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Edwards, Jane U.; Mauch, Lois; Winkelman, Mark R. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: To support curriculum and policy, a midwest city school district assessed the association of selected categories of nutrition and physical activity (NUTR/PA) behaviors, fitness measures, and body mass index (BMI) with academic performance (AP) for 800 sixth graders. Methods: Students completed an adapted Youth Risk Behavior…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Body Composition, Physical Activities, Nutrition
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Derri, Vassiliki; Aggeloussis, Nikos; Petraki, Christina – Physical Educator, 2004
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of an eight-week health-related fitness and nutrition education program on fitness components and dietary habits in upper elementary school students. Forty children from the fifth and sixth grade, 10 to 12 years of age (M= 11.2, SD= 1.1), participated in the study. The experimental…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Physical Education, Nutrition Instruction