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The association between dog ownership or dog walking and fitness or weight status in childhood

C. Westgarth, L. M. Boddy, G. Stratton, A. J. German, R. M. Gaskell, K. P. Coyne, P. Bundred, S. McCune, S. Dawson, Gareth Stratton Orcid Logo

Pediatric Obesity, Volume: 12, Issue: 6, Pages: e51 - e56

Swansea University Author: Gareth Stratton Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1111/ijpo.12176

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BackgroundHealth benefits of dog walking are established in adults: dog owners are on average more physically active, and those walking their dogs regularly have lower weight status than those who do not. However, there has been little research on children.ObjectivesThis study aimed to examine the a...

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Published in: Pediatric Obesity
ISSN: 2047-6302
Published: 2017
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