Journal article
A school-based intervention can reduce body fat and blood pressure in young adolescents
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the effect of increasing the aerobic component of the school's physical activity program and improving the knowledge about weight control and blood pressure on the blood pressure and body fat of early adolescents.
METHODS: The subjects were 1140 youth aged 11 to 14 years (630 females, 510 males; 64% white, 24.4% African-American, and 11.6% "other"), who were randomly assigned by school into four treatment groups: exercise …
Authors
Mcmurray RG; Harrell JS; Bangdiwala SI; Bradley CB; Deng S; Levine A
Journal
Journal of Adolescent Health, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 125–132
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
8 2002
DOI
10.1016/s1054-139x(02)00348-8
ISSN
1054-139X