Cloth masks during exercise are safe and tolerable for children with overweight and obesity

Applied Physiology and Nutrition Research Group, School of Physical Education and Sport, Rheumatology Division, Faculty of Medicine FMUSP, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Unidade de Endocrinologia Pediatrica, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente (ICr), Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Food Research Center, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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