Actividad física y prevención del sobrepeso y obesidad en pediatría

Abstract

Abstract:Physical activity is defined as body movements through muscles skeletons that require energy consumption. Having as objective: To review the biomedical literature to elaborate a narrative synthesis on physical activity in the prevention of overweight and obesity in patients pediatric. Information was searched in the following databases: Pubmed, BVS, Scielo and Google Scholar. Among the results, a relationship was found between physical activity and the health of the population. pediatric, allowing great benefits in the prevention of overweight and obesity. All guidelines obtained for this review are consistent with time, intensity, and frequency of physical activity at different pediatric ages, from birth to his adolescence is discovering his skills. In developing your skills motor skills vary as the boy or girl grows, and improves their physical performance, thus allowing him to become an active human being.