Importance of movement behaviors in the development of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a narrative review

María del Pilar Ramírez Díaz; Marcos Galván García

doi:10.29057/mjmr.v13i26.14571

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María del Pilar Ramírez Díaz Universidad del Itsmo, Juchitán, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0720-9125
Marcos Galván García Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3254-4470

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https://doi.org/10.29057/mjmr.v13i26.14571

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Movement behaviors, physical activity, sedentary behaviors, sleep, overweight, schoolchildren

Abstract

Obesity (OB) is a multicausal disease, in which different components of the environment interact with the individual and can be transmitted intergenerationally, occurring at increasingly younger ages. Physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviors (SB), and sleep (S), referred to as movement behaviors (MB), are considered some of the main factors affecting overweight (OW) and OB. International guidelines have published recommendations for these behaviors. In Mexico, more than half of the children and adolescents do not comply with the policies, which could be contributing to the present epidemic of OW and OB. Therefore, knowing how physical inactivity, SB and short sleep duration are related to energy expenditure and intake is important. This narrative review aims of this is to describe the importance of MB in the development of OW and OB in children and adolescents.

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