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The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze the effect of an obesity control program on the body composition and basic physical fitness of middle school students. Followings are the research questions of this study: First, How does an obesity control program affect the obese students’ body composition? Second, how does the obesity control program affect the obese students’ basic physical fitness? To achieve the purpose, 51 students of J middle school applied to this obesity control program but 45 students(boys; 27, girls; 184) were chosen as the research participants. The pre- and post-assessments on the data were conducted to estimate the change of the participants’ body composition and physical fitness. The matched t-test was conducted to reveal the significance of the test result. One-way ANOVA was conducted to compare the efficiency of the groups, and the Scheffé test was followed. The conclusions were as follows; First, the group that started exercise therapy after a 2-week adaption to the reduced repast showed a more effective result on the body composition than the one that started the exercise therapy and a reduced repast at the same time. Second, the group that started the exercise therapy after a 2-week adaption to the reduced repast showed more enhanced quickness and stamina than the other group. However, the group that started the exercise therapy and reduced repast at the same time showed more physical flexibility.