Could sport be part of pediatric obesity prevention and treatment? Expert conclusions from the 28th European Childhood Obesity Group Congress

Susanne Ring-Dimitriou,Peter Krustrup,Manuel J Coelho-E-Silva,Jorge Mota,Andera Seabra,Carla Rego,Artur Mazur,Elpis Vlachopapadopoulou,Margerita Caroli,Marie-Laure Frelut,Eva Erhardt,Anders Forslund,Ema Boyland,Daniel Weghuber,David Thivel

doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2019.01.007

Could sport be part of pediatric obesity prevention and treatment? Expert conclusions from the 28th European Childhood Obesity Group Congress

Susanne Ring-Dimitriou, Peter Krustrup + Show 13 more

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2019.01.007

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Journal: Journal of Sport and Health Science	Publication Date: Jan 18, 2019
Citations: 13	License type: cc-by-nc-nd

Affiliation: University of Salzburg, University of Southern Denmark, University of Coimbra, University of Porto, European CanCer Organisation, Rzeszów University, Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Ospedale A. Perrino, University of Pecs, Uppsala University, University of Liverpool, Paracelsus Medical University, Clermont Auvergne INP

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•Traditional sports might be considered as part of obesity treatments.•Traditional sports are interesting strategies for the prevention of pediatric overweight and obesity.•A fully adapted medical checkup is mandatory before considering the use of traditional sports for the treatment of pediatric obesity.•Making adaptations in the practice of traditional sports (duration, rules, dimensions of the field) offers possible opportunities for obesity treatment among children and adolescents.

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