Physical activity, physical fitness, and overweight in children and adolescents: Evidence from epidemiologic studies;Actividad física, condición física y sobrepeso en niños y adolescentes: Evidencia procedente de estudios epidemiológicos

Endocrinologia y Nutricion

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 458-469

  Ortega, Francisco B ^a,b,c   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^a,c   Castillo, Manuel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Adolescence; Aerobic capacity; Childhood; Fatness; Muscular fitness; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; BODY FAT; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FITNESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SHORT SURVEY;

ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA; ADIPOSIDAD; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENCIA; AEROBIC CAPACITY; CAPACIDAD AERÓBICA; CHILDHOOD; EJERCICIO; EXERCISE; FATNESS; FORMA FÍSICA; FUERZA MUSCULAR; GRASA; INFANCIA; MUSCULAR FITNESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 84885372979     PISSN: 15750922     EISSN: 15792021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.endonu.2012.10.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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