Physical Activity in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity: The Position of the European Childhood Obesity Group and the European Academy of Pediatrics.
Authors
Wyszyńska, Justyna
Ring-Dimitriou, Susanne
Thivel, David
Weghuber, Daniel
Hadjipanayis, Adamos
Grossman, Zachi
Ross-Russell, Robert
Dereń, Katarzyna
Mazur, Artur
Publication Date
2020Journal Title
Front Pediatr
ISSN
2296-2360
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Volume
8
Language
en
Type
Article
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Wyszyńska, J., Ring-Dimitriou, S., Thivel, D., Weghuber, D., Hadjipanayis, A., Grossman, Z., Ross-Russell, R., et al. (2020). Physical Activity in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity: The Position of the European Childhood Obesity Group and the European Academy of Pediatrics.. Front Pediatr, 8 https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.535705
Abstract
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, those with higher levels of PA have lower content of body fat than less active peers. Although the development of childhood obesity is multifactorial, the decline in energy expenditure is considered as one of the most important determinants of excessive body weight. The lack of intervention causes that excess body weight to remain stable from birth through childhood and adolescence to adulthood. Accordingly, public health interventions are needed to increase the level of PA in the pediatric population. The task force from the European Childhood Obesity Group and the European Academy of Pediatrics reviewed English language meta-analyses, systematic reviews, randomized clinical trials, and observational studies from PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, MEDLINE, and EBSCO databases, from 2018 to August 2020, and developed a consensus statement. This statement presents the role of PA in the prevention of excessive body weight and gives age-appropriate recommendations for PA and recommendations for school-based interventions, parents, and guardians.
Keywords
Pediatrics, adolescent, children, obesity, physical activity, recommendation
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.535705
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/313088
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Licence URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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