Frequency of school-based intervention needed to improve weight outcomes of Mexican-American adolescents with overweight or obesity: a randomized controlled trial.

Katherine R ArlinghausDaniel P O'ConnorCraig A Johnston

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2019)

The intervention provided 3 d/wk resulted in similar zBMI improvements as the intervention provided 5 d/wk. This information can be used to develop scalable school-based obesity interventions.

Keyphrases

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