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The importance of cardiorespiratory fitness for healthy metabolic traits in children and adolescents: the AVENA Study

Authors: Jose L. Mesa, Francisco B. Ortega, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Manuel J. Castillo, Anita Hurtig-Wennlöf, Michael Sjöström, Ángel Gutiérrez

Published in: Journal of Public Health | Issue 3/2006

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The protective effect of physical activity on total mortality, life expectancy, cardiovascular disease and diabetes has been widely reported in people of all ages (Strong et al. 2005; Jonker et al. 2006; Franco et al. 2005). Recent estimates suggest that obesity and physical inactivity are responsible for 400,000 deaths annually in the United States; thus, it is close to overtaking tobacco as the leading cause of preventable death (Mokdad et al. 2004). …

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Title: The importance of cardiorespiratory fitness for healthy metabolic traits in children and adolescents: the AVENA Study
Authors: Jose L. Mesa
Francisco B. Ortega
Jonatan R. Ruiz
Manuel J. Castillo
Anita Hurtig-Wennlöf
Michael Sjöström
Ángel Gutiérrez
Publication date: 01-06-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Public Health / Issue 3/2006
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-006-0033-9

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