Medicine and science in sports and exercise
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Med Sci Sports Exerc · Aug 2003
Comparative StudyActivity levels and body mass index of children in the United States, Sweden, and Australia.
Assess the physical activity and body mass index (BMI) levels of children in the United States, Sweden, and Australia. ⋯ American children tend to be the least active and heaviest with the greatest rate of increase in BMI. The Swedish children are the most active group followed by Australia. Swedish and Australian children maintain lower BMI throughout their prepubescent years than do the American children who have a greater percentage who are classified as overweight.