Prevalence of overweight and obesity associated with the levels of physical fitness among primary school age children in Assiut city

Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased over the past 30 years to be doubled in children and adolescents and become a major health problem in developing countries. This phenomenon, was often attributed to the engagement in sedentary behaviors and to the lower levels of phy...

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Main Authors: Osama Abdelkarim, Achraf Ammar, Asmaa M.A. Soliman, Anita Hökelmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-07-01
Series:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111066381630074X