Life on holidays: study protocol for a 3-year longitudinal study tracking changes in children’s fitness and fatness during the in-school versus summer holiday period

Life on holidays: study protocol for a 3-year longitudinal study tracking changes in children’s fitness and fatness during the in-school versus summer holiday period

Abstract Background Emerging evidence suggests that children become fatter and less fit over the summer holidays but get leaner and fitter during the in-school period. This could be due to differences in diet and time use between these distinct periods. Few studies have tracked diet and time use acr...

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Main Authors: Amanda Watson, Carol Maher, Grant R. Tomkinson, Rebecca Golley, François Fraysse, Dorothea Dumuid, Hayley Lewthwaite, Tim Olds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Physical activity
Sedentary behaviour
Sleep
Diet
Use of time
Compositional data analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7671-7

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