Medical X-Press – Staff Writers
Pediatricians should promote physical literacy and activity in children, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report published online Feb. 24 in Pediatrics. Noting that only 26.1 percent of American adolescents reported levels of activity consistent with current guidelines in the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Felipe Lobelo, M.D., Ph.D., from Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, and colleagues address the need for physical activity assessment and counseling in pediatric clinical settings.
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