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CONFERENCE SUMMARY REPORT

International Conference on Physical Activity and Obesity in Children: Summary Statement and Recommendations

Peter T. Katzmarzyk Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, , Baton Rouge, LA, USA; School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
, FACSM , Ph.D,
Louise A. Baur Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Steven N. Blair Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, , Columbia, SC, USA
,
Estelle V. Lambert UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Jean-Michel Oppert Department of Nutrition, Pitie Salpetriere Hospital (AP-HP); University Pierre-et-Marie Curie–Paris 6, Human Nutrition Research Center (CRNH-IdF), Paris, France
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Chris Riddoch Sport and Exercise Science, School for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
,
For the International Association for the Study of Obesity Physical Activity Task Force and the Conference Speaker Panel
,
Peter T. Katzmarzyk Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, , Baton Rouge, LA, USA; School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
, FACSM , Ph.D,
Louise A. Baur Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
,
Steven N. Blair Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, , Columbia, SC, USA
,
Estelle V. Lambert UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
,
Jean-Michel Oppert Department of Nutrition, Pitie Salpetriere Hospital (AP-HP); University Pierre-et-Marie Curie–Paris 6, Human Nutrition Research Center (CRNH-IdF), Paris, France
,
Chris Riddoch Sport and Exercise Science, School for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK
&
For the International Association for the Study of Obesity Physical Activity Task Force and the Conference Speaker Panel
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Pages 3-21 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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