Importance of both fatness and aerobic fitness on metabolic syndrome risk in Japanese children.

Associations between body mass index (BMI), peak oxygen consumption (VO(2peak)), and metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk factors have not been adequately studied in Japanese children. Here the relationships between these parameters and the threshold aerobic fitness level necessary for low MetS risk were...

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Main Authors: Kensaku Sasayama, Eisuke Ochi, Minoru Adachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4438983?pdf=render