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Martin, Jeffrey J.; McCaughtry, Nate; Hodges-Kulinna, Pamela; Cothran, Donetta – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2008
Background: Many children and adolescents are physically inactive and become even less active as they age. USA high school students' rates of attendance in physical education (PE) classes sharply decline by grade with 73% of ninth graders attending PE, while only 31% of seniors attend. Non-Caucasian youth report the lowest levels of physical…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Urban Schools, Physical Education, Intervention
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Speroni, Karen Gabel; Earley, Cynthia; Atherton, Martin – Journal of School Nursing, 2007
After-school programs can be implemented by school nurses to facilitate healthy lifestyle choices in children with the goal of decreasing obesity. Kids Living Fit[TM] (KLF), an after-school program designed by community hospital nurses, was implemented in elementary schools and focused on best lifestyle choices regarding foods consumed and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, School Activities, Intervention
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Menear, Kristi Sayers – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2007
Individuals with Down syndrome typically have low fitness levels and obesity despite data that indicate physiological gains from physical activity and exercise interventions. Low fitness levels and obesity in individuals with Down syndrome may be related to sedentary lifestyles, social and recreational opportunities, or low motivation to be…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Focus Groups, Down Syndrome
Winick, Myron – 1988
This reference brief deals with the childhood antecedents to atherosclerosis and hypertension. While diet is related to the development of coronary artery diseases, there is some disagreement about what dietary changes are necessary or desirable in children to prevent their development, and at what age such changes should be made. Fifty-five…
Descriptors: Aerobics, Cardiovascular System, Child Health, Dietetics
Welk, Gregory J.; Blair, Steven N. – President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest, 2000
This paper reviews the relationships between physical fitness and body composition and their combined effect on health. After discussing the epidemiologic evidence for a protective effect of physical fitness on the health risks associated with obesity, it describes the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, an ongoing observational study that…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Obesity
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Willenberg, Barbara; Hemmelgarn, Melinda – Elementary School Journal, 1991
Explains the nutritional requirements of children and adolescents, and the physiological roles of the major nutrients. Details the nutrient needs of young athletes, including pre- and postgame meals and fluid replacement. Discusses eating disorders and obesity. Advocates a diet rich in complex carbohydrates. (BC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletes, Child Health, Children
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Green, Gregory; Reese, Shirley A. – Education, 2006
The greatest health risk facing children today is obesity. The prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States has risen dramatically in the past several decades. Because children on the average spend up to five or six hours a day involved in sedentary activities, including excessive time watching television, using the computer and playing…
Descriptors: Video Games, Physical Education, Group Counseling, Children
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Burkett, Lee N.; And Others – Physical Educator, 1994
Reports a study that compared three measures for determining percent body fat in mentally retarded adults (multiple skinfolds and circumference measurements, Infrared Interactance, and Bioelectrical Impedance). Results indicated the Bioelectrical Impedance Analyzer and Infrared Interactance Analyzer produced values for percent body fat that were…
Descriptors: Adults, Body Composition, Comparative Analysis, Human Body
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Goldstein, David – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1989
Patients with chronic conditions such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity might benefit from prescribed exercise. Although exercise does not reverse pathologic changes, it may play a role in disease management. (JD)
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Diabetes, Exercise, Exercise Physiology
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Yeater, Rachel – Quest, 2000
Discusses the scope of the problem of obesity in the United States, noting the health risks associated with being overweight or obese (e.g., gallstones, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and colon cancer); discussing the association of type-II diabetes mellitus with obesity; examining the effects of exercise on metabolic disease; and looking at…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Health Behavior, Metabolism, Obesity
Gabbard, Carl – Principal, 2000
Recent research suggests that today's children are less physically active and more overweight/obese than those of previous generations. A superior physical education program hires college-educated specialists, requires daily physical activities, stresses improvement-oriented fitness education and skill development, includes all children, and…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Elementary Education, Intervention, Nutrition
Children Now, 2007
The "California Report Card" provides a comprehensive overview of child and family well-being in California, focusing particularly on children's health and educational status, and on the policies and programs that affect them. Based on policy progress and children's outcomes, each focus area is assigned a grade. The "Report…
Descriptors: Social Indicators, Well Being, Child Health, Children
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Sartorius, Spencer; Solberg, Eileen – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1984
Obese students often fade into the background of physical education classes. Physical Management is a program that helps these students on a long-term basis by offering weight control techniques. These techniques focus on nutrition education, behavior modification, and physical conditioning. (DF)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Nutrition Instruction, Obesity, Physical Education
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Emery, Eileen M.; And Others – Journal of Health Education, 1991
This paper describes fraud and health risks to consumers from the unregulated weight control industry, reviews safe weight loss guidelines, notes the role of health educators, and argues for increased regulatory control measures. (SM)
Descriptors: Adults, Body Weight, Federal Programs, Fraud
Villaire, Ted – Our Children, 2001
The problem of childhood obesity and inadequate physical activity is growing, with the biggest physical activity decline occurring in high school. This paper discusses the need to promote physical activity at school and home and get children in shape. Two sidebars describe: National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and how to determine a school'…
Descriptors: Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Behavior, Obesity
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