Is the Canadian childhood obesity epidemic related to physical inactivity?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1100-1105

  Tremblay, M S ^a,b   Willms, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviour; Socioeconomic status; Television watching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SITTING; SOCIAL STATUS; SPORT; TELEVISION;

AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EXERCISE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 0042319230     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802376     Document Type: Article

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