Fradkin Chris, Wallander Jan L, Elliott Marc N, Cuccaro Paula, Schuster Mark A
University of California, Merced, USA UNILASALLE, Canoas, Brazil.
University of California, Merced, USA
J Health Psychol. 2016 Aug;21(8):1607-19. doi: 10.1177/1359105314559622. Epub 2014 Dec 4.
This study examined whether daily or almost daily lower-intensity physical activity was associated with reduced obesity, among 4824 African American, Hispanic, and White youth assessed in fifth and seventh grades. Regular lower-intensity physical activity was associated with reduced obesity only among Hispanic and White males and only in seventh grade, and not among youth in fifth grade, females, or African American males or females. Findings from this study suggest that the reduced obesity risk generally attributed to physical activity may not be consistent across racial/ethnic and gender groups of early adolescents.
