Muscle Strength and Fitness in Pediatric Obesity: a Systematic Review from the European Childhood Obesity Group

The increasing prevalence of paediatric obesity and related metabolic complications has been mainly associated with lower aerobic fitness while less is known regarding potential musculoskeletal impairments. The purpose of the present systematic review was to report the evidence regarding muscular fi...

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Main Authors: David Thivel, Susanne Ring-Dimitriou, Daniel Weghuber, Marie-Laure Frelut, Grace O'Malley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-02-01
Series:Obesity Facts
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/443687