Healthier school food and physical activity environments matter for childhood obesity

Students at elementary and secondary schools that offer healthier food offerings and more opportunities for physical activities have a healthier body mass index, according to researchers. The study, published in Preventive Medicine Reports, uses professional measures of students’ height and weight — the gold standard for studying childhood obesity — in a study on the effects of a school’s food offerings and physical activity environment.

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