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How to Downsize the Student Body Play Ball -- not Videos
How to Downsize the Student Body Play Ball -- not Videos -- Posted by Gumbo on 11-26-04 08:16
How to Downsize the Student Body Play Ball -- not Videos
LAS VEGAS -- Students could avoid thousands of calories a year if their
schools offered smaller servings of brand-name chips and sodas. And college
kids can avoid the Freshman 15 -- that dreaded weight gain that often
accompanies that first year -- if they are taught the ABCs of good
nutrition.
These are among the findings from dozens of new studies on child and
adolescent obesity being discussed here at the annual meeting of the North
American Association for the Study of Obesity. The conference is a
partnership with the American Diabetes Association.
Experts are looking for practical ways to stop the obesity epidemic in this
country. Overall, about 16% of children are overweight, and about the same
number are at risk of becoming so. Kids are about 9 pounds heavier today
than in the early 1960's, and teens' weight has increased 12 to 16 pounds
over 40 years, according to recent government statistics. Extra pounds put
children at a greater risk of becoming heavy adults and increase their
chances of developing health problems such as type 2 diabetes and high
cholesterol.
Almost everyone agrees that something needs to be done. A recent report by
the National Academies' Institute of Medicine called for wide-ranging
changes, including setting nutritional standards for brand-name foods and
drinks sold at schools.
Here's a look at some of the new research and what the nutrition experts say
parents can do to help their children control their weight.
Tip the scale in their favor
Expert: Marie-France Hivert at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec.
New study: Researchers recruited 115 students who were at healthy weights;
average age, 19. Students were divided into two groups. One group met
regularly and learned about healthy eating and physical activity. The other
group received no guidance. At the end of one year, members who met
regularly had lost a half-pound, and the other students had gained an
average of 2 pounds.
Her advice to students: ''During a long study day, take active breaks. Go
for a walk or dance around your room. Try to avoid taking the lazy way
around campus. Use the stairs; park farther away; walk to class. Enjoy every
season. During the winter, go skating, skiing or play hockey. During the
summer, take a bike ride, Roller blade, play ultimate Frisbee, go hiking,
swim, play soccer.
''To feel full faster, start meals with a soup and add vegetables, even if
it's a frozen dinner or pizza.''Keep your eyes on the size
Expert: Karen Cullen, associate professor of pediatrics at the Children's
Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
New study: Researchers did a statistical analysis of the potential calorie
savings for students at 23 middle schools in Texas if the schools switched
to smaller portions of brand-name foods in la carte lines and snack bars.
Their analysis was based on serving chips in 1-ounce bags instead of 3-ounce
bags, and serving sodas, juice drinks and other sweetened beverages in
12-ounce cans and bottles instead of 20-ounce bottles.
Based on the amount usually consumed and the number of students, the
researchers estimate an average student would save at least 47 calories a
day for the school year.
Her advice to parents: ''Kids are faced with supersized portions that they
think are normal. Parents have a harder task because they often buy a big
bag of chips, and it's hard to police that.
''They need to show kids that a serving is a portion of chips that fits into
a small cereal bowl or on a small dessert plate. They can't just say what to
do. They need to model this also.''Lower the chances of a higher weight
Expert: Jack Yanovski, a pediatric endocrinologist and head of the Unit on
Growth and Obesity, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
in Bethesda, Md.
New study: Researchers at the National Institutes of Health measured
baseline symptoms of depression, dieting, binge eating and disturbed eating
attitudes (such as feeling guilty about overeating or being too concerned
with their weight or body shape) in 108 kids, average age 8, who were
overweight or at risk of becoming so because of a family history of obesity.
The experts measured the kids' body weight and body fat at the start and
again three years later. They found that depression, dieting, bingeing and
disturbed attitudes were all associated with higher body weight at the start
of the study. Three years later, all those factors except depression were
associated with increased weight gain.
His advice to parents: ''Emphasize healthy eating and physical activity
rather than focusing on appearance and encouraging restrictive dieting. If
children seem preoccupied with their shape and weight, are restricting their
food intake without medical supervision or feel that their eating is out of
control, parents may want to discuss these concerns with a doctor or
registered dietitian.''
Sweep away most of that high-fat stuff
Name: Gary Foster, clinical director of the Weight and Eating Disorders
Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in
Philadelphia.
New study: University researchers worked with the Philadelphia school
district and the Food Trust, a non-profit group, to track 921 students in 10
elementary schools. Children in five schools got a revamped school lunch
program with healthier choices (fewer fried foods, no sodas) plus 50 hours a
year of nutrition education. The kids in the other schools did not get any
intervention. After one year, fewer kids in the intervention schools were
overweight or at risk of becoming so than in the group that was not helped.
His advice to parents: ''Structure the home environment so making healthy
foods is easier for your kids. Don't have a lot of high-fat, high-sugar
foods available. Chips, soda and cookies should not be as accessible as
healthier options like water, fruit, yogurt. Set limits on TV and video
use.''Name: Bernard Gutin, professor of pediatrics and physiology at the
Georgia Prevention Institute, Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.
New study: Researchers followed 600 third-graders at 18 different schools in
Augusta. Student at nine schools could attend after-school sessions that
offered healthy snacks and 70 to 80 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical
activity, including basketball, soccer and dancing. Kids at the other
schools had no intervention. Children's bone mass and body fat were measured
after one year. Researchers found that kids who attended at least 40% of the
activity sessions built more muscle and bone, added less fat and developed
more cardiovascular fitness than kids at the control school.
His advice to parents: ''Being outside is the key. If you get them outside,
they are away from the TV and snacks, and they are in an environment where
they can move more. If that's not possible because of safety concerns, get
them into a community center or YMCA program that is supervised and safe.
Give them a Christmas gift that's active (a bike, basketball, soccer ball,
activity program membership), not passive like video games.''
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