Reducing or eliminating physical activity disparities between boys and girls may result in substantially fewer cases of overweight and obesity and savings of around $780 million, results from a model simulation study suggest.
The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, also showed that approximately $1.5 billion could be saved by eliminating sex disparities in sports participation.
“This study shows how eliminating sex disparities in physical activity and sports would not only be the fair thing to do, it would also be economically beneficial for society,” Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA, a