Book Series Helps Girls Fight Obesity

Titel	Book Series Helps Girls Fight Obesity
Quelle	In: Curriculum Review, 48 (2009) 5, S.7 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0147-2453
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Body Composition; Role Models; Females; Nutrition Instruction; Body Weight; Health Promotion; Developmental Stages; Novels; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Life Style; Program Effectiveness; Comparative Analysis; Teaching Methods; Exercise; Physical Activity Level; Preadolescents; Early Adolescents; Health Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Identifikationsfigur; Weibliches Geschlecht; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Körpergewicht; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Novel; Roman; Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung; Lebensstil; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Übung; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten
Abstract	The most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data (2003-2004) revealed that approximately 18% of children 6-to-19 years old are overweight. The Beacon Street Girls brand was specifically designed to entertain while providing healthy role models and positive messages. This article presents a study that tested whether an age-appropriate novel can improve Body Mass Index (BMI) as well as exercise and nutrition-related knowledge and behaviors in "tween girls enrolled in a childhood obesity treatment program." A group of overweight and obese girls enrolled in The Duke Healthy Lifestyles Program read "Lake Rescue", the sixth book in the Beacon Street Girls 18-book series, or "Charlotte in Paris", one of the Beacon Street Girls special adventure books. A control group was not given a book. According to the study, girls who read either Beacon Street Girls book as part of the program decreased their BMIs more significantly than other girls in the study. After 6 months, researchers found the girls who read Lake Rescue experienced a significant decrease in their BMI, when compared to girls who hadn't read the book. The "Charlotte in Paris" readers also had positive results, losing more than non-readers but not as much as "Lake Rescue" readers. The only other proven and effective strategies for adolescent weight loss today involve medication, surgery or other invasive techniques. (ERIC).
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