Too little exercise and too much sitting: Inactivity physiology and the need for new recommendations on sedentary behavior

Moderate-to vigorous-intensity physical activity has an established preventive role in cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and some cancers. However, recent epidemiologic evidence suggests that sitting time has deleterious cardiovascular and metabolic effects that are independent of wh...

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Main Authors: Hamilton, M., Healy, Genevieve, Dunstan, D., Zderic, T., Owen, N.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33710