Physical Activity in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity: The Position of the European Childhood Obesity Group and the European Academy of Pediatrics

• Main Authors: Justyna Wyszyńska (Author), Susanne Ring-Dimitriou (Author), David Thivel (Author), Daniel Weghuber (Author), Adamos Hadjipanayis (Author), Zachi Grossman (Author), Robert Ross-Russell (Author), Katarzyna Dereń (Author), Artur Mazur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Obesity affects an increasing number of children and adolescents. Physical activity (PA) is a significant factor in the prevention of excessive body mass in the pediatric population. A significant percentage of pediatric population do not attain the public health recommendation for PA, and typically...