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[|Inactivity and Obesity in Middle School Children (YouTube)]
 * __"Would you like to supersize that?" not just a McDonald's slogan__**

//Everyone is at risk. HOWEVER, studies have shown that certain characteristics show trends in frequency of obesity.//
= = = **__What needs to be done?__** = ===// Permanent dietary changes as well as exercise programs. It can start in your classroom and the changes you create will last a lifetime. Students first must become educated on healthy habits and then they must become motivated to implement them into their lives.//=== = = = __**How does it affect students?**__ =
 * ===// __Ethnicity:__ African American girls and Hispanic boys have the greatest frequency of obesity while Asian girls have the lowest.//===
 * === __//Socioeconomic Status://__ //Children from a lower socioeconomic status have a greater frequency of obesity.//===
 * === __**//Gender://**__ //Little effect//===
 * === **//__Age:__//** //Frequency of obesity increased from elementary school to middle school//===

//-Lower self-esteem//
= = = **__Resources for students:__** = //These resources are free and available to students to use at home or in the classroom. Teachers can use these resources in lesson plans to have students use as references or students can browse them to learn more about a healthy lifestyle.// =//[|My Fitness Pal]//= =//[|Nourish Interactive]//= =//[|Smart Mouth]//= =//[|Bam! Body and Mind]//= =//[|Kidnetic]//= = **__Resources for teachers:__** = //These resources are free and available to teachers to use as resources and references to get ideas on incorporating health education and movement into their clases.// =//[|Nourish Interactive]//= =//[|Log It]//= =//[|United States Department of Agriculture]//= =//[|Teacher Vision]//= =//[|Brain Breaks]//= = = = **__References:__** =

Frenn, M., & Malin, S. (2003). Diet and Exercise in Low-Income Culturally Diverse Middle School Students. //Public Health Nursing//, //20//(5), 361. doi:10.1046/j.1525-1446.2003.20504.x.

Irwin, C. A., Irwin, R.L., Miller, M.E., Somes, G.W., & Richey, P.A. (2010). Get Fit With the Grizzlies: A Community-School-Home Initiative to Fight Childhood Obesity. //Journal Of School Health//, //80//(7), 333-339. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00510.x

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Jiménez-Cruz, A. A., Wojcicki, J. M., Bacardí-Gascón, M. M., Castellón-Zaragoza, A. A., García-Gallardo, J. L., Schwartz, N. N., & Heyman, M. B. (2011). Maternal BMI and migration status as predictors of childhood obesity in Mexico. //Nutricion Hospitalaria//, //26//(1), 187-193. Retrieved from http://proxy.library.eiu.edu:2061/pdf25_26/pdf/2011/ 1CY W/01Jan11/61207643.pdf?T=P&PAN&K=61207643&S=R&D=a9h&EbscoContent=dGJyMNHr7ESep7c4xNvgOLCmr0qeqLFSrq%2B4TLeWxWXS&ContentCustomer=dGJyMPGutk%2B2qbFQuePfgeyx63nn5AAA Johnson, S.B., Pilkington, L.L., Deeb, L.C., Jeffers, S., He, J., & Lamp, C. (2007). Prevalence of Overweight in North Florida Elementary and Middle School Children: Effects of Age, Sex, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status. //Journal Of School Health//, //77//(9), 630-636. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00243.x

Mansfield, D., & Doutre, G. (2011). Food for thought: Children's views on the psychological aspects of childhood obesity. //Educational & Child Psychology//, //28//(4), 23-36. Retrieved from http://proxy.library.eiu.edu:2053/ehost/detail?vid=9&hid=125&sid=601d9880-d1bf-4540-b98a-ea51b09f044e%40sessionmgr13&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2 ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=70473655

Rahman, T., Cushing, R. A., & Jackson, R. J. (2011). Contributions of Built Environment to Childhood Obesity. //Mount Sinai Journal Of Medicine//, //78//(1), 49-57. doi:10.1002/msj.2 0235 Rankins, J., Kirksey, O., Bogan, Y., & Brown, B. (2007). Impact of a low-intensity pedagogical model for integrating MedlinePlus exercises into middle school nutrition lessons. //Journal Of The Medical Library Association//, //95//(4), 388-393. Doi:10.3163/1536-5050.95.4.388

Rukavina, P.B. & Weidong, L.(2011). Adolescents' Perceptions of Controllability and Its Relationship to Explicit Obesity Bias. //Journal Of School Health//, //81//(1), 8-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00551.x

Siega-Riz, A., Ghormli, L. l., Mobley, C., Gillis, B., Stadler, D., Hartstein, J., & ... Bridgman, J. (2011). The effects of the HEALTHY study intervention on middle school student dietary intakes. //International Journal Of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity//, //8//(1), 7-14. doi:10.1186/1479-5868-8-7.

Zapata, L. A., Bryant, C.A., McDermott, R.J., & Hefelfinger, J.A. (2008). Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors of Middle School Youth: The Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey. //Journal Of School Health//, //78//(1), 9-18. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00260.x