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Physical activity and abdominal obesity in youth

Kim, YoonMyung, Lee, SoJung·2009·Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
DOI 10.1139/h09-066
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Childhood obesity continues to escalate despite considerable efforts to reverse the current trends. Childhood obesity is a leading public health concern because overweight–obese youth suffer from comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease, conditions once considered limited to adults. This increasing prevalence of chronic health conditions in youth closely parallels the dramatic increase in obesity, in particular abdominal adiposity, in youth. Although mounting evidence in adults demonstrates the benefits of regular physical activity as a treatment strategy for abdominal obesity, the independent role of regular physical activity alone (e.g., without calorie restriction) on abdominal obesity, and in particular visceral fat, is largely unclear in youth. There is some evidence to suggest that, independent of sedentary activity levels (e.g., television watching or playing video games), engaging in higher-intensity physical activity is associated with a lower waist circumference and less visceral fat. Several randomized controlled studies have shown that aerobic types of exercise are protective against age-related increases in visceral adiposity in growing children and adolescents. However, evidence regarding the effect of resistance training alone as a strategy for the treatment of abdominal obesity is lacking and warrants further investigation.

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Authors
Kim, Y., & Lee, S.
Affiliations
University of Pittsburgh (US)
ORCID
Venue
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Published
2009-08
Volume
34
Issue
4
Pages
571-581
ISSN
  • 1715-5312 (ISSN-L)
  • 1715-5320
DOI
10.1139/h09-066
OpenAlex
W1975185316
Cited by
107
References
78
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 15
FWCI
1.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining (tdm)
Locations
  • Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
American Diabetes Association
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Keywords
physical activity, abdominal obesity, visceral fat, childhood obesity, adolescents, aerobic exercise, resistance training, waist circumference, sedentary behavior, type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Diet, Female, Hemodynamics, Humans, Leisure Activities, Life Style, Male, Obesity, Respiration, Risk Factors, Time Factors, Exercise, Caloric Restriction, Risk Reduction Behavior, Abdominal Fat, Resistance Training, Waist Circumference

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