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Development of WHO Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep for Children Less Than 5 Years of Age
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Background: Physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for global mortality and a contributor to the increase in overweight and obesity. The Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity identified the need for guidance on physical activity, particularly for early childhood (<5 y), a period of rapid physical and cognitive development. Methods: The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed the first global guidelines on physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviors, building upon high-quality systematic reviews. The WHO guideline process is a rigorous, systematic, and transparent method for the development of recommendations, using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation Evidence to Decision framework. It takes into consideration the strength of the evidence as well as values and preferences, benefits and harms, equity and human rights. Results: The authors summarize the first global guidelines on time spent in physical activity, sedentary behavior (including screen time and time spent restrained), and sleep patterns in infants (birth to 1 y of age), toddlers (1–2.9 y of age), and preschoolers (3–4.9 y of age). Conclusions: WHO is actively disseminating and supporting implementation of these guidelines by national adoption and adaptation, through links with early childhood development and the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018–2030.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Willumsen, J., & Bull, F.
- Affiliations
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Venue
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 2020-01-01
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 96-100
- ISSN
- 1543-3080 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-5474
- OpenAlex
- W2996781162
- Cited by
- 131
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 17
- FWCI
- 10.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Public Health Agency
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Keywords
- physical activity guidelines, sedentary behavior, sleep duration, children under five, infants, toddlers, preschool children, screen time, childhood obesity, GRADE framework, early childhood development
- MeSH terms
- Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Sleep, World Health Organization, Exercise, Sedentary Behavior
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