Atividade física habitual de crianças e adolescentes mensurada por pedômetro e sua relação com índices nutricionais.

Improper use of electronic media is considered a major contributing factor to childhood obesity. However, exergames, a new generation of active games, have made it possible to combine electronic entertainment with physical exercise. The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze the use of exergaming as a strategic tool in the fight against childhood obesity. Information was retrieved from the databases SciELO, LILACS, Pubmed, Ebsco, and Science Direct, using the search words “egames,” “exergames,” “exergaming,” “new generation of video games,” “active video games,” “energy expenditure,” “body composition,” and “physical activity” in English and Portuguese, covering the period January 2008 to April 2012. Nine articles met the inclusion criteria. Exergaming was found to increase physical activity levels, energy expenditure, maximal oxygen uptake, heart rate, and percentage of physical activity engaged in and to reduce waist circumference and sedentary screen time. Thus, exergaming may be considered a highly relevant strategic tool for the adoption of an active and healthy lifestyle and may be useful in the fight against childhood obesity.

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“…Not surprisingly, there is evidence that low levels of physical activity are strongly associated with the development of childhood obesity [29]. …”

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confidence: 99%

Exergaming as a Strategic Tool in the Fight against Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review

et al. 2013

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“…Among the methods used to evaluate body composition in children, bioelectrical impedance stands out as a noninvasive and painless method, which has already been adopted by other authors while evaluating SMA patients 13 , or children and adolescents without the disease [14][15][16] . Body girth measurements are frequently used in clinical practice 17,18 due to their practical character and low price.…”

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Body Composition and Chest Expansion of Type II and III Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients

Mainenti

Sousa

Dias

et al. 2013

J. Hum. Growth Dev.

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Introduction: spinal muscular atrophy patients present muscle weakness, orthopedic problems, nutritional complications and respiratory impairment. Lean mass and fat mass modifications are also expected in this population. Objective: to verify the body composition and chest expansion of type II and III spinal muscular atrophy patients. Methods: fourteen individuals were evaluated: seven patients in Group I of 9 (7-12) years of age, weighing 29.7 (23.5-60.0) kg; and seven children without the disease in Group II of 9 (9-12) years, weighing 31.0 (27.8-54.1) kg. Patients' monofrequency bioelectrical impedance was used for analyze body composition. Chest, hip and abdominal girths were measured by a flexible steel tape. The SPSS program was used to statistical analysis (p < 0.05). Results: patients presented higher impedance: 1416.9 (850.5-1559.1) vs 788.0 (683.6-853.8), P < 0.05; and fat percentage: 31.2 (23.9-46.6) vs 19.1 (14.9-27.0)%, P < 0.05. The difference between forced inspiration and forced expiration thorax girth was smaller for patients when comparing to Group II: 3.0 (0.8-4.4) vs. 5.0 (3.9-6.5) cm, P<0.05. Conclusions: patients with spinal muscular atrophy presented higher adiposity and lower chest expansion.

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“…Our data showed that the number of steps per day did not differ significantly between boys and girls and among eutrophic, overweight and obese children. The study by Rosa et al (2011) found no association of the number of steps per day with BMI and %BF in children and adolescents 10 to18-years old. However, higher number of steps per day in boys than in girls was reported by others (Raustorp, Svenson, & Perlinger, 2007;Tudor-Locke, Ainsworth, & Popkin, 2001).…”

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Association of inflammation, dyslipidemia, obesity and physical activity status in children

Guedes

Neto

Andaki

et al. 2016

Motriz: rev. educ. fis.

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The aim of this study was to verify the association between inflammatory biomarkers, dyslipidemia, obesity and physical activity status in 10-years old children. Ninety-four children participated in this study and were classified into eutrophic (n=36), overweight (n=34) or obese (n=24) according to their body mass index (BMI). The genic expression of interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and chemokine CC motif ligand 2 (CCL-2) mRNA; the serum concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) and triglycerides; BMI, percentage of body fat (% BF) and waist circumference; and the number of steps per day were determined. The expression of IL-6, TNF-α and CCL-2 were associated (p < 0.05) positively with serum triglycerides, BMI, % BF and waist circumference, and negatively with serum HDL-c. No association (p > 0.05) between pro-inflammatory biomarkers and number of steps per day was found.

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Atividade física habitual de crianças e adolescentes mensurada por pedômetro e sua relação com índices nutricionais.

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Exergaming as a Strategic Tool in the Fight against Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review

Exergaming as a Strategic Tool in the Fight against Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review

Body Composition and Chest Expansion of Type II and III Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients

Association of inflammation, dyslipidemia, obesity and physical activity status in children

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