Latest Research

Studies and news articles appear regularly regarding the current status of healthy living in this country. Let’s Go! will post major research findings and published information to help families and communities understand and plan steps that will lead to healthier eating and increased physical activity for children and families.

  • Active Living Research Brief confirms that children who are physically active and fit tend to perform better in the classroom, and that daily physical education does not adversely affect academic performance. Fall 2007.
  • Parents Fail to Recognize Obesity in their Children, According to a new report by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, more than 40 percent of parents with obese children ages 6 to 11 describe their child not as obese, but as “about the right weight.” December 10, 2007.
  • Key to active kids: Keep playtime simple. Fancy playground equipment is fine for improving coordination and sharpening minds, but if you really want preschoolers to play hard, give them a ball, jump-rope or hula hoop, a study concludes. December 10, 2007.