Two large initiatives designed to prevent African-American girls from becoming obese are not very successful at it, according to two new studies.Fully expected.
The two-year programs consisted of either practical advice and goals for staying fit and healthy, or regular dance classes along with an intervention to reduce the amount of time girls spent playing video games, watching TV, or on the computer.
However, over the course of two years, 8- to 10-year-old girls who were enrolled in either program were just as likely to gain weight as girls who did not participate in the interventions.
It's not clear why the programs had so little impact, lead author of one of the studies, Dr. Robert Klesges at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, told Reuters Health. However, "the environmental factors that promote sedentary behavior" - such as TV and video games - and preferences for high-calorie foods "probably overwhelmed" the effects of the program, he suggested.Sure it is.
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