Cycling to school is associated with lower BMI and lower odds of being overweight or obese in a large population-based study of Danish adolescents

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 617-625

  Østergaard, Lars ^a   Grøntved, Anders ^a   Børrestad, Line Anita B ^b   Froberg, Karsten ^a   Gravesen, Michael ^c   Andersen, Lars B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^c Odense Municipality   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Commuter cycling; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863779384     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.9.5.617     Document Type: Article

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