[Source: Medical Xpress]

Introducing more movement into lessons led to an 8% reduction in children’s waist-to-height ratio, according to new research from UCL and the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH).

The study, published in Obesity Facts, is the first scientific assessment of the impact that reducing sedentary behavior in the classroom has on obesity in primary school children. The authors say that the positive impact on children’s weight, regardless of factors like socio-economic status, suggests that the approach could be a cheap and effective way to improve children’s health.

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