Project PANK: Rationale, study protocol and baseline results of a multidisciplinary school based intervention in children with cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors

• Main Authors: Rui Batalau (Author), Joana Cruz (Author), Ricardo Gonçalves (Author), Magda Santos (Author), João Leal (Author), António Palmeira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aims: Cardiovascular disease risk factors occur more frequently in children with obesity. Project PANK is a multidisciplinary school-based intervention lasting 6 months to improve BMI z-score, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), blood pressure (BP), nutrition, physical a...