TY - JOUR
T1 - Results from Lebanon’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
AU - Nader, Patrick Abi
AU - Majed, Lina
AU - Sayegh, Suzan
AU - Hadla, Ruba
AU - Borgi, Cecile
AU - Hawa, Zeina
AU - Mattar, Lama
AU - Fares, Elie-Jacques
AU - Chamieh, Marie Claire
AU - Mourad, Carla Habib
AU - Bélanger, Mathieu
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - The prevalence of childhood obesity in Lebanon nearly doubled between 1997 and 2009. This shift in population health is extremely alarming, given that obesity is associated with a host of chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, cancer) representing the primary causes of death and disease burden in 2012. Low physical activity (PA) levels and engagement in greater sedentary activities have been used to explain such trends. However, little is known about PA indicators among Lebanese children and youth. This led to the development of Lebanon’s first Physical Activity Report Card for Children and Youth (Figure 1).
AB - The prevalence of childhood obesity in Lebanon nearly doubled between 1997 and 2009. This shift in population health is extremely alarming, given that obesity is associated with a host of chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, cancer) representing the primary causes of death and disease burden in 2012. Low physical activity (PA) levels and engagement in greater sedentary activities have been used to explain such trends. However, little is known about PA indicators among Lebanese children and youth. This led to the development of Lebanon’s first Physical Activity Report Card for Children and Youth (Figure 1).
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0461
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U2 - 10.1123/jpah.2018-0461
DO - 10.1123/jpah.2018-0461
M3 - Article
C2 - 30475117
SN - 1543-3080
VL - 15
SP - S379-S381
JO - Journal of Physical Activity and Health
JF - Journal of Physical Activity and Health
IS - 2
ER -