Tracking of Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Childhood
American Journal of Preventive MedicinePublished 16 September 2005
Kathleen F. Janz, Trudy L. Burns, Steven M. Levy
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Sedentary behavior, including TV viewing, is moderately stable during middle childhood, and health promotion programs that specifically target maintaining high levels of vigorous activity and low levels of TV viewing may help reduce the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity.
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Sedentary behavior, including TV viewing, is moderately stable during middle childhood. Health promotion programs that specifically target maintaining high levels of vigorous activity and low levels of TV viewing may help reduce the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity.
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