Integrating Physical Activity into a Nutrition and Exercise Science Middle School Curriculum: The THINK Program.
Background/Objectives: Recent interest has emerged in novel initiatives that focus on the "whole child" to improve the health and well-being in youth. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a translational health in nutrition and kinesiology (THINK) program addressing physical, psycholog...
| Publicado en: | Nutrients Vol. 17; no. 9; pp. 1538 - 1556 |
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