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240 milyon genç için alarm!
Executive Summary
AI-generatedA global study published in The Lancet Global Health reveals alarming physical inactivity trends among youth worldwide. Approximately 240 million adolescents failed to achieve the recommended 60 minutes of moderate or high-intensity activity on any given day of the week. The research highlights that global progress toward improving youth activity has stalled over the last 15 years, failing to meet WHO targets.
Key Insights
- Roughly 240 million adolescents (one in four) globally did not meet the minimum daily activity requirement.
- The average number of active days per week for youth has remained stagnant at 2.7 since 2010.
- A gender disparity exists, with girls reporting lower average active days (2.4) compared to boys (3.0).
- The study was based on data from 3.2 million adolescents across 140 countries.
- Contributing factors include limited access to safe public spaces, transportation issues, and increased screen time.
Topic context
The full article is on the original publisher site.