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Windows of opportunity for physical activity in the prevention of obesity
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Street, SJ and Wells, JC and Hills, AP, Windows of opportunity for physical activity in the prevention of obesity, Obesity Reviews, 16, (10) pp. 857-70. ISSN 1467-7881 (2015) [Substantial Review]
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Abstract
Tackling increasing rates of obesity is likely to be a defining feature of health care
over the next several decades. Adult obesity is a persistent and treatment-resistant
problem. Consequently, an emerging theme in the literature is to commence
prevention efforts earlier in the developmental time course. This view is based
primarily on epidemiological data demonstrating a link between traits manifesting
early during development and increased obesity risk in adulthood. Physical activity
is a perennial factor in discussions of obesity prevention. However, the optimal
timing and type of physical activity interventions to commence remains unclear.
Critical developmental windows of plasticity may afford time-limited opportunities
to shape body composition across the life course; however, physical activity
has not been explicitly considered in these discussions. Although animal models
suggest that physical activity commenced earlier in development has differential
effects on obesity onset compared to physical activity commenced in adulthood,
human research is lacking. In this conceptual review, we consider physical activity
during critical developmental periods as a way to mitigate obesity risk later in life.
Item Details
Item Type: | Substantial Review |
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Keywords: | Obesity, Physical Activity, Life History Theory, Growth and Development |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Health services and systems |
Research Field: | Health services and systems not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Other health |
Objective Field: | Other health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Street, SJ (Dr Steven Street) |
UTAS Author: | Hills, AP (Professor Andrew Hills) |
ID Code: | 113033 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 17 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2016-12-08 |
Last Modified: | 2016-12-09 |
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