Active commuting to and from university, obesity and metabolic syndrome among Colombian university students

• Main Authors: Antonio García-Hermoso (Author), Andrea P. Quintero (Author), Enrique Hernández (Author), Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista (Author), Mikel Izquierdo (Author), Alejandra Tordecilla-Sanders (Author), Daniel Prieto-Benavides (Author), Carolina Sandoval-Cuellar (Author), Katherine González-Ruíz (Author), Emilio Villa-González (Author), Robinson Ramírez-Vélez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is limited evidence concerning how active commuting (AC) is associated with health benefits in young. The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between AC to and from campus (walking) and obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a sample of Colombian university s...