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International Journal of Pediatric Obesity Volume 3, 2008 - Issue sup2: Childhood Obesity: Targeting Early Dynamic Process
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Physical activity in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity: Physio-pathologic evidence and promising experiences

Prof Claudio Maffeis Department of Mother & Child, Biology-Genetics, Section of Pediatrics, University of Verona, Italy
Pages 29-32 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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Abbas Ziari, Elham Ziaeifar, Hossein Bozorgi, Jalal Taherian, Mahdis Aghaee Masule & Alireza Emadi. (2017) Physical Activity; Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Students Living in Semnan University of Medical Sciences Dormitories in Semnan, Iran. Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health 4:2.
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Sandra Aparecida Benite-Ribeiro, David A. Putt & J?lia Matzenbacher Santos. (2016) The effect of physical exercise on orexigenic and anorexigenic peptides and its role on long-term feeding control. Medical Hypotheses 93, pages 30-33.
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Liat Lerner-Geva, Elinor Bar-Zvi, Gila Levitan, Valentina Boyko, Brian Reichman & Orit Pinhas-Hamiel. (2014) An intervention for improving the lifestyle habits of kindergarten children in Israel: a cluster-randomised controlled trial investigation. Public Health Nutrition 18:9, pages 1537-1544.
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Leigh Small, Darya Bonds-McClain & Alex M. Gannon. (2013) Physical Activity of Young Overweight and Obese Children. Western Journal of Nursing Research 35:5, pages 638-654.
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P Brambilla, G Pozzobon & A Pietrobelli. (2010) Physical activity as the main therapeutic tool for metabolic syndrome in childhood. International Journal of Obesity 35:1, pages 16-28.
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Markus Gerber, Reinhard Fuchs & Uwe Pühse. (2010) Einfluss eines Kurz-Interventionsprogramms auf das Bewegungsverhalten und seine psychologischen Voraussetzungen bei Übergewichtigen und Adipösen. Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie 18:4, pages 159-169.
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