title: Sedentary behaviour and health in children - evaluating the evidence.
abstract: This commentary critically discusses the current evidence on the association between sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic health in children as well as the methodologically issues that need to be addressed in order to advance this field. We conclude with recommendations for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: m.chinapaw@vumc.nl.
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chinapaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: t.altenburg@vumc.nl.
authors.forename: Teatske
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Altenburg
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: j.brug@vumc.nl.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brug
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D057185:Sedentary Behavior
keywords: Children; Health risk; Sedentary behaviour