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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Early Education Program Gives Kids 'Head Start' on Obesity Prevention

A study by Temple University found that the Head Start program goes "above and beyond" federal recommendation for promoting healthy eating and exercise

According to a Dec. 7 ScienceDaily article, a Temple survey of 1,583 Head Start programs found the following:
  • Seventy percent of programs were serving only non-fat or 1 percent milk, and 59 percent never served chocolate milk.
  • Three-quarters of programs reported having children participate in at least 30 minutes of adult-led physical activity per day.
  • Ninety-four percent of programs reported serving some vegetable every day, other than French fries.
  • Ninety-seven percent reported serving some fruit every day, other than 100% fruit juice.
  • More than half (56 percent) provided children with at least 60 minutes each day of unstructured physical activity in addition to the 30 minutes of adult-led physical activity.

Labels: childhood_obesity, prevention, head start

Posted By: Aspen/CRC