Lifestyle intervention reduces preschoolers' body fat, improves fitness

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 14:02 in Health & Medicine

Migrant children are at increased risk of obesity, but a new study shows that a program teaching multiple lifestyle changes to predominantly migrant preschoolers and their parents helps the children reduce body fat and improve fitness. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

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