Obesity rates lower in schools with comprehensive healthy living program

Study shows fifth-graders in Nova Scotia schools following CDC guidelines eat more fruits, vegetables.
A new study funded by the Canadian Institute for Health Information’s Canadian Population Health Initiative shows that Nova Scotia schools with a comprehensive healthy living program had significantly lower rates of overweight and obese students than schools without such a program. The study, published today in the American Journal of Public Health, reports that only 4% of fifth-grade students enrolled in schools following a comprehensive healthy living program were obese—versus 10% of fifth-grade students in schools with a less comprehensive program or with no program at all. MORE...