These results do not support claims that the BSD offers increased physical activity. In fact, these results suggest that students enrolled in schools using the BSD schedule may have reduced daily physical activity. In addition, these results demonstrate that overall school-based physical activity is less than half of the recommended level; independent of school scheduling.
Therefore, the food a child eats depends on home nutritional practices and the perception of what parents think their child requires for energy at school."
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