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Obesity and Student Performance at School

1. Howard Taras, 2. William Potts-Datema Article first published online: 9 OCT 2009 DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2005.tb07346.x 2005 American School Health Association Issue
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Volume 75, Issue 8, pages 291295, October 2005 Additional Information How to Cite Taras, H. and Potts-Datema, W. (2005), Obesity and Student Performance at School. Journal of School Health, 75: 291295. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2005.tb07346.x Author Information

Howard Taras, MD, Professor; htaras@ucsd.edu, Division of Commu-nity Pediatrics, University of California, Sun Diego. Gilman Drive #0927, La Jolla, CA 92093-0927; and William Potts-Datema, MS, Director; wpottsda@hsph.harvard.edu, Partnerships for Children's Health, Har-vard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave. 7th Flooc Boston, MA 021 15. Publication History 1. Issue published online: 9 OCT 2009 2. Article first published online: 9 OCT 2009
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Get PDF (476K) ABSTRACT: To review the state of research on the association between obesity among school-aged children and academic outcomes, the authors reviewed published studies investigating obesity, school performance, and rates of student absenteeism. A table with brief descriptions of each study's research methodology and outcomes is included. Research demonstrates that overweight and obesity are associated with poorer levels of academic achievement. Data on the association of child overweight or obesity with levels of attendance are too sparse to draw conclusions. Get PDF (476K)

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1746-1561.2005.tb07346.x/abstract

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