OBJECTIVE: To compare the physical activity levels of overweight and non overweight 3- to 5-y-old children while attending preschool. A secondary aim was to evaluate weight-related differences in ...

(Reuters Health) - Many preschoolers in daycare may need more outdoor time to help increase their odds of getting enough physical activity, a small U.S. study suggests. Pediatricians recommend that ...

The aim of this study was to examine in detail levels and patterns of physical activity in preschool children and the effects of gender and BMI on this activity. Two hundred and fifty-three children ...

Tracy Vaillancourt, Heather Brittain, John D. Haltigan, Jamie M. Ostrov and Cameron Muir We examined whether the moderating role of cortisol in the relation between physical peer victimization and ...

Preschool children dressed as animals participate in a parade ahead of preschool education celebration day, at the district of Villa El Salvador on the outskirts of Lima, May 23, 2014. REUTERS/Mariana ...