Oklahoma Fit Kids Coalition: Unfit to Learn

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	Obese kids miss four times as much school as healthy weight kids.
	Academic performance (test scores) improve when malnutrition is corrected.
	It follows that overweight/obese students (whose poor diet and inactivity produce lethargy) are less focused and attentive.
	Obesity-caused depression -- plus diminished education and employment opportunities -- impact income and security.


	Missing Class Overweight and obese kids record high absenteeism and lower academic achievement than fit kids.