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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
Obesity and low levels of physical and metabolic fitness are risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The purpose of this investigation was to attenuate obesity and improve physical and metabolic fitness in elementary school children. Schools have the opportunity, mechanisms, and personnel in place to deliver nutrition education, fitness activities, and a school food service that is nutritious and healthy. Cohorts from grades 3 to 5 in two school districts in rural Nebraska (Intervention/Control) participated in a 2-year study of physical activity and modified school lunch program. Data collection for aerobic capacity, body composition, blood chemistry, nutrition knowledge, energy intake, and physical activity was at the beginning and end of each year. Int received enhanced physical activity, grade specific nutrition education, and a lower fat and sodium school lunch program. Con continued with a regular school lunch and team sports activity program. At year 2, Int lunches had significantly less energy (9%), fat (25%), sodium (21%), and more fiber (17%). However, measures of 24-hour energy intake for Int and Con showed significant differences for sodium only. Physical activity in the classroom was 6% greater for Int compared to Con (p < 0.05) but physical activity outside of school was approximately 16% less for Int compared to Con (p < 0.05). Body weight and body fat were not different between schools for normal weight or obese children. No differences were found for cholesterol, insulin, and glucose; however, HDL cholesterol was significantly greater and cholesterol/HDL was significantly less for Int compared to Con (p < 0.05). It appears that compensation in both energy intake and physical activity outside of school may be responsible for the lack of differences between Int and Con.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1071-7323
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
229-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Body Composition, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Child, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Dietary Carbohydrates, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Dietary Fats, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Dietary Fiber, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Energy Intake, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Food Services, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Nebraska, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Nutritional Sciences, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Obesity, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Physical Education and Training, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Physical Fitness, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-School Health Services, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Sodium, Dietary, pubmed-meshheading:8732957-Weight Gain
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Nutrition and physical activity program to attenuate obesity and promote physical and metabolic fitness in elementary school children.
pubmed:affiliation
Human Performance Laboratory, University of Nebraska-Kearney 68849, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't