References
- Juliusson P, Roelants M, Eide G, et al. Overweight and obesity in Norwegian children: Secular trends in weight-for-height and skinfolds. Acta Paediatr. 2007; 96(9)1333–7
- Reilly JJ, Methven E, McDowell ZC, et al. Health consequences of obesity. Arch Dis Child. 2003; 88(9)748–52
- Barr RG, Cooper DM, Speizer FE, et al. Beta(2)-adrenoceptor polymorphism and body mass index are associated with adult-onset asthma in sedentary but not active women. Chest. 2001; 120(5)1474–9
- Epstein LH, Myers MD, Raynor HA, et al. Treatment of pediatric obesity. Pediatrics. 1998; 101(3 Pt 2)554–70
- Telama R, Yang X, Viikari J, et al. Physical activity from childhood to adulthood: a 21-year tracking study. Am J Prev Med. 2005; 28(3)267–73
- Epstein LH, Wing RR, Koeske R, et al. A Comparison of Lifestyle Exercise, Aerobic Exercise, and Calisthenics on Weight-Loss in Obese Children. Behavior Therapy. 1985; 16(4)345–56
- DiNubile NA. Youth fitness–problems and solutions. Prev Med. 1993; 22(4)589–94
- Speiser PW, Rudolf MC, Anhalt H, et al. Childhood obesity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005; 90(3)1871–87
- Fox KR. Childhood obesity and the role of physical activity. J R Soc Promot Health. 2004; 124(1)34–9
- Daley AJ, Copeland RJ, Wright NP, et al. Exercise therapy as a treatment for psychopathologic conditions in obese and morbidly obese adolescents: a randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2006; 118(5)2126–34
- LeMura LM, Maziekas MT. Factors that alter body fat, body mass, and fat-free mass in pediatric obesity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2002; 34(3)487–96
- Armstrong N, Welsman JR. The physical activity patterns of European youth with reference to methods of assessment. Sports Med. 2006; 36(12)1067–86
- Goran MI. Measurement issues related to studies of childhood obesity: assessment of body composition, body fat distribution, physical activity, and food intake. Pediatrics. 1998; 101(3 Pt 2)505–18
- Forbes GB. Diet and exercise in obese subjects: self-report versus controlled measurements. Nutr Rev. 1993; 51(10)296–300
- Lichtman SW, Pisarska K, Berman ER, et al. Discrepancy between self-reported and actual caloric intake and exercise in obese subjects. N Engl J Med. 1992; 327(27)1893–8
- Reilly JJ. Tackling the obesity epidemic: new approaches. Arch Dis Child. 2006; 91(9)724–6
- Sothern MS, Hunter S, Suskind RM, et al. Motivating the obese child to move: the role of structured exercise in pediatric weight management. South Med J. 1999; 92(6)577–84
- Epstein LH, Paluch RA, Gordy CC, et al. Decreasing sedentary behaviors in treating pediatric obesity. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000; 154(3)220–6
- Deforche B, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Tanghe A, et al. Changes in physical activity and psychosocial determinants of physical activity in children and adolescents treated for obesity. Patient Educ Couns. 2004; 55(3)407–15
- Lazzer S, Boirie Y, Poissonnier C, et al. Longitudinal changes in activity patterns, physical capacities, energy expenditure, and body composition in severely obese adolescents during a multidisciplinary weight-reduction program. Int J Obes (Lond). 2005; 29(1)37–46
- Ebbeling CB, Rodriguez NR. Effects of exercise combined with diet therapy on protein utilization in obese children. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1999; 31(3)378–85
- Kolsgaard ML, Andersen LF, Tonstad S, et al. Ethnic differences in metabolic syndrome among overweight and obese children and adolescents: the Oslo Adiposity Intervention Study. Acta Paediatr. 2008; 97(11)1557–63
- Tanner JM, Whitehouse RH. Clinical longitudinal standards for height, weight, height velocity, weight velocity, and stages of puberty. Arch Dis Child. 1976; 51(3)170–9
- Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, et al. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey. BMJ. 2000; 320(7244)1240–3
- Burdette HL, Whitaker RC. Resurrecting free play in young children: looking beyond fitness and fatness to attention, affiliation, and affect. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005; 159(1)46–50
- Andersen LB, Harro M, Sardinha LB, et al. Physical activity and clustered cardiovascular risk in children: a cross-sectional study (The European Youth Heart Study). Lancet. 2006; 368(9532)299–304
- Ekelund U, Sardinha LB, Anderssen SA, et al. Associations between objectively assessed physical activity and indicators of body fatness in 9- to 10-y-old European children: a population-based study from 4 distinct regions in Europe (the European Youth Heart Study). Am J Clin Nutr. 2004; 80(3)584–90
- Planinsec J, Matejek C. Differences in physical activity between non-overweight, overweight and obese children. Coll Antropol. 2004; 28(2)747–54
- Carrel AL, Clark RR, Peterson SE, et al. Improvement of fitness, body composition, and insulin sensitivity in overweight children in a school-based exercise program: a randomized, controlled study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005; 159(10)963–8
- Gutin B, Litaker M, Islam S, et al. Body-composition measurement in 9-11-y-old children by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, skinfold-thickness measurements, and bioimpedance analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 1996; 63(3)287–92
- Going SB, Massett MP, Hall MC, et al. Detection of small changes in body composition by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Am J Clin Nutr. 1993; 57(6)845–50
- Van CP, Harnack L, Schmitz K, et al. Feasibility of using accelerometers to measure physical activity in young adolescents. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005; 37(5)867–71
- Trost SG, Pate RR, Freedson PS, et al. Using objective physical activity measures with youth: how many days of monitoring are needed?. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2000; 32(2)426–31
- Freedson P, Pober D, Janz KF. Calibration of accelerometer output for children. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005; 37(11 Suppl)S523–30