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Growth, Maturation, and Physical Activity
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This book introduces the Basics of Growth, Maturation, and Performance, and discusses age- and sex-Associated Variation in Growth and Performance.Abstract:
Introducing the Basics of Growth, Maturation, and Performance Age- and Sex-Associated Variation in Growth Age- and Sex-Associated Variation in Performance Biological Maturation Regulatory and Influencing Factors The Child in Physical Activity and Sport: Applicationsread more
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The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance.
TL;DR: A theoretical framework is proposed that explains expert performance in terms of acquired characteristics resulting from extended deliberate practice and that limits the role of innate (inherited) characteristics to general levels of activity and emotionality.
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Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Summary Report
TL;DR: These recommendations recognize the importance of social and environmental change to reduce the obesity epidemic but also identify ways healthcare providers and health care systems can be part of broader efforts.
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An assessment of maturity from anthropometric measurements.
TL;DR: Although the cross-validation meets statistical standards for acceptance, caution is warranted with regard to implementation and it is recommended that maturity offset be considered as a categorical rather than a continuous assessment.
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Body mass index and percent body fat: a meta analysis among different ethnic groups.
TL;DR: The results show that the relationship between percent body fat and BMI is different among different ethnic groups, which should have public health implications for the definitions of BMI cut-off points for obesity, which would need to be population-specific.
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Assessment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity
Nancy F. Krebs,John H. Himes,Dawn Jacobson,Theresa A. Nicklas,Patricia Guilday,Dennis M. Styne +5 more
TL;DR: This report is intended to provide a comprehensive approach to assessment and to present the evidence available to support key aspects of assessment, based on >300 studies published since 1995, which examined an array of assessment tools.