Efficacy of increasing physical activity to reduce children's visceral fat: A pilot randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-112

  Saelens, Brian E ^a,d   Grow, H Mollie ^a   Stark, Lori J ^b   Seeley, Randy J ^c   Roehrig, Helmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Cincinnati Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

obesity; Pediatric overweight; physical activity; visceral fat; weight management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT CONTROL;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79957532512     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2010.482157     Document Type: Article

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