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Editorial
Published:
2021-06-28

Physical activity and its importance in children

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https://doi.org/10.37980/im.journal.rspp.20211769

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physical activity, children

Abstract

Globally, obesity has nearly doubled since 1980. In 2014, 10% of men and 14% of women aged 18 and over were obese. In 2019 the number of children under 5 years of age who were overweight was 39 million, about 340 million children and adolescents were overweight or obese.

That is why we as pediatricians must stimulate physical activity in our patients, starting from infants.

 

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