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Obesity and Student Performance at School
Author(s) -
Taras Howard,
PottsDatema William
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2005.tb07346.x
Subject(s) - overweight , absenteeism , obesity , attendance , association (psychology) , childhood obesity , academic achievement , medicine , psychology , gerontology , child obesity , mathematics education , social psychology , political science , law , psychotherapist
To review the state of research on the association between obesity among school‐aged children and academic outcomes, the authors reviewed published studies investigating obesity, school performance, and rates of student absenteeism. A table with brief descriptions of each study's research methodology and outcomes is included. Research demonstrates that overweight and obesity are associated with poorer levels of academic achievement. Data on the association of child overweight or obesity with levels of attendance are too sparse to draw conclusions.