Ulf Ekelund

TL;DR: Although no “perfect” tool for the examination of PA in adults exists, it is suggested that researchers aim to incorporate appropriate objective measures, specific to the behaviours of interests, when examining PA in free-living environments.

TL;DR: In this article, a cross-sectional study was conducted to examine associations between objectively measured physical activity and its subcomponents [i.e., time spent at light intensity, moderate-intensity PA, moderate intensity PA, VPA, and moderate-plus-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA)], independent of sedentary time, and self-reported leisure screen time (television and electronic game use).

TL;DR: The InterAct case-cohort study investigated the association between a family history of diabetes among different family members and the incidence of type 2 diabetes, as well as the extent to which genetic, anthropometric and lifestyle risk factors mediated this association.

TL;DR: PAEE predicts progression toward the metabolic syndrome independent of aerobic fitness, obesity, and other confounding factors, and underscores the importance of physical activity for metabolic disease prevention even when an improvement in aerobic fitness is absent.

TL;DR: A strong inverse association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome, an association that is much steeper in unfit individuals is demonstrated, demonstrating that prevention of metabolic disease may be most effective in the subset of unfit inactive people.