Can Schools Stop Kids from Getting Fat? Second Time Around
In this post, I focus on the national habit of turning to schools to solve social problems, in this case child and adult obesity. What has happened in the past two years since I published this post (August 23, 2009) has been a sharp increase in anti-obesity campaigns led by First Lady Michelle Obama and more research studies that both strengthen and challenge the school’s role in battling obesity.
The short answer to the question in the title is no. The long answer is this post.
The cliche that when the nation has a cold, the schools sneeze remains true when it comes to the media-hyped frenzy over obesity. In the past, moral crusades often led to public schools getting drafted to help solve the