The impact of a 3-year after-school obesity prevention program in elementary school children (original) (raw)

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2012, Childhood obesity (Print)

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Background: Children tend to be sedentary during the after-school hours, and this has deleterious effects on their health. the objective of the present study was to determine the effects of a 3-year after-school physical activity (PA) program, without restriction of dietary energy intake, on percent body fat (%bF), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and cardiometabolic markers in children.