Because of the positive effect that the female students had with the strategies implemented by planet health in regards to television viewing and listening to the dietary requirements I feel that reducing the amount of electronic screen time in adolescents can only produce positive outcomes in trying to get adolescents doing physical activity. Further Information/ Resources [ edit] There are numerous websites/ research articles linked to the main web page in the references area that the reader may find interesting. These are easy to find and the page is easy to navigate. References [ edit] ↑ Gortmaker SLDietz WH JrSobol AMWehler CA Increasing pediatric obesity in the United States. AJDC. 1987;141535- 540, Troiano RPFlegal KMKuczmarski RJCampbell SMJohnson CL Overweight prevalence and trends for children and adolescents: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1963 to 1991. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1995;1491085- 1091Article ↑ Rosenbaum, MLeibel, RHirsch J Obesity. N Engl J Med.
The total number of students that participated in the research was 1295 [4]. To evaluate overall progress of the students a body mass index was done as well as a triceps skin fold test which was compared to an age and sex specific 85th percentiles [5]. To know what the students did in regards to food, physical activity and diet measurements a survey was done in class under supervision by a trained teacher. Physical activity was assessed using a youth activity questionnaire which contained 16 questions to gain a rough idea of many hours during the day were spent in the moderate and vigorous intensities. Dietary intake was an assessment of how much fruit and vegetables the students consumed. Due to the randomizing of schools an estimating equation was used in order to adjust individual level if needed. These progress tests were taken in Autum of 1995 and Spring 1997. [6] What Did The Research Involve [ edit] The research involved a two year commitment by the schools which they then integrated planet health sessions within the already existing curricula using both teachers and PE teachers.
1997;337396-4087 Article ↑ Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD; Karen Peterson, RD, ScD; Jean Wiecha, PhD; et al. Reducing Obesity via a school based intersisiplanery Intervention Among Youth, Planet Health April 1999, ↑ Dietz WHGortmaker SL Factors within the physical environment associated with childhood obesity. Am J Clin Nutr. 1984;39619- 624 ↑ Steven L. Reducing Obesity via a school based intersisiplanery Intervention Among Youth, Planet Health April 1999,