School as a Protective Setting for Excess Weight Gain and Child Obesity: A Meta-Analysis.
Laura M NicholsonDorothy McLeod LorenAlexandra ReifenbergMichael W BeetsAmy M BohnertPublished in: The Journal of school health (2020)
Children assigned to control conditions (as part of school-based obesity-related interventions) experience, on average, minimal changes in weight outcomes during the school year. Therefore, routine practices of schools may protect against unhealthy weight gains.