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Francisco B Ortega, PhD, Professor

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Francisco Ortega

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Francisco Ortega-Culaciati

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Governing COVID-19 without government in Brazil: Ignorance, neoliberal authoritarianism, and the collapse of public health leadership

F Ortega, M Orsini - Global public health, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Brazil’s governance of the COVID-19 pandemic has been described as nothing short of
tragic by several commentators. President Jair Bolsonaro’s dangerous brew of neoliberal …

[HTML][HTML] World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour

…, M Leitzmann, K Milton, FB Ortega… - British journal of sports …, 2020 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives To describe new WHO 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour.
Methods The guidelines were developed in accordance with WHO protocols. An expert …

The cerebral subject and the challenge of neurodiversity

F Ortega - BioSocieties, 2009 - cambridge.org
The neurodiversity movement has so far been dominated by autistic people who believe
their condition is not a disease to be treated and, if possible, cured, but rather a human …

Physical fitness in childhood and adolescence: a powerful marker of health

FB Ortega, JR Ruiz, MJ Castillo… - International journal of …, 2008 - nature.com
This review aims to summarize the latest developments with regard to physical fitness and
several health outcomes in young people. The literature reviewed suggests that (1) …

Predictive validity of health-related fitness in youth: a systematic review

…, J Castro-Piñero, EG Artero, FB Ortega… - British journal of sports …, 2009 - bjsm.bmj.com
The objective of the present systematic review was to investigate whether physical fitness in
childhood and adolescence is a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, …

Accelerometer data collection and processing criteria to assess physical activity and other outcomes: a systematic review and practical considerations

…, M Löf, I Labayen, JR Ruiz, FB Ortega - Sports medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Accelerometers are widely used to measure sedentary time, physical activity,
physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE), and sleep-related behaviors, with the ActiGraph …

Obesity and cardiovascular disease

FB Ortega, CJ Lavie, SN Blair - Circulation research, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide over the past few decades. In 2013, the
prevalence of obesity exceeded the 50% of the adult population in some countries from …

Irisin is expressed and produced by human muscle and adipose tissue in association with obesity and insulin resistance

JM Moreno-Navarrete, F Ortega… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Context: Recently irisin (encoded by Fndc5 gene) has been reported to stimulate browning
and uncoupling protein 1 expression in sc adipose tissue of mice. Objective: The objective of …

Role of physical activity and sedentary behavior in the mental health of preschoolers, children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, A Catena, M Löf, KI Erickson, DR Lubans, FB Ortega… - Sports medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Evidence suggests that participation in physical activity may support young
people’s current and future mental health. Although previous reviews have examined the …

Field-based fitness assessment in young people: the ALPHA health-related fitness test battery for children and adolescents

…, V España-Romero, EG Artero, FB Ortega… - British journal of sports …, 2011 - bjsm.bmj.com
The present study summarises the work developed by the ALPHA (Assessing Levels of
Physical Activity) study and describes the procedures followed to select the tests included in the …