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ReviewFrontiers in public health2024

Can physical activity counteract the negative effects of sedentary behavior on the physical and mental health of children and adolescents? A narrative review.

Kun Wang, Yan Li, Hengxu Liu, Tingran Zhang, Jiong Luo

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Review in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Global research on 24-hour movement behaviours guidelines in children and adolescents: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025
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  8. Leaders like us: landscape of physical activity leadership programmes for underserved young women in England.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Kun Wang *College of Physical Education, Southwest University, Research Centre for Exercise Detoxification, Chongqing, China.
Yan Li *College of Liberal Studies (Sports Work Department), Chongqing Industry Polytechnic College, Chongqing, China.
Hengxu LiuCollege of Physical Education, Southwest University, Research Centre for Exercise Detoxification, Chongqing, China.
Tingran ZhangCollege of Physical Education, Southwest University, Research Centre for Exercise Detoxification, Chongqing, China.
Jiong LuoCollege of Physical Education, Southwest University, Research Centre for Exercise Detoxification, Chongqing, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The increase in sedentary behavior (SB) in children and adolescents is one of the major threats to global public health, and the relationship between physical activity (PA) and SB has always been a key topic. Methods: The literature search was conducted through PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang, and Scopus, and 121 pieces of literature were included in this study after screening and evaluation. Results: (1) SB caused by screen time such as mobile phones and TVs has varying degrees of negative impact on obesity, cardiovascular metabolism, skeletal muscle development, and cognitive, and psychological disorders in children and adolescents. (2) Regular physical activity could effectively prevent, offset, or improve the harm of SB to the physical and mental health of children and adolescents, mainly by reducing the incidence of obesity, and cardiovascular and metabolic risks, promoting skeletal muscle development, and improving cognitive function and mental health. (3) The mechanism of physical activity to prevent or ameliorate the harm of SB was relatively complex, mainly involving the inhibition or activation of neurobiomolecules, the improvement of blood and cell metabolic factors, and the enhancement of brain functional connectivity. Conclusions: Children and adolescents should avoid excessive SB, and through a variety of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) to replace or intermittent SB, which could effectively prevent or improve the harm of SB to physical and mental health.

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ExerciseMental HealthSedentary BehaviorAdolescentChildHumanschildren and adolescentsphysical activityphysical and mental healthphysiological mechanismssedentary behavior

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PMID39157520
PMCPMC11328546

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