Abstract:Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years and remains high among both boys and girls of all ages and racial and ethnic groups (Koebnick & Heller, 2010).Childhood obesity is a predictor of obesity during adulthood and is strongly linked to given a pre-test to assess their knowledge base about healthy food choices, their activity levels, as well as to record a baseline weight. At the conclusion of the program a posttest was given. The majority of the children (n=l5) scored the same or higher o… Show more
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