Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy
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In this article, the authors quantify the effect of physical inactivity on these major non-communicable diseases by estimating how much disease could be averted if inactive people were to become active and to estimate gain in life expectancy at the population level.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2012-07-21 and is currently open access. It has received 6119 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Life expectancy & Population.read more
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Top 10 Research Questions Related to Physical Literacy
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The Daily Movement Pattern and Fulfilment of Physical Activity Recommendations in Swedish Middle-Aged Adults : The SCAPIS Pilot Study.
TL;DR: Assessment of all three components of the daily movement pattern is of high clinical relevance and should be included in future research to enhance the implementation of methods to increase the level of physical activity in this population of middle-aged people.
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ERICA: leisure-time physical inactivity in Brazilian adolescents.
Felipe Vogt Cureau,Thiago Luiz Nogueira da Silva,Katia Vergetti Bloch,Elizabeth Fujimori,Dilson Rodrigues Belfort,Kênia Mara Baiocchi de Carvalho,Elisa Brosina de Leon,Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos,Ulf Ekelund,Beatriz D'Agord Schaan +9 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of leisure-time physical inactivity in Brazilian adolescents is high and is associated with age and low socioeconomic status and should be given to girls and to those who do not engage in any physical activity during the leisure time, so that they can adopt a more active lifestyle.
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Accelerometer‐Measured Physical Activity and Mortality in Women Aged 63 to 99
Michael J. LaMonte,David M. Buchner,Eileen Rillamas-Sun,Chongzhi Di,Kelley R. Evenson,John Bellettiere,Cora E. Lewis,I-Min Lee,Lesly F. Tinker,Rebecca A. Seguin,Oleg Zaslovsky,Charles B. Eaton,Marcia L. Stefanick,Andrea Z. LaCroix +13 more
TL;DR: To prospectively examine associations between accelerometer‐measured physical activity and mortality in older women, with an emphasis on light‐intensity PA.
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Medical Training to Achieve Competency in Lifestyle Counseling: An Essential Foundation for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Other Chronic Medical Conditions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Marie-France Hivert,Ross Arena,Daniel E. Forman,Penny M. Kris-Etherton,Patrick E. McBride,Russell R. Pate,Bonnie Spring,Jennifer L. Trilk,Linda Van Horn,William E. Kraus +9 more
TL;DR: Investment in primary prevention, including modification of health risk behaviors, could result in a 4-fold improvement in health outcomes compared with secondary prevention based on pharmacological treatment, according to the American Heart Association's 2020 goals for cardiovascular health promotion and disease reduction.
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