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Physical Fitness in Spanish Schoolchildren Aged 6-12 Years: Reference Values of the Battery EUROFIT and Associated Cardiovascular Risk
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Gulías-González, Roberto; Sánchez-López, Mairena; Olivas-Bravo, Ángel; Solera-Martínez, Montserrat; Martínez-Vizcaíno, Vicente – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: Physical fitness is considered an important indicator of health in children. The aims of this study were to (1) provide sex- and age-specific EUROFIT battery levels of fitness in Spanish children; (2) compare Spanish children's fitness levels with those of children from other countries; and (3) determine the percentage of Spanish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Fitness, Child Health, Gender Differences
Appreciation and Implementation of a School-Based Intervention Are Associated with Changes in Fruit and Vegetable Intake in 10- to 13-Year Old Schoolchildren--The Pro Children Study
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Wind, M.; Bjelland, M.; Perez-Rodrigo, C.; te Velde, S. J.; Hildonen, C.; Bere, E.; Klepp, K.-I.; Brug, J. – Health Education Research, 2008
The purpose was to investigate the degree of implementation and appreciation of a comprehensive school-randomized fruit and vegetable intervention program and to what extent these factors were associated with changes in reported fruit and vegetable intake. The study was conducted among 10- to 13-year old children exposed to the intervention during…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parent Participation, Questionnaires, Eating Habits