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HARTFORD, Conn. - When Carol David got the letter suggesting that her 9-year-old daughter take part in a special school exercise program for children who are at risk of obesity, she thought, "Oh, man ..."
She and other parents feared the program at Parker Memorial School in Tolland might be viewed as a "fat kids club." But she came to see the letter as a "wake-up call," signaling the need for Jacqueline to get more exercise and to eat more healthfully.See the full content of this document
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School Clubs Make It Fun to Fight Fat
And, as it turned out, the program - an experimental effort overseen by the University of Connecticut's kinesiology department - was great fun for Jacqueline.
To address parents' concerns that kids in the club might be stigmatized, Assistant Professor Jaci VanHeest added kids without any weight problems. Soon, kids ...See the full content of this document
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