Lifestyle choices influence obesity and the metabolic syndrome in children

ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 13-17

  Brandon, L Jerome ^a   Proctor, Larry ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balanced diets; Health; Insulin resistance syndrome; Physical activity; Sedentary

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349280210     PISSN: 10915397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/FIT.0b013e31817bf61c     Document Type: Article

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