The relationship between physical activity, physical fitness and overweight in adolescents: a systematic review of studies published in or after 2000.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Not only in adults but also in children and adolescents, obesity increases the risk for several health disorders. In turn, many factors including genetic variations and environmental influences (e.g. physical activity) increase the risk of obesity. For instance, 25 to 40 percent of people inherit a predisposition for a high body mass index (BMI). The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize current cross-sectional and longitudinal studies on physical activity, fitness and overweight in adolescents and to identify mediator and moderator effects by evaluating the interaction between these three parameters.

Methods

The electronic academic databases PubMed, SportDiscus, WEB OF KNOWLEDGE and Ovid were searched for studies on physical activity, fitness and ove

SUBMITTER: Rauner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3571910 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature