Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Sedentary lifestyle, decreased physical activity and poor diet contribute to the increasing problem of childhood obesity and risk for type 2 diabetes.Aims: The purpose of this study was compare the effect of dance, with unstructured playtime, on the physical activity level of an underserved, urban population of children.Methods: In this longitudinal study, height, weight and body mass index (BMI) were measured during th...