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Peer reviewedKuntzleman, Charles T.; Reiff, Guy G. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1992
Examines whether physical fitness levels in U.S. children and youth have changed over time. Research indicates that weight and skinfolds have increased over 50 years and distance run times have worsened over 10 years. The article includes information on relationships between cardiovascular fitness and coronary heart disease risks in children. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Composition, Body Weight, Cardiovascular System
Download full textMoriarty, Dick; Moriarty, Mary – 1991
Following a review of research literature on eating disorders and the fitness image, the report finds that five socio-cultural influences have been associated with the increase and prevalence of eating disorders: the pressure to be thin; glorification of youth; the changing role of females; media image and marketing of the super woman; and the…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Athletes, Body Image, Body Weight
Berg, Frances M. – Obesity & Health, 1994
Presents an update on the Year 2000 objectives for the nation that establish targets in 22 priority areas. The article offers information from a study on exercise by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, reviews Healthy People 2000 data, and lists Year 2000 physical activity and fitness objectives. (SM)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise, Health Behavior
