Can standing desks help reduce weight in kids?

Can standing desks help reduce weight in kids?

Standing desks in schools may prove beneficial as it cuts down on sedentary time in classrooms as well as help reduce body mass index (BMI) -- a key indicator of obesity -- by an average of 5.24 percentile points, new research has found.

‘Research has shown that standing desks are positive for the teachers in terms of classroom management and student engagement, as well as positive for the children for their health, cognitive functioning and academic achievement,’ Benden added. Previous studies have also shown that children who stand burn 15 per cent more calories, on average, than those who sit in class. For the study, the team followed 193 students from three elementary schools in US, from their third grade to the end of fourth grade. At each school, four classrooms were outfitted with stand-biased desks (which allow students to sit on a stool or stand at will), and four classrooms in each school acted as a control and utilised standard classroom desks. (Read: Here’s why children need to exercise too!)

Source: IANS

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