Teens More Likely To Maintain Normal Weight As Adults If They Participate In Physical Education And Active Play

Duh.

More proof of nutritional child abuse's lasting effects.

More crap.

"'These findings underscore the important role that school-based and extracurricular physical activities play in reducing the likelihood of becoming an overweight adult,' said Robert Wm. Blum, MD, MPH, PhD, the study's senior author. 'While physical education was not a good weight-loss mechanism over time, it appears to have a positive impact in helping teenagers maintain a healthy weight into young adulthood,' added Blum, who is the Bloomberg School's William H. Gates Sr. Professor and Chair in Population and Reproductive Health."

The important role comes from the home/parents, not the schools.

"...85 percent of obese teens will become obese adults."

Stop the child abuse.