A study of over a thousand children demonstrated that overweight children were absent 20% more than normal weight children. What was interesting about the study is that the absenteeism was not related to â??being sick.â?
According to researcher, Andrew B Geier, the children were avoiding school due to â??the stigma and the bullying that accompanies being overweight.â?
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