According to a 2010 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the prevalence of childhood obesity has more than tripled over the past thirty years. In addition to impacting health, studies have cited a relationship between obesity and poor academic performance as well as a child's readiness for learning and education. This may correlate with studies revealing that “obese children are at greater risk for social and psychological problems, such as discrimination and low self-esteem” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, para. 2). Obese children have also been shown to miss more days of school than the general student population and "many will lack the energy to maintain the concentration necessary to process new information" (Yaussi, 2005, p. 106). . Poor eating habits have been identified as one of many factors contributing to the increase in childhood obesity. Although a multidisciplinary approach involving family, teachers, medical providers, and the community is desirable, schools, especially teachers, are in a unique position to play a major role in the education of children and adults. adolescents in terms of nutrition and obesity prevention. “Schools are important places to implement prevention and intervention because of their access, duration of exposure, and subsequent impact on the behavior of children and adolescents” (Pyle, Sharkey, Yetter, Felix, Furlong and Poston, 2006, p. 372). . The challenge for schools, therefore, is to effectively design and implement a successful curriculum integrating traditional lesson style, background information with the learning styles and technological skills of today's 21st learners. century, the Internet generation. 21st century learners are digital learners. .... middle of paper ......-376.Skinner, H., Biscope, S., Poland, B., & Goldberg, E. (2003). How adolescents use technology for health information: Implications for health professionals from focus group studies. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 5(4).Taras, H. and Potts-Datema, W. (2005). Obesity and student performance at school. Journal of School Health, 75(8), 291. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Healthy youth! Retrieved March 20, 2010 from http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/obesity/.Thornburg, R. and Hill, K. (2004). Using Internet assessment tools for teaching health and physical education. TechTrends: Connecting Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 48(6), 53-55. Yaussi, S. (2005). The obesity epidemic: how non-specialist physical education teachers can improve the health of their students. Clearing House: A Journal of Education Strategies, Issues, and Ideas, 79105-108.