Addressing childhood obesity through increased physical activity

Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 543-549

  Hills, Andrew P ^a   Okely, Anthony D ^b   Baur, Louise A ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD; CYCLING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOGGING; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RUNNING; SWIMMING; WALKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 77956915803     PISSN: 17595029     EISSN: 17595037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2010.133     Document Type: Review

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