Ukmedix has seen a study that appears to show that schools in the UK that actively encourage and facilitate exercise programs do not have significantly lower rates of childhood obesity. The study comes as a surprise to nutritionists and weight loss experts however the researchers showed that children of a similar age did the same amount of physical activity daily whether there was time set aside for exercise and games or not. The  researchers said that children who took part in exercise at school tended to do less exercise after school and those with no exercise programs tended to exercise more after school.

Most studies into weight loss and obesity show that exercise programs are beneficial for weight loss but this one that analysed almost 600 children in the UK from varied social and economic backgrounds shows that this is not necessarily true. It is thought to be common wisdom that sittling in front of TV after school was bad for obesity but this report shows that sometimes the reason for this is that the children do more exercise at school.

The report included a study on some Scottish schools and it was noted that only 5% of primary schools in Scotland could come up with the recommended 2 hours weekly of exercise and this applied to only 7% of secondary schools also.

The obesity problem in Scotland and especially in Glasgow is particularily severe especially among the poorer people and many obesity studies have been conducted in the area to try to find the cause. A fast food culture and lack of exercise are partly to blame.