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Global reference values for daily steps in preschool children (SUNRISE): a cross-sectional analysis from 44 countries
Physical activity during early childhood is essential for optimal growth and development, but until now there has been no international benchmark for typical step counts in preschool children. The SUNRISE study, published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, followed more than 3,500 children aged 3 and 4 years across 44 countries spanning all six WHO regions and every World Bank income group, who wore an accelerometer continuously for 24 hours a day over at least three days.
Read the full research article by del Pozo-Cruz and colleagues in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health here:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(26)00188-4/fulltext?dgcid=youtube_video_vabs_lanchild_tlchild
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