Too much sitting: the population health science of sedentary behavior
Neville Owen, Geneviève N Healy, Charles E Matthews, David W Dunstan, Neville Owen, Geneviève N Healy, Charles E Matthews, David W Dunstan
Abstract
Even when adults meet physical activity guidelines, sitting for prolonged periods can compromise metabolic health. Television (TV) time and objective measurement studies show deleterious associations, and breaking up sedentary time is beneficial. Sitting time, TV time, and time sitting in automobiles increase premature mortality risk. Further evidence from prospective studies, intervention trials, and population-based behavioral studies is required.
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Breaks in sedentary time: same…
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Breaks in sedentary time: same amount of sedentary time, but different ways of…
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Associations of breaks in sedentary…
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Associations of breaks in sedentary time with waist circumference (based on data from…
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Behavioral epidemiology framework: phases of…
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Behavioral epidemiology framework: phases of evidence for a population-health science of sedentary behaviour.
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Source: PubMed