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Hawkins, Jerald D. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1983
The performance of three relatively inexpensive skinfold calipers were compared with that of the Lange Skinfold Caliper. The instruments were used with 800 students ranging from elementary school to the college level. The Fat-O-Meter and Adipometer calipers compared favorably with the Lange instrument for accuracy and wearability while the…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Evaluation, Health Education
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Clocksin, Brian D.; Watson, Doris L.; Ransdell, Lynda – Quest, 2002
Examines the influence of media use on youth adiposity, dietary habits, and physical activity levels, noting that children and adolescents are increasingly turning to sedentary leisure time activities, which is leading to decreased physical activity levels, increased body mass index, and increased high- energy food intake. Current and future…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Eating Habits, Elementary Secondary Education
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Whitehead, James R. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1992
This annotated bibliography, designed for practitioners and those involved in improving practice, contains 218 citations on topics related to youth physical fitness. Topics include children's fitness and activity status; contents of, and rationale for, fitness education; program suggestions, methods, and strategies; drug problems; and fitness…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Drug Use, Educational Resources
Satter, Ellyn – Obesity and Health, 1991
Health professionals suggest creating achievable goals in childhood obesity. The article recommends correcting factors that distort normal growth and providing positive eating and exercise management to slow weight gain. Rather than trying for weight loss, children must learn positive lifelong eating and exercise patterns and attitudes toward self…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Child Health, Children, Eating Habits
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Wells, M. B.; Turner, S.; Martin, D. M.; Roy, A. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1997
A study of 120 British adults with intellectual disability found they had higher risk factors of developing coronary heart disease and stroke than the general population. There was a greater incidence of obesity and considerably lower physical activity levels than the general population. Several also had abnormal cholesterol readings. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Exercise, Foreign Countries, Heart Disorders
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Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne; Story, Mary – Journal of School Health, 1997
Investigated overweight adolescents' attitudes toward the development of school-based weight control programs, examining their level of interest in participating and noting outcomes they desired. Interviews with 61 adolescents indicated they were interested provided the programs were enjoyable, informative, caring, and supportive; did not conflict…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, High School Students
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Emerson, E. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Significant deviation from normal weight (obesity and underweight) and lack of physical exercise have been identified as three of the most significant global behavioural risks to health. Body mass index (BMI) and levels of physical activity were measured in a sample of 1542 adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) receiving supported…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Obesity, Mental Retardation, Body Weight
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Huang, Terry T.-K.; Harris, Kari Jo; Lee, Rebecca E.; Nazir, Niaman; Born, Wendi; Kaur, Harsohena – Journal of American College Health, 2003
The authors surveyed 738 college students aged 18 to 27 years to assess over weight, obesity, dietary habits, and physical activity. They used BMI (body mass index) [greater than or equal to] 25 kg/m[squared] or BMI [greater than or equal to] 85th percentile and BMI [greater than or equal to] 30 kg/m[squared] or BMI [greater than or equal to] 95th…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, College Students, Physical Activities, Obesity
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Paxton, Raheem J.; Valois, Robert F.; Drane, J. Wanzer – Journal of School Health, 2004
The study examined associations among physical activity, cigarette smoking, body mass index, perceptions of body weight, weight-management goals, and weight-management behaviors of public high school adolescents. The CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey provided a cross-sectional sample (n = 3,089) of public high school students in South Carolina.…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Physical Activities, Smoking, Public Schools
Children Now, 2006
Public opinion polls consistently show a strong, bi-partisan consensus on the need to invest in the nation's kids. Yet even as Americans demand a greater focus on children, public investments are shifting away from them. In California, this is leading to children who are increasingly unhealthy yet lack health insurance, failing in school or unable…
Descriptors: Counties, Social Indicators, Well Being, Child Welfare
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Cawley, John; Meyerhoefer, Chad; Newhouse, David – Education Next, 2006
American children are gaining weight at an alarming rate. Since the 1960s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the percentage of American six- to eleven-year-olds who fall into the CDC's highest weight classification for children has almost quadrupled. Requiring more physical education (PE) seems like a logical…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Physical Activities, Obesity, Physical Education
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Xie, Bin; Chou, Chih-Ping; Spruijt-Metz, Donna; Reynolds, Kim; Clark, Florence; Palmer, Paula H.; Gallaher, Peggy; Sun, Ping; Guo, Qian; Johnson, C. Anderson – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2006
Objective: To investigate weight perception and related psychological factors in Chinese adolescents. Methods: A questionnaire on weight perception, academic performance, stress, hostility, and depression was completed by 6863 middle and high school students. Weight and height were measured. Results: Overweight perception was related to…
Descriptors: Obesity, Grade Point Average, Self Concept, Academic Achievement
Duncan, Karen – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1975
The project's objectives include helping obese students understand their problem in ways that are relevant, interesting, creative, yet academic, and wiping out the pathetic prophecies and painful experiences concerned with obesity in children and teenagers. Concise objectives of the program's educational component and definition of areas of…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Exceptional Child Education, Humanistic Education, Individual Instruction
MacDonald, Donna, Comp.; And Others – 1983
Intended for use by fitness instructors, coaches, nutritionists, and other program leaders, this five-section manual covers topics ranging from curriculum guides for elementary school children to dietary regimes used by professional athletes. The role of nutrients and the use of Canada's Food Guide are reviewed briefly in the first section.…
Descriptors: Athletes, Curriculum Development, Dietetics, Eating Habits
Strauss, Charlotte – 1981
This model of an eight-week childhood obesity program for intermediate elementary through junior high school students addresses the social, psychological, and physical penalties often incurred by obese children. The materials detail the program format in terms of: (1) a daily food log; (2) a discussion of proper nutrition; (3) a contract for…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Eating Habits, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education
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