Citerank: (11) 348687More physical activity for kids within and beyond educational settingsThe introduction of compulsory physical education in schools is positive. However, greater promotion of physical activity outside of educational settings is also key to ensure any participation amongst pupils is not limited to school. Similarly, caution is needed to ensure that the promotion of competitive sport does not put off children less disposed to that sport. This could result in children either returning to or increasing their sedentary lifestyle.565CA4D9, 371553The health consequences of rising obesity are not clearAlthough the incidence of overweight and obesity are increasing, the health consequences of the increasing incidence are not clear.131CD6EB7, 371554Body fat's role in excess mortality and morbidity remains uncertain1198CE71, 371555Scarce health resources would be better spent elsewhereFraming obesity as a health crisis results in scarce health resources being directed to millions of people who are already healthy.13EF597B, 371557Unintended consequences of anti-obesity messages to childrenResearch suggests that the anti-obesity health messages targeted at students can have unintended and deleterious consequences for the children.8FFB597, 399554Scarce health resources would be better spent elsewhereFraming obesity as a health crisis results in scarce health resources being directed to millions of people who are already healthy.13EF597B, 399665Unintended consequences of anti-obesity messages to childrenResearch suggests that the anti-obesity health messages targeted at students can have unintended and deleterious consequences for the children.8FFB597, 399666Different children have different contexts and needs Policy measures – and the messaging associated with them – need to be sufficiently flexible and intelligent across different contexts to reflect the fact that children's experiences vary widely and that many children are already physically active.8FFB597, 399768More physical activity for kids within and beyond educational settingsThe introduction of compulsory physical education in schools is positive. However, greater promotion of physical activity outside of educational settings is also key to ensure any participation amongst pupils is not limited to school. Similarly, caution is needed to ensure that the promotion of competitive sport does not put off children less disposed to that sport. This could result in children either returning to or increasing their sedentary lifestyle.565CA4D9, 399994The health consequences of rising obesity are not clearAlthough the incidence of overweight and obesity are increasing, the health consequences of the increasing incidence are not clear.13EF597B, 400010Body fat's role in excess mortality and morbidity remains uncertain1198CE71

...there is a dearth of data on which to base any conclusion about changes over time in children's physical activity levels. The data that do exist show no evidence of a precipitous decline and a recent Australian study found that today's children were just as interested and involved in sport as previous generations. This study's leader announced that the idea of a generation of lazy children was an 'urban myth'. Likewise, while a wide range of social commentators have decried the impact of televisions and computers on childhood physical activity, there is now considerable agreement in the research community that television and computer use appears to have almost no bearing on the amount of physical activity that children do. For example, in many studies some children score high on both technology use and physical activity and many other children score low on both.