This study has received a seed funding from Deakin University’s School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences(2015);BS was supported by funding from a National Health and Medical Research Council(NHMRC)Centre of Research Excellence(APP1057608);AMCA was supported by a Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarship(DUPRS).AT was supported by a National Heart Foundation of Australia Future Leader Fellowship award(Award ID 100046)during this study;DWD is supported by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship(APP1078360)and by the Victorian Government’s Operational Infrastructure Support Program;LA is supported by an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.JS was supported by an NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship(APP1026216)during this research.The authors are grateful to the principal,teachers,and adolescents for their participation in this study。
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