'Activitystat', Not Physical Education In School, Drives Activity Levels In Kids
Thursday, May 7, 2009 - 08:14
in Health & Medicine
Research presented Thursday at the European Congress on Obesity says scheduling more physical education time in schools does not mean children will increase their activity levels; those who got lots of timetabled exercise at school compensated by doing less at home while those who got little at school made up for it by being more active at home. They propose it's not the environment that drives physical activity levels in children, but some form of central control in the brain similar to appetite – an 'activitystat.' Except appetite is learned by practice too. People who eat a lot get more hungry than people who don't. read more
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