The Impact of Stand-Biased Desks in Classrooms on Calorie Expenditure in Children
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Childhood obesity is a public health concern with significant health and economic impacts. We conducted a prospective experimental study in 4 classrooms in central Texas to determine the effect of desks that encourage standing rather than sitting on caloric expenditure in children. Students were monitored with calorie expenditure–measuring arm-bands worn for 10 days in the fall and spring. The treatment group experienced significant increases in calorie expenditure over the control group, a finding that has implications for policy and practice.
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Standing desks show some promising evidence for increasing calorie expenditure.
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Studies in primary schools have successfully implemented changes to the school layout or classroom design to nudge pupils to walk more or substitute sitting with standing, regardless of demographic characteristics and motivation.
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- Authors
- Benden, M. E., Blake, J. J., Wendel, M. L., & Huber, J. C.
- Affiliations
- Texas A&M Health Science Center (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2011-08
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1433-1436
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- PMC
- PMC3134494
- OpenAlex
- W2111968955
- Cited by
- 101
- References
- 28
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- FWCI
- 8.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Texas A and M University
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (R44 DP003339, U48 DP000045)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Keywords
- energy expenditure, childhood obesity, physical activity, elementary school students, school furniture, wearable activity trackers
- MeSH terms
- Child, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Interior Design and Furnishings, Obesity, Posture, Schools, Monitoring, Ambulatory
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