Physical activity is related to fatty liver marker in obese youth, independently of central obesity or cardiorespiratory fitness

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-109

  Martins, Clarice ^a,b   Aires, Luisa ^a,e   Freitas Júnior, Ismael ^c   Silva, Gustavo ^a   Silva, Alexandre ^d   Lemos, Luís ^d   Mota, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory fitness; Central obesity; Fatty liver; Obese youth; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921825824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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