to Examining the Lifestyle Determinants of
1Department of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA.
Abstract:
This report proposes the multisystem interconnected lifestyle (MIL) framework to describe how lifestyle behaviors (i.e., sleep, stress, activity, diet) work together to create profiles of young children's obesogenic risk. This report argues that considering lifestyle behaviors collectively within and across days more accurately captures the complexity of obesity risk. The MIL framework builds on social ecological models to situate lifestyle behavior profiles within the social connections and ecological contexts of children's lives. The MIL framework potentiates the next generation of obesity research, reflecting a holistic understanding of lifestyle behavior engagement that could inform more effective and targeted education and intervention approaches.
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