Reading a novel can help obese children to lose weight
By Daily Mail Reporter
By Daily Mail Reporter
Reading books can help children lose weight, scientists have discovered.
In a study of 45 girls, those who read a book which promoted exercise and a healthy lifestyle saw their body mass index drop.
In a study of 45 girls, those who read a book which promoted exercise and a healthy lifestyle saw their body mass index drop.
Researchers at North Carolina's Duke Children's Hospital in America gave 31 obese girls, aged between 9 and 13, a novel called Lake Rescue which has an overweight girl in it.Reading a book that promoted exercise had a positive impact on overweight girls
They discovered that six months later the girls who read the book had a reduced BMI of almost one per cent.
A control group of 14 girls who were not given the book had an increased BMI of 0.5 per cent.
Sarah Armstrong, from Duke Children's Hospital, said: "As a pediatrician, I can't count the number of times I tell parents to buy a book that might provide useful advice, yet I've never been able to point to research to back up my recommendations.
They discovered that six months later the girls who read the book had a reduced BMI of almost one per cent.
A control group of 14 girls who were not given the book had an increased BMI of 0.5 per cent.
Sarah Armstrong, from Duke Children's Hospital, said: "As a pediatrician, I can't count the number of times I tell parents to buy a book that might provide useful advice, yet I've never been able to point to research to back up my recommendations.
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