Relationship between the skeletal muscle mass index and physical activity of Japanese children: A cross-sectional, observational study.

Regular physical activity is an important component of physical health of children and has been associated with increasing skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength. Children with low levels of physical activity may experience health problems, such as loss of muscle mass, later in life. Thus, it may...

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Main Authors: Tadashi Ito, Hideshi Sugiura, Yuji Ito, Koji Noritake, Nobuhiko Ochi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251025