Category Archives: childhood obesity

Childhood obesity results from a combination of poor nutrition and inactivity. Researchers concluded that schools have a unique opportunity and responsibility to teach and model healthy eating and physical activity to address attitudes and behaviors that contribute to obesity. According to the Institute of Medicine, obesity prevention efforts involve a focus on the energy balance of the complex equation of calories consumed (diet) versus calorie advertisers (physical activity) is influenced by various individual and environmental factors. Therefore, successful prevention efforts must address nutrition, nutrition education, physical education and physical Read more …