Overweight, obesity and foot posture in children: A cross-sectional study.

Gabriel Gijón-NoguerónJesus Montes-AlguacilAlfonso Martinez-NovaPilar Alfageme-GarciaJose A Cervera-MarinJose M Morales-Asencio

Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2016)

In children aged between 6 and 12 years, body mass does not appear to have an important bearing on static foot posture. Furthermore, the variables gender and age are of scant importance in determining foot posture in children.

Keyphrases

weight loss
young adults
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
weight gain
insulin resistance
mental health
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
body mass index
high fat diet induced