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OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on school-based obesity prevention programs to identify what can be done to minimize the increasing levels of obesity. METHODS: Twenty articles reporting school-based dietary or physical activity change programs were identified that used BMI or skinfolds as part of the evaluation. RESULTS: Seven studies obtained change in BMI and differed from those not finding change in 3 ways: program implementers were not classroom teachers; intervention targeted middle or high schools; and inactivity reduction was promoted. CONCLUSIONS: An 8-step research strategy was delineated to develop and evaluate programs with a maximum chance of taming the obesity epidemic.
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