Determinants of Childhood Adiposity: Evidence from the Australian LOOK Study

To contribute to the current debate as to the relative influences of dietary intake and physical activity on the development of adiposity in community-based children.Participants were 734 boys and girls measured at age 8, 10 and 12 years for percent body fat (dual emission x-ray absorptiometry), physical activity (pedometers, accelerometers); and dietary intake (1 and 2-day records), with assessments of pubertal development and socioeconomic status.Cross-sectional relationships revealed that boys and girls with higher percent body fat were less physically active, both in terms of steps per day and moderate and vigorous physical activity (both sexes p