Obesity
Studies conducted at University of Granada on obesity recently published
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 5th, 2010
"This study investigated differences in health-related fitness (20-m shuttle run, handgrip, bent arm hang, standing long jump, shuttle run 4 x 10 m and sit and reach tests) in 2474 Spanish adolescents (1196 boys and 1278 girls; age 13-18.5 years) classed as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese according to body mass index. Body fat and fat-free mass were derived from skinfold thickness," investigators in Granada, Spain report.
"The prevalence of underweight was higher than obesity in girls (4.8% vs 3.0%, respectively; P< 0.05) and the opposite in boys (3.9% vs 5.8%, respectively; P< 0.05). Underweight was associated with a higher performance in the bent...
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