This issue brief by the National Association of State Boards of Education examines state- and district-level policies in elementary, middle and high schools that support childhood obesity prevention, the school food environment and physical education. The report found that while adolescents have higher rates of obesity, are less active and consume more junk food and sugary beverages than younger children, both state- and district-level policies addressing the school food and physical activity environment are more stringent at the elementary than the middle and high school levels.

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