简介:Purpose:Thisstudyaimstoanalyzetheeffectsofa3-monthvigorousphysicalactivity(VPA)interventiononeatingbehaviorandbodycompositioninoverweightandobesechildrenandadolescents.Methods:Forty-sevenparticipants(7–16years)tookpartinthestudy:28wereassignedtotheinterventiongroup(IG)(10boysand18girls)and19inacontrolgroup(CG)(8boysand11girls).Bodycomposition(dual-energyX-rayabsorptiometry),anthropometrics(bodymass,height,andbodymassindex(BMI)),andeatingbehaviortraits(Three-FactorEatingQuestionnaire-R21C)weredeterminedbeforeandaftertheVPAintervention.Results:AdecreaseinthepercentageofbodyfatandBMI(-2.8%and-1.8%,respectively),andanincreaseinmostleanmassvariableswerefoundintheIG(allp≤0.05).Inrelationtotheeatingbehaviortraits,IGsubjectsshoweda14%reductionintheEmotionalEatingscore(p=0.04),whileCognitiveRestraintscoredidnotchangeaftertheVPAintervention.ThebaselinefactorsofthequestionnairepredictedchangesinbodymassandfatmassvariablesonlyintheCG.Conclusion:A3-monthVPAinterventioninfluencedeatingbehaviorsofoverweightorobeseyoung,especiallytheEmotionalEatingfactor,inthepresenceoffavorablebodycompositionchanges.