Introduction. Obesity is a public health problem associated with physical inactivity. Objective. Autoreported physical activity was related with anthropometric indicators of body fat in a group of school children. Materials and methods. The descriptive, cross-sectional study that included 1,593 children aged 10 to 14 years from Bogotá and five provinces of central and eastern Colombia. Body weight, height, arm circumference and triceps skinfold were measured. Data on leisure time physical activity and type of activity were obtained by interview of each participant. Results. The proportion of children reporting no leisure time physical activity was high (19% in Bogotá, 28% in the central-eastern areas). Low physical activity was characterist...
Multiple benefits of physical activity have been known since ancient times. To date, there have been...
Background: In the Colombian context, the figures regarding obesity and being overweight, it represe...
Objectives: This paper focuses on studying the effects of a physical activity program on body compos...
Obesity is a pathology that affects health conditions, which forces an early detection and the use o...
The aim of this study was to estimate the influence of physical activities on body composition of ad...
ResumenObjetivoEl sobrepeso y la obesidad son un problema de salud pública de particular importancia...
Introducción. La obesidad infantil es un problema grave de salud pública, ya que genera resultados a...
La obesidad infantil es uno de los problemas de salud pública más graves del siglo XXI, la cual se h...
La adolescencia es un periodo caracterizado por los cambios fisiológicos, cognitivos y psicosociales...
En los últimos años, la inactividad física en las niñas y niños ha aumentado, elevando así los nivel...
Objetivo La situación de malnutrición afecta la mayor parte las zonas rurales de Colombia, involucra...
The high levels of overweight and obesity that produce diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic dis...
The purpose of this study was to establish a physical and psychological profile of fourth, fifth, an...
Introduction: interpretation of accelerometer-derived physical activity in preschool children is con...
Introduction: High caloric intake and lack of physical activity are causing alarming increases in th...
Multiple benefits of physical activity have been known since ancient times. To date, there have been...
Background: In the Colombian context, the figures regarding obesity and being overweight, it represe...
Objectives: This paper focuses on studying the effects of a physical activity program on body compos...
Obesity is a pathology that affects health conditions, which forces an early detection and the use o...
The aim of this study was to estimate the influence of physical activities on body composition of ad...
ResumenObjetivoEl sobrepeso y la obesidad son un problema de salud pública de particular importancia...
Introducción. La obesidad infantil es un problema grave de salud pública, ya que genera resultados a...
La obesidad infantil es uno de los problemas de salud pública más graves del siglo XXI, la cual se h...
La adolescencia es un periodo caracterizado por los cambios fisiológicos, cognitivos y psicosociales...
En los últimos años, la inactividad física en las niñas y niños ha aumentado, elevando así los nivel...
Objetivo La situación de malnutrición afecta la mayor parte las zonas rurales de Colombia, involucra...
The high levels of overweight and obesity that produce diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic dis...
The purpose of this study was to establish a physical and psychological profile of fourth, fifth, an...
Introduction: interpretation of accelerometer-derived physical activity in preschool children is con...
Introduction: High caloric intake and lack of physical activity are causing alarming increases in th...
Multiple benefits of physical activity have been known since ancient times. To date, there have been...
Background: In the Colombian context, the figures regarding obesity and being overweight, it represe...
Objectives: This paper focuses on studying the effects of a physical activity program on body compos...