Organized sport and physical activity participation and body mass index in children and youth: A longitudinal study

The relationship between sport participation and BMI in children and adolescents is unclear, with some studies showing no association at all and others suggesting that sport is linked to lower BMI. Another possibility, however, is that this relationship is bidirectional, with sport leading to lower...

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Main Authors: John Cairney, Scott Veldhuizen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335517300682