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Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Merced Study will Look at Obesity in Central Valley

A professor and his student assistants from the University of California  Merced will spend the next decade studying the causes of obesity among Central Valley children. The project will survey the exercise and eating habits of 8- to 18-year-olds in the area.
"The UC Merced students spent the last year surveying teenagers at Merced, Golden Valley, Buhach Colony and Atwater high schools. 'We asked a lot of questions about what they were snacking on, if they watch TV while they eat, their exercise patterns, said 19-year-old UC Merced student Jessica Romo."
Professor Rudy Ortiz hopes to discover where Central Valley children are in relation to Centers for Disease Control figures which show that 17.4 percent of 12- to 19-year-olds are overweight.

Read more at MercedSunStar.com.

Labels: research, causes of childhood obesity

Posted By: Aspen Education Group