Associations between physical activity and fat mass in adolescents: the Stockholm Weight Development Study1–3

Obesity is multifactorial. However, the accumulation of fat mass (FM) is proposed to be due to a positive energy balance, which may be caused by reduced physical activity (PA).The objectives of the study were to describe the independent associations between PA and FM in adolescents and to describe the intergenerational association of FM between mothers and their offspring.We conducted a cross-sectional study in 445 (190 M, 255 F) 17-y-old...