<http://schema.org/articleBody>
" Forcing young children to take regular exercise does little to prevent them from becoming obese, a new study suggests.  According to the findings of research carried out by Glasgow University, getting four-year-olds to engage in three extra 30 minute sessions of exercise a week had no effect on whether they were obese or not.  &amp;quot;Despite rigorous implementation, we found no significant effect of the intervention on physical activity, sedentary behaviour or body mass index,&amp;quot; concluded the researchers.  More than 500 nursery school children were recruited for the study, which compared children who exercised three times a week with children left to their own devices.  Experts deny, however, that the research means that exercise is completely ineffective in preventing obesity, arguing instead that the problem of overweight children needs to be addressed on several fronts at the same time, not just through exercise.  In particular, altering children&amp;#039;s diets was seen as an important factor.  \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/healthy-living/news/a14332/exercise-has-little-effect-on-childhood-weight/>