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April 1, 1999Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine249 citations

Reducing Obesity via a School-Based Interdisciplinary Intervention Among Youth

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SGSteven L. GortmakerHarvard UniversityKPKaren E. PetersonUniversity of MichiganJWJean L. WiechaUniversity of International Business and Economics

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Intervention: Students participated in a school-based interdisciplinary intervention over 2 school years. Planet Health sessions were included within existing curricula using classroom teachers in 4 major subjects and physical education. Sessions focused on decreasing television viewing, decreasing consumption of high-fat foods, increasing fruit and vegetable intake, and increasing moderate and vigorous physical activity.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d1b8e7f448865515dca89https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.153.4.409
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