Are eating habits associated with physical fitness in primary school children?

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-86

  David, Thivel ^a   Julien, Aucouturier ^a,b   Laurie, Isacco ^a   Nordine, Lazaar ^a   Sébastien, Ratel ^a   Eric, Doré ^a   Martine, Meyer ^c   Pascale, Duché ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Eating habits; Obesity; Pediatrics; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MEAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SKINFOLD; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; EATING; EXERCISE TEST; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRANCE; HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84871042299     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: 18737358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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