The Shape We're In: Innovative Schools Teach Lifelong Health.... Lorna Collier.
by Collier, Lorna; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 32Family. Publisher: Philadelphia Inquirer, 2003ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Children -- Nutrition | Education -- Curricula | Food habits | Health behavior in adolescence | Lifestyles | Obesity | Overweight children | Physical education and training | Physical fitness for youth | School improvement programs | Soft drinks | Students -- Health and hygiene | Teenagers -- Nutrition | Vending machines | WalkingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Today's [2003] schools are filled with more obese and overweight children than ever, some at risk for--if not already suffering from--high cholesterol, Type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure and early cardiovascular disease. Because most obese kids become obese adults, experts have recognized that stopping the problem early represents the best hope for success in saving both lives and health-care dollars. As a result, kids have been targeted by both government and nonprofit groups as the front line in the national fight against fat. And schools--which control kids' daily environments--have become the primary battleground." (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) This article highlights school programs designed to encourage kids to develop healthy eating habits and lifestyles.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Shape We're In: Innovative Schools Teach Lifelong Health..., May 27, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Today's [2003] schools are filled with more obese and overweight children than ever, some at risk for--if not already suffering from--high cholesterol, Type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure and early cardiovascular disease. Because most obese kids become obese adults, experts have recognized that stopping the problem early represents the best hope for success in saving both lives and health-care dollars. As a result, kids have been targeted by both government and nonprofit groups as the front line in the national fight against fat. And schools--which control kids' daily environments--have become the primary battleground." (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) This article highlights school programs designed to encourage kids to develop healthy eating habits and lifestyles.
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