Schools Can Help Reduce Obesity by

question 18

Multiple Choice

Schools can help reduce obesity by

• A) serving fewer meals.
• B) offering more sports.
• C) providing additional recess time.
• D) having adults chose meals for overweight children.

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Definitions:

Hormonal Changes

Variations in the levels of hormones in the body, which can affect physical and emotional health, and are often associated with puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause.

Subcutaneous Fat

A layer of fat stored directly under the skin, serving as insulation and an energy reserve for the body.

Visual Acuity

The degree of detail the eye can discern in an image.

Lanugo

The fine, woolly hair or down on the shoulders, back, sacrum, and earlobes of the unborn child, which may remain for a few weeks after birth.