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Schools ARE Helping to Fight Childhood Obesity.
Posted Feb 23 2009 10:37pm
In recent years, health professionals have questioned the use of school-based intervention for obesity control, and the topic has been actively debated because clear evidence of their effectiveness was lacking. A team of researchers at Yale University just completed a study that found school-based programs for preventing and reversing obesity ARE important and effective. Read more about the study at www.medicalnewstoday.com, and support your local school’s efforts to aid in this fight. KEEP MOVING! -Elizabeth, CPT.
In recent years, health professionals have questioned the use of school-based intervention for obesity control, and the topic has been actively debated because clear evidence of their effectiveness was lacking. A team of researchers at Yale University just completed a study that found school-based programs for preventing and reversing obesity ARE important and effective. Read more about the study at www.medicalnewstoday.com, and support your local school’s efforts to aid in this fight. KEEP MOVING! -Elizabeth, CPT.
