Can peer mentors help teens lose weight? New strategies for combatting teen obesity
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 21:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Obesity among adolescents has more than tripled over the past 40 years, and recent estimates find that over 18 percent of teens in the US are obese. Education and mentoring targeting obesity and delivered in high schools by peers has been shown to have a significant impact on teen diet and physical activity, according to a new study.