Titre : | The Impact of Stand-Biased Desks in Classrooms on Calorie Expenditure in Children. (2011) |
Auteurs : | Mark-E BENDEN ; BLAKE (Jamilia-J) : USA. Department of Educational Psychology. Texas A & M University. College Station. ; John-Cjr HUBER ; Monica-L WENDEL ; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. Texas A & M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health. College Station. TX. USA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 101, n° 8, 2011) |
Pagination : | 1433-1436 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Calorie ; Dépense ; Enfant ; Homme |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0x8nB8s. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Childhood obesity is a public health concern with significant health and economic impacts. We conducted a prospective experimental study in 4 classrooms in central Texas to determine the effect of desks that encourage standing rather than sitting on caloric expenditure in children. Students were monitored with calorie expenditure-measuring arm-bands worn for 10 days in the fall and spring. The treatment group experienced significant increases in calorie expenditure over the control group, a finding that has implications for policy and practice. |