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Diet & Nutrition
Project aims to combat obesity in adolescent kids
March 6th, 2006
At a time when vending machines are available in school cafeterias and children's affinity for electronic entertainment keeps them glued to a chair for hours, it's no wonder childhood obesity is on the rise. A partnership between the University of Michigan Health System and local middle schools hopes to change the trend. The Project Healthy Schools program incorporates fun activities with education to help kids learn the how-tos of proper exercise and nutrition. Today, the program operates within three local middle schools, with more than 700 student participants since fall 2005. "The issue of overweight children is a serious problem in the United...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2006-03-06)
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