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Adilson Marques

Researcher at University of Lisbon

Publications -  293
Citations -  3565

Adilson Marques is an academic researcher from University of Lisbon. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 224 publications receiving 2190 citations. Previous affiliations of Adilson Marques include University of Coimbra & Human Kinetics.

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Adolescents’ perspectives on the barriers and facilitators of physical activity: a systematic review of qualitative studies

TL;DR: This article examined qualitative studies of adolescents' perspectives about the facilitators and barriers of physical activity, published from 2007 to 2014 according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines.
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Prevalence of adult overweight and obesity in 20 European countries, 2014.

TL;DR: The prevalence of overweight and obesity of adults, from 20 European countries, is considered high, and the claims of an excessive weight epidemic in Europe are strengthened.
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Associations between organized sports participation and objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and weight status in youth

TL;DR: The results suggest that promoting organised sport may increase physical activity of at least moderate intensity in young people, however participation in sports appears unrelated to time spent sedentary and BMI.
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How does academic achievement relate to cardiorespiratory fitness, self-reported physical activity and objectively reported physical activity: a systematic review in children and adolescents aged 6–18 years

TL;DR: Higher cardiorespiratory fitness may be important to enhance children and adolescents’ health and, additionally, academic achievement and methodological issues associated with the assessment of physical activity should be considered when investigating physical activity and academic achievement.
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Prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity in older adults from 10 European countries from 2005 to 2013.

TL;DR: Based on the data currently available for Europe, the prevalence of obesity in European older adults has already reached epidemic proportions, which reinforces the need for the development of effective healthy lifestyle programs.