Issn Print: 0195-9131

Publication Date: 2002/05/01


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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DOES NOT EFFECT FAT DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN DURING THE PUBERTAL YEARS

A M. Thompson; R L. Mirwald; A D. Baxter-Jones; R A. Faulkner; D A. Bailey

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Author Information: St. Francis Xavier University and University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and University of Queensland, Australia

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Research suggests that children who engage in regular sport training have less fat mass than those who are not regularly active. The relationship between activity levels and fat development is confounded by maturational affects. It is not clear whether regular activity leads to the development of less fat during the pubertal years.
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