Food literacy has emerged as a key individual trait to promote the transformation of food
systems toward healthy and sustainable diets. Childhood and adolescence are key periods …

In 2008, Stodden and colleagues took a unique developmental approach toward addressing
the potential role of motor competence in promoting positive or negative trajectories of …

Objectives This study aimed to review the scientific evidence on associations between motor
competence (MC) and components of health related physical fitness (HRPF), in children and …

Due to a sedentary lifestyle, more and more people are becoming obese nowadays. In
addition to health‐related problems, obesity can also impair cognition and motor …

Motor development is an inseparable component of cognitive development. So, to develop
the mind, it is necessary to work the body. Therefore, Early Childhood Education curricula …

Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem. Childhood obesity and overweight are
associated with the appearance of coordination deficit disorder and can cause impaired …

The present study aimed to contribute to the discussion about the relation between motor
coordination and executive functions in preschool children. Specifically, the relation …

Background Evidence supports an inverse relationship between weight status and motor
competence, but most work utilizes body mass index as the proxy for weight status. Body …

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent 9 to 11 year old children
participating in a specific sport already exhibit a specific anthropometric, physical fitness and …

Background Poor motor skills have been consistently linked with a higher body weight in
childhood, but the causal direction of this association is not fully understood. This study …