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Direct linkMozen, Diana; Cradic, Sharon; Lehwald, Harry – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2010
America is in the midst of an obesity epidemic. Obesity rates among adults have increased by more than 60% in the last 10 years to where approximately 25% of American adults are obese today. According to Dr. Duane Alexander, Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH, 2003), the number of obese children is…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness
Ryan, Carol A.; Beighle, Aaron – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2010
The number of children and youth who are overweight has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. According to the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 17 percent of children and adolescents ages 2-19 years are obese. In…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
