Addressing the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity Through School-Based Interventions: What Has Been Done and Where Do We Go from Here?

Karen E. Peterson and Mary Kay Fox

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Abstract: Schools are ideal settings for implementing multi-component programs to prevent and control childhood obesity.

Keywords: Obesity; Children; adolescents; school lunch program (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18
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