Obese children at school are considered to be lagging

Teacher accused of obese children lazy (to exercise, inability to diet, and, consequently, to learn); obesity inhibits brain development; bullying of children can injure the psyche of vulnerable people who are overweight, especially girls. The dangers of obesity to health have been widely known. However, as it turned out, the extra weight may also have a negative impact on the assessments of children.

As a result, the least six studies have found that boys and girls with obesity have worse academic performance than other children. In particular, such a phenomenon is observed among girls.

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Anne Martin, one of the researchers, said that the impact of obesity significant enough to affect evaluation and urged teachers to think about the impact of excess weight on the students.

It is not clear what causes this phenomenon, however, among possible reasons, experts distinguish the following:

Perhaps the poor performance of girls who have problems with excess weight, is that they are more susceptible to bullying cruel children.

Ms. Martin stated that the information received is important, because the performance of children in school affects their future.

However, there is good news: one study showed that lost weight after obesity children even have better grades in mathematics than children who have never had a weight problem.

Source: estet-portal.com