Impact of a nationwide school policy on body mass index in Danish school children: An interrupted time series analysis

• Main Authors: Natascha H. Pedersen (Author), Anders Grøntved (Author), Niels C. Møller (Author), Birgit Debrabant (Author), Kristian T. Larsen (Author), Jan C. Brønd (Author), Jens Troelsen (Author), Søren Brage (Author), Jacob v B. Hjelmborg (Author), Niels Wedderkopp (Author), Lars B. Christiansen (Author), Sofie R. Mortensen (Author), Heidi K. Egebæk (Author), Mette Toftager (Author), Malene S. Heidemann (Author), Peter L. Kristensen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: A new school policy mandating 45 min physical activity daily during school was introduced in Denmark in 2014. We aimed to evaluate the effect of this policy on BMI in school-aged children. It was hypothesized that the school policy would decrease BMI, especially in the obese fraction of...