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Short Editorial Franco Physical activity in children and adolescents Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; 115(1):50-51 unusual compared to the ERICA study.5 However, the merit of the study is that it provides precious information, warning us and calling us to open our eyes to the near future stressing the importance of growing factors of cardiovascular diseases such as obesity, hypertension, sedentary lifestyle, bad eating habits and physical inactivity that adversely affect our youth. We have recently learned that the same risk factors for cardiovascular diseases are also the same for virus infection deseases. 11 It is time to move. The final message is: look to the future to make the right decisions at the right moment so as not to regret the consequences caused by obesity and hypertension in youth. 1. Chockalingam Impact of worldHypertension day. Can J Cardiol 2007, 23(7): 517-9. 2. LurbeE,Agabiti-RoseiE,CruickshankJK,DominiczakA,ErdineS,HirthA,etal. EuropeanSocietyofHypertensionguidelinesforthemanagementofhighblood pressure in children and adolescents. J Hypertens. 2016;34(10):1887-920. 3. de Almeida DB, Habermann F, Soares VA, Filho RC, Ferreira ES, Junior AO, et al. Comparative study of arterial pressure and prevalence of arterial hypertension in 2 successive cohorts (1975-1976) of students from16 to 25 years old, Botucatu, SP, Brazil. Rev Saude Publica.1978;12(4):497-505. 4. Bloch KV, KleinCH, SzkloM. ERICA: prevalence of hypertension in Brazilian adolescents. Rev Saúde Publica.2016;50(Suppl 1):9s. 5. Lousada MLC, Martins APB, Canella OS. Ultra-processed foods and the nutritional dietary profile in Brazil. Rev Saúde Publica.2015;49:38. 6. Williams PT. A cohort study of incident hypertension in relation to change in vigorousphysicalactivityinmenandwomen.JHypertens.2008;26(6):1085-93. 7. Leary SD, Ness AR, Smith GD, Mattocks C, Deerek K, Blair SN, et al. Physical activity and blood pressure in childhood: Findings from a population-based study. Hypertension.2008;51(1):92-8. 8. Barengo NC, Hu G, Kastarinen M, Lakka T, Pekkarinen H, Nessinen A, et al. Low physical activity as a predictor of antihypertensive drug treatment in 25-64-years-old population in eastern and south-western Finland. J Hypertens.2005(2):293-9. 9. Nunes GFS, Franco RJS, Nicolau NV. Impact of physical activity on survival in hypertensive and diabetic patients in the interior of São Paulo. J Hypertens. 2020;9:1 (open access) 10. Tozo TA, Pereira BO, Menezes Junior FJ, Montenegro CM, Moreira CMM, Leite N. Medidas Hipertensivas em Escolares: Risco da Obesidade Central e EfeitoProtetordaAtividadeFísicaModerada-Vigorosa.ArqBrasCardiol.2020; 115(1):42-49. 11. BrambillaI,ToscaMA,FillipoMD.Special issuesforCOVID-19 inchildrenand adolescentes.Obesity.2020;May12:doi:10.1002/oby/22878 (aheadofprint) References This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 51