Pedro Curi Hallal

Device-Measured Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Cardiometabolic Risk Markers in Youth

Importance The evidence for benefits of higher physical activity and lower sedentary time on the cardiometabolic risk profile in youth is based on cross-sectional and small prospective studies. Objective To determine the prospective associations between device-measured physical a...

Pediatric Use of Off‐Label Medicines and Nonevidence‐Based Supplements for COVID ‐19: Findings From the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study (Brazil)

ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric off‐label medicine use increased during the COVID‐19 pandemic, exposing children to nonevidence‐based treatments. We described the use of nonevidence‐based COVID‐19 medicines and supplements among children from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort, according t...