About this Research Topic
Overweight and obesity are two of the most serious health problems of the 21st century, due to the rapid increase in their prevalence and the serious consequences they entail for health. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents has increased considerably in the last three decades. The World Health Organization estimates that worldwide around 170 million children (under 18 years of age) are overweight. Obesity and overweight lead to a broad list of complications, starting with diabetes, arterial hypertension, and lipid disorders. In addition, overweight and obesity in children are related to significant reductions in quality of life. Physical exercise is considered part of the treatment for the prevention, control, and treatment of overweight and obesity, and derived comorbidities. For this, programs must be duly planned and evaluated.
The objectives of this Research topic are to advance our knowledge of the connection between physical activity, physical exercise, sport, and physical fitness with health, specifically cardiovascular health, obesity, and overweight in children and adolescents. In addition, it aims to deepen our knowledge of the effects that systematic physical exercise programs have on health, quality of life, and cardiovascular markers in children and adolescents, differentiating between different types of exercise. Finally, we aim to provide answers, not only to their effects but also to the specific protocols and parameters that maximize the benefits of physical exercise, depending on the specific variable that we want to influence, in children and adolescents.
We will accept articles on the relationship between physical activity, physical exercise, sport or fitness and obesity, overweight, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol, or any other variable related to cardiometabolic diseases. The application of new technologies will be welcome. Research into new training methods, new physical activity practices, different applied techniques, and different protocols will be given special attention. In this sense, we invite all specialists in physical activity and metabolic health to submit their scientific papers related to the area presented here. We are particularly interested in original research articles, systematic reviews, clinical trials, case reports, and study protocols, although other types of papers may be accepted in consultation with the editors.
The objectives of this Research topic are to advance our knowledge of the connection between physical activity, physical exercise, sport, and physical fitness with health, specifically cardiovascular health, obesity, and overweight in children and adolescents. In addition, it aims to deepen our knowledge of the effects that systematic physical exercise programs have on health, quality of life, and cardiovascular markers in children and adolescents, differentiating between different types of exercise. Finally, we aim to provide answers, not only to their effects but also to the specific protocols and parameters that maximize the benefits of physical exercise, depending on the specific variable that we want to influence, in children and adolescents.
We will accept articles on the relationship between physical activity, physical exercise, sport or fitness and obesity, overweight, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol, or any other variable related to cardiometabolic diseases. The application of new technologies will be welcome. Research into new training methods, new physical activity practices, different applied techniques, and different protocols will be given special attention. In this sense, we invite all specialists in physical activity and metabolic health to submit their scientific papers related to the area presented here. We are particularly interested in original research articles, systematic reviews, clinical trials, case reports, and study protocols, although other types of papers may be accepted in consultation with the editors.
Keywords: physical activity, obesity, overweight, schoolchildren, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension
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