New research suggests that childhood obesity, now at epidemic levels in the United States, may affect school performance and coping skills for challenging situations.
For the study, researchers analyzed responses from 22,914 parents and caregivers of children between the ages of 10 and 17 who participated in the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health. The goal was to determine the association between body mass index (BMI) and five markers of “flourishing,” or overall well-being, as...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/11/04/childhood-obesity-linked-to-poor-school-performance-and-coping-skills/140036.html
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