Asia-Pacific Consensus Statement on integrated 24-hour activity guidelines for children and adolescents. Issue 10 (8th November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Loo, Benny Kai Guo; Okely, Anthony David; Pulungan, Aman; Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid
• Other Names: author non-byline.; Okely Anthony David author non-byline.; Luo Feihong author non-byline.; Müeller-Riemenschneider Falk author non-byline.; But Betty Wain Man author non-byline.; Nair M.K.C. author non-byline.; Pulungan Aman Bakhti author non-byline.; Morioka Ichiro author non-byline.; Nagano Nobuhiko author non-byline.; Anuar Zaini Azriyanti author non-byline.; Nadarajaw Thiyagar author non-byline.; Jalaludin Muhammad Yazid author non-byline.; Thein Mya Sandar author non-byline.; Redondo-Samin Divina Cristy author non-byline.; Loo Benny Kai Guo author non-byline.; Tan Kok Hian author non-byline.; Tan Benedict author non-byline.; Chia Michael Yong Hwa author non-byline.; Sirisena Dinesh author non-byline.; Lim Micheal author non-byline.; Lim Ethel Jie Kai author non-byline.; Zainuddin Mohammad Ashik author non-byline.; Chan Poh Chong author non-byline.; Tan Ngiap Chuan author non-byline.; Siriamornsarp Ratnaporn author non-byline.; Oh Jean Yin author non-byline.; Teoh Oon Hoe author non-byline.; Tan Teresa author non-byline.; Rajadurai Victor Samuel author non-byline.; Teo Terry Chin Chye author non-byline.; Quah Phaik Ling author non-byline.; Padmapriya Natarajan author non-byline.; Mettananada Sachith author non-byline.; Amornsriwatanakul Areekul author non-byline.; Noipayak Pongsak author non-byline.; Huynh Manh Nhi author non-byline.; Nguyen Thuy Song Ha author non-byline.;
• Is Part Of: British journal of sports medicine. Volume 56:Issue 10(2022)
• Page Start: 539
• Page End: 545
• Publication Date: 2021-11-08
• Subjects: physical activity -- sedentary behavior -- sleep -- diet -- children; Sports medicine -- Periodicals; 617.1027
• DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104527
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-3674

Abstract

Abstract : Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute a significant public health challenge and pose a great burden on health and social systems throughout the world. The Asia-Pacific region is in a vulnerable position as the prevalence of NCDs will inevitably increase with rapid socioeconomic transitions; yet it is ill prepared for this public health challenge as Asian children are among the most physically inactive in the world. Aligned with the WHO's global strategy to control NCDs via preventive measures and health promotion policies, representatives from the Asia-Pacific region came together to develop consensus statement on integrated 24-hour activity guidelines for children and adolescents. These guidelines apply to children and adolescents, aged 5–18 years, in the Asia-Pacific region, regardless of gender, cultural background or socioeconomic status. These guidelines aim to provide the latest evidence-based recommendations, taking a holistic approach to lifestyle activities and adopting a practical perspective by framing these activities within a 24-hour period. Eating and dietary elements were incorporated as they closely influence the energy balance of the movement behaviours and vice versa. By investing in the younger generations through advocacy for healthier lifestyles, we aim to reduce the burden of NCDs in the Asia-Pacific region.