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School-based Obesity Prevention:
A Blueprint for Taming the Epidemic
Tom Baranowski, PhD; Karen W. Cullen, DrPH, RD, LD
Theresa Nicklas, DrPH, LN; Deborah Thompson, PhD, MS, RD
Janice Baranowski, MPH, RD, LD
Objective:
To review the literature on school-based obesity prevention programs to identify what can be done to minimize the increasing levels of obesity.
Methods: Twenty articles reporting school-based dietary or physical activity change programs were identified that used BMI or skinfolds as part of the evaluation.
Results: Seven studies obtained change in BMI and differed from those not finding change in 3 ways: program implementers were not classroom teachers; intervention targeted middle or high schools; and inactivity reduction was promoted.
Conclusion: An 8-step research strategy was delineated to develop and evaluate programs with a maximum chance of taming the obesity epidemic.
Am J Health Behav 2002;26(6):486-493
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