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Dr. Nettlefold explored how physical activity and sedentary time relate to cardiovascular health in children. She also conducted a school-based physical activity intervention that improved childrens fitness. This work supports the need to increase childrens physical activity and reduce their sedentary time to improve their cardiovascular health.
A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Medicine (PhD) - graduated in 2011