Overall, the program was highly successful in bringing down the obesity rate of schoolchildren from 14% to 9.8% by 2002, but it came at a psychological cost of participants being stigmatized and in some cases, reportedly diagnosed with eating disorders.
The program was highly successful in bringing down the obesity rate of schoolchildren from 14% to 9.8% by 2002. This was overall. It came at a psychological cost of participants and in some cases. These participants were being stigmatized. Some cases were reportedly diagnosed with eating disorders.