Abstract
School-based physical activity interventions did not improve BMI, although they had other beneficial health effects. Current population-based policies that mandate increased physical activity in schools are unlikely to have a significant effect on the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity.
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MedicineBody mass indexObesityLife expectancyPsychological interventionChildhood obesityPublic healthDemographyPopulationMeta-analysisGerontologyOverweightPediatricsEnvironmental health
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- 180
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- 7
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- 719-726
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Kevin C. Harris,
Lisa Kuramoto,
Michael Schulzer
et al.
(2009).
Effect of school-based physical activity interventions on body mass index in children: a meta-analysis.
Canadian Medical Association Journal
, 180
(7)
, 719-726.
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.080966
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- 10.1503/cmaj.080966