Obese adolescents are less active than their normal-weight peers, but wherein lies the difference?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-195

  Olds, Tim S ^a   Ferrar, Katia E ^a   Schranz, Natasha K ^a   Maher, Carol A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body weight; Child; Exercise; Methodological study; Obesity; Physical activity; Physical exertion; Sports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DANCING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; MODERATE TO VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PEDOMETER; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SPORTS;

EID: 79151477324     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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