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Commentary on “Reducing High BMI in African American Preschoolers Effects of a Behavior-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Caloric Expenditure”
Abstract
In this month’s issue of the Southern Medical Journal, Annesi and colleagues presents their study on the impact of childhood obesity and propose an interventional program to diminish the medical and emotional impacts on overweight and obese children.1 Their focus on children of excessive weight is clearly an important issue because the number of overweight and obese children continues to increase in our population. The authors identified the factors of decreased physical activity and increased caloric intake as fundamental to weight increases in children. More specifically for children in preschool and child care settings, the lack of time spent engaging in physical activity is problematic.2This content is limited to qualifying members.
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