Spending more time physically active associated with better cardiometabolic measures among children

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 16:00 in Health & Medicine

In a study that included data for more than 20,000 children and adolescents, higher amounts of time with moderate to vigorous physical activity were associated with better cardiometabolic risk factors (such as measures of cholesterol, blood pressure and waist size), regardless of the amount of time spent sedentary, according to a study in the February 15 issue of JAMA.

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