Effect of a Two-Year Obesity Prevention Intervention on Percentile Changes in Body Mass Index and Academic Performance in Low-Income Elementary School Children | Zendy

Danielle Hollar | Zendy; Sarah Messiah | Zendy; Gabriela LopezMitnik | Zendy; T. Lucas Hollar | Zendy; Marie Almon | Zendy; Arthur S. Agatston | Zendy

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Effect of a Two-Year Obesity Prevention Intervention on Percentile Changes in Body Mass Index and Academic Performance in Low-Income Elementary School Children

Author(s) -

Danielle Hollar,

Sarah Messiah,

Gabriela LopezMitnik,

T. Lucas Hollar,

Marie Almon,

Arthur S. Agatston

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.165746

Subject(s) - percentile , body mass index , medicine , anthropometry , psychological intervention , obesity , childhood obesity , demography , cohort , intervention (counseling) , gerontology , overweight , pediatrics , statistics , mathematics , pathology , psychiatry , sociology

We assessed the effects of a school-based obesity prevention intervention that included dietary, curricula, and physical activity components on body mass index (BMI) percentiles and academic performance among low-income elementary school children.

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