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ERIC Number: EJ284793
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Aug
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
Weight Reduction and Maintenance for Overweight, Mentally Retarded Students, Ages 9-17.
Nelson, Evelyn C.; And Others
Journal of School Health, v53 n6 p380-81 Aug 1983
This article reports on a study undertaken to determine if overweight, mentally retarded students could safely lose weight and maintain their individual losses through a given time period (six months). School personnel and parents instituted minor changes in nutrition and a simple activity program. (Authors/JMK)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Dietetics, Eating Habits, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Retardation, Nutrition Instruction, Obesity, Parent Role, School Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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