Prevention of Obesity in School Research Paper

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One of the fundamental methods of combating obesity, as learned through the aforementioned studies, is to present an awareness of the habits, behaviours, and symptoms of its presence as early as possible, within the context of a comprehensive program which provides prudent action for the alleviation of such symptoms. Schools need to take specific actions to educate students as to the pitfalls and poor nutrition and the benefits of salutary eating habits, and reinforce such measures with copious exercise and other active means of reducing incidence of obesity that is conducive to a lower body mass index. Additionally, a key supplement to the measures undertaken in the school environment is the support and awareness of such anti-corpulent behaviour undertaken by parents of school aged children, within the home environment. By providing effective eating habits at home and fortifying them with a degree of education of such advantageous dietary measures at school, children face the best chances of reducing their risk of obesity, and losing excess weight if they already are so.

It is interesting to note the active role which classroom facilities can play in the effect of school children's health, particularly in regards to their weight.

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It lends itself to some interesting possibilities, and seems to indicate that schools would be well served to educate children in regards to their physical health as much as their academic or mental health. Of particular interest is the alluded connection between optimum weight levels and academic performance indicated in the second study mentioned in this paper. Although there would need to be more testing to solidify this relationship, this connection could lead to an improved approach to the teaching of academics which considers the fact that the mind controls the body, and that both entities should be taught accordingly in this regard -- as opposed to teaching the former in exclusion to the latter, which is so often the case......

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