Obesity
First therapeutic boarding school for overweight teens to open in September
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 26th, 2004
The Academy of the Sierras has been designed as a college preparatory residential school that combines diet and activity management with behavioral therapy and a rigorous academic program to prepare adolescents for a healthier future.
Located on a 68-acre campus near Fresno, California, Academy of the Sierras will enroll boys and girls ages 13-18 that are at least 30 pounds overweight and have been struggling with overweight or obesity for at least two years and who may have attendant psychological or...
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