Effects of Strength Training on Body Fat in Children and Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Luis Diego Méndez-Hernández (Author), Esther Ramírez-Moreno (Author), Rosario Barrera-Gálvez (Author), María del Consuelo Cabrera-Morales (Author), Josefina Reynoso-Vázquez (Author), Olga Rocío Flores-Chávez (Author), Lizbeth Morales-Castillejos (Author), Nelly del Socorro Cruz-Cansino (Author), Reyna Cristina Jiménez-Sánchez (Author), José Arias-Rico (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Childhood overweight and obesity represent a growing public health problem worldwide. Since the 1980s, the global prevalence of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence has increased by 47%. The promotion of exercise is an important intervention to reduce the physical damage of obesity. T...