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Fox, K. R.; And Others – Journal of Adolescence, 1994
Investigated degree to which actual fatness and/or greater body dimensions might provide stimulus for dietary restraint (DR) in children (n=126). High DR boys were heavier, fatter, and had larger waists and hips resulting from fat deposition than low DR boys. High DR girls were heavier and fatter that low DR girls, with larger waists and hips.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Image, Body Weight, Eating Habits
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Oppliger, Robert A.; And Others – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1995
In response to a new state rule, the Wisconsin Minimum Weight Project curtails weight cutting among high school wrestlers. The project uses skinfold testing to determine a minimum competitive weight and nutrition education to help the wrestler diet safety. It serves as a model for other states and other sports. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Athletes, Body Weight, Dietetics, High School Students
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2011
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is an epidemiologic surveillance system that was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that can occur during…
Descriptors: Reservation American Indians, American Indian Students, Comparative Analysis, Urban Schools
Rotatori, Anthony T.; Fox, Robert – 1980
A study of obesity management contrasted the effectiveness for 30 moderately mentally retarded adolescents of a multicomponent behavioral weight reduction program with a more traditional, nutrition based approach. Twelve Ss each were assigned to a behavior therapy (BT) and a social nutrition (SN) group, with the remaining six Ss in a wait-list…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Body Weight
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And Others; Cosper, Barbara Anne – Journal of School Health, 1977
A pilot course in nutrition for fifth-grade students with cultural endemic obesity resulted in a significant rise in knowledge level of the experimental group, but no significant change of dietary habits, in comparison with a control group. (MJB)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Change Strategies, Eating Habits, Elementary Education
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Zimmerman, S. Scott – Journal of Chemical Education, 1984
Presents some of the basic information on exercise and diet to illustrate biochemical principles. Topic areas include: forms of stored energy; caloric balance, exercise, and weight control; a recommended exercise program; physiological effects of endurance training; and the biochemistry of running a marathon. (JN)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Body Weight, College Science, Dietetics
Dennison, Darwin; And Others – Health Education, 1990
A weight management program utilized the participant's own data for the participant to (1) understand energy balance; (2) compare his/her diet with U.S. dietary codes; (3) know which food selections were high in calories, fat, and cholesterol, and low in complex carbohydrates and fiber; and (4) understand weight management. (JD)
Descriptors: Adults, Body Composition, Body Weight, Computer Software
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Guinn, Bobby – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1988
Compares height, weight, and triceps skinfold of Mexican American (MA) children, ages 10-14, in Texas with reference data on American children. Heights were below reference means while weights about same. Boys' triceps skinfold measurements were significantly greater than means. Girls' were similar, indicating positive energy balance. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Body Height, Body Weight, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
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Prasher, V. P.; Metseagharun, T.; Haque, S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
An association between weight loss and Alzheimer's disease has been established in the general population but little information is available regarding this association in people with intellectual disabilities. A 4-year longitudinal study of adults with Down syndrome with and without Alzheimer's disease was undertaken. Age-associated weight loss…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Down Syndrome, Body Weight, Older Adults
Missouri State Dept. of Health, Jefferson City. – 1995
This guide deals with various aspects of sports and nutrition. Twelve chapters are included: (1) "Sports and Nutrition"; (2) "Eat to Compete"; (3) "Fit Folks Need Fit Food"; (4) "The Food Guide Pyramid"; (5) "Fat Finder's Guide"; (6) "Pre- and Post-Event Meals"; (7) "Tips for the…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Body Weight, Eating Disorders
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President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Washington, DC. – 1984
The principal addresses at this Women's Leadership Conference on Fitness were: (1) "Keynote Address" (C. Carson Conrad); (2) "Essential Nature of Fitness" (Lawrence E. Lamb); (3) "Effects of Exercise on Women from 20-50 Years Old" (Sharon Plowman); (4) "Fitness in Older Women" (Everett L. Smith); (5) "Female Musculo-Skeletal System" (Robert P.…
Descriptors: Aerobics, Body Weight, Exercise, Females
Segurson, Jack – 1976
It has been suggested that the weight reduction practices of wrestlers results in kidney and liver problems. To observe the effect of wrestlers' weight reduction, diagnostic tests for kidney and liver problems were done on the blood and urine samples of 22 college wrestlers over the course of a wrestling season. Results obtained after reduction to…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Diagnostic Tests, Eating Habits, Human Body
Grosshans, Onie R. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1977
This article describes a health education class in which the students actively engage in improving their own health by physical activity and good nutrition. They are graded on the success of the program they undertake by clear proof of better physical condition. (JD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Body Weight, Exercise (Physiology), Health Education
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Angelocci, Joyce; Springer, Ninfa Saturnino – Mental Retardation, 1973
Descriptors: Body Weight, Eating Habits, Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation
German, Mary Jane; And Others – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1980
A nutrition unit developed for inclusion in the high school health education curriculum contains a training packet that provides information about how best to implement the unit. Three major topics form the core of the nutrition unit: nutrient needs, qualitative evaluation of foods, and weight control. (JN)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Curriculum Development, Dietetics
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