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Effects Of Nutrition And Physical Activity Intervention In Improving Children's Bmi-For-Age Percentiles, Anna Claire Goodroe, Kaycee Patrick, Detri Brech
Effects Of Nutrition And Physical Activity Intervention In Improving Children's Bmi-For-Age Percentiles, Anna Claire Goodroe, Kaycee Patrick, Detri Brech
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Background: The number of obese children and adolescents in the United States (U.S.) is estimated to be 12.7 million according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Therefore, approximately 17% of the nation’s children are obese. Rates of childhood obesity in Arkansas (22%) are consistently higher than the national average. To address this issue, a nutrition and physical activity intervention was designed by researchers from Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) Nutrition and Dietetics Program.
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity intervention in improving the Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-age percentiles of rural Arkansas children at …