Association between objectively measured physical activity and longitudinal changes in body composition in adolescents: the Tromso study fit futures cohort

• Published in: BMJ Open
• Main Authors: Aars, Nils Abel, Beldo, Sigurd, Jacobsen, Bjarne Koster, Horsch, Alexander, Morseth, Bente, Emaus, Nina, Furberg, Anne-Sofie, Grimsgaard, Sameline
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020
• Subjects: Public health; Norway; Tromso; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/10/10/e036991; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036991

Objectives Physical activity may be important in deterring the obesity epidemic. This study aimed to determine whether objectively measured physical activity in first year of upper secondary high school predicted changes in body composition over 2 years of follow-up in a cohort of Norwegian adolesce...