Phila Youth Obesity Rates drop
Posted by on October 29, 2012
City youth obesity rates drop
Rates of obesity and severe obesity among Philadelphia school children declined significantly between 2006 and 2010, according to a study conducted by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and published in Preventing Chronic Disease, a journal of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study, based on height and weight data collected by nurses in the School District of Philadelphia, revealed a 5 percent decline in obesity rates among children 5 to 18 years of age.
Significantly, the study also found an 8 percent decline in obesity rates among African American boys and a 7 percent decline among Hispanic girls.
To view the study, go here.
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