Growth Trajectories of Young Children's Objectively Determined Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Body Mass Index.

CONCLUSIONS: Maintaining or increasing MVPA and limiting sedentary behavior should be components of efforts to prevent excess weight gain during the transition from childhood to early adolescence. Children's MVPA and sedentary behavior are independent determinants of BMI changes. PMID: 29775549 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29775549?dopt=Abstract

Source: Childhood Obesity - May 19, 2018 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Tags: Child Obes Source Type: research