Get Up And Do Something: Philadelphia Students Slimmer; Schools' Anti-Obesity Efforts Cited

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Philadelphia Students Slimmer; Schools' Anti-Obesity Efforts Cited Sep 14th 2012, 11:35 Researchers found a drop in Philadelphia high school obesity rates between 2006 and 2010, the first time a large evaluation has suggested that a school system's efforts to curb obesity were effective. Philadelphia researchers, including city health commissioner Donald Schwarz, looked at the BMI (Body Mass Index) numbers of 120,000 students from elementary school through high school, and found a five percent decline in obesity rates over the five years studied. Though it's hard to prove for sure that the school system's efforts were the greatest cause of the improvement, Philadelphia clearly tried to make a difference. Schools banned soda and sugary beverages, removed all deep fryers and sold only low fat milk in their cafeterias over the last 10 years.

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