Overweight, obese kids achieved healthier weights after participating in Head Start

Monday, January 12, 2015 - 16:31 in Health & Medicine

Preschoolers who entered Head Start overweight or obese had achieved a healthier weight status than children in a comparison groups by the time they entered kindergarten, according to new research. The comparison groups included children in a primary care health system, which included those receiving and not receiving Medicaid.

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