Effects of High-Intensity Motor Learning and Dietary Supplementation on Motor Skill-Related Physical Fitness in Thin Ethiopian Children Aged 5 to 7 Years: An Exploratory Pilot Cluster-Randomized Trial
A 12-week combination of RUSF + HiML was proven to be safe in children with MT and caused clear improvements in motor skill-related physical fitness. When the children received RUSF with HiML training, similar gains in stepping, side jump, standing long jump, and jumping and hopping were observed, except for the ball skills where the HiML training group performed better.
Authors
- Teklu Gemechu Abessa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1070-8243)
- Eugène Rameckers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6661-6500)
- Evi Verbecque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8116-1620)
- Melese Sinaga Teshome (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1218-5615)
- Sarah Mingels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9024-2377)
- Liesbeth M. Bruckers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6978-3002)
- Marita Granitzer
- Tefera Belachew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-9457)
Institutions
- Jimma University (ET)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Hasselt University (BE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2024-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17010030
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.58
Funders
- Jimma University
- Universiteit Hasselt