Reading the Research: Module 5

"Physical exercise and reduction of children's body fat"

The Student Learning Outcomes for this course include (1) exposure to empirical findings in the field of human development and (2) application of research findings as they relate to every day life.  Each module I will provide a current example (most often from a peer-reviewed journal article) of research connected to a topic explored in that module. 

 

A recent research review of 17 studies concluded that exercise was an effective strategy for reducing body fat in overweight and obese children.  This link will take you to the article:  http://bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2431-14-225 Links to an external site.