Most teens' physical activity occurs at school
This is especially true at a time when obesity in children has swelled along with increases in diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and malnutrition in U.S. children, she added.
"The most important implication coming out of this study is that we as a society—including parents, educators, health care providers and government officials—need to do more to promote a healthy, active lifestyle among our at-risk adolescents," Beck said. However, she cautioned that this is a complex topic and said readers "should take care in drawing specific, concrete conclusions from the data."
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