School as a Protective Setting for Excess Weight Gain and Child Obesity: A Meta-Analysis.

Laura M NicholsonDorothy McLeod LorenAlexandra ReifenbergMichael W BeetsAmy M Bohnert

Published 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.

Keyphrases

weight gain
physical activity
body mass index
mental health
birth weight
weight loss
primary care
young adults
clinical practice
insulin resistance
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
high school
body weight
gestational age