Why the study?
Pediatric obesity rates have more than doubled and obesity severity continues to increase, carrying heightened cardiovascular disease risk factors and early mortality that track into adulthood.
Does exercise intervention improve cardiovascular disease risk factors in obese children and adolescents?
Population
Children and adolescents with obesity
Comparison
Aerobic exercise vs resistance training vs combined exercise
Design
Review
Authors
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May support combined aerobic-resistance exercise in obese youth; leaves open optimal dosing and long-term outcomes pending RCTs.
Does exercise intervention improve cardiovascular disease risk factors in obese children and adolescents?
A combined exercise prescription of muscle strengthening and aerobic components is recommended to reduce cardiovascular risk factors in pediatric obesity.
Headid et al. (2020) studied this question.
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