Background The benefits of physical activity in the prevention and management of myriad
diseases are well established. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a …

Metabolic disease encompasses excess adiposity, dysglycaemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus,
dyslipidaemia, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and hypertension that translate to …

Background Clinical and public health guidelines serve to direct clinical practice and policy,
based on the best available evidence. The World Health Organization (WHO) and national …

Although the observed progress in the cardiovascular disease treatment, the incidence of
new and recurrent coronary artery disease remains elevated and constitutes the leading …

Objectives The conduct of systematic reviews (SRs) and overviews share several
similarities. However, because the unit of analysis for overviews is the SRs, there are some …

Objectives To describe new WHO 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary
behaviour. Methods The guidelines were developed in accordance with WHO protocols. An …

A sedentary lifestyle has definitively demonstrated to be one of the major risk factors for
cardiovascular events as outlined by the American Heart Association. There is mounting …

The ultimate aim of Cochrane systematic reviews is to inform policy and practice decisions
for better health outcomes. However, due to the increasing numbers of scientific …

Sedentary lifestyle is a major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor being related to a
higher cardiovascular mortality and morbidity (1). Conversely, performing physical activity …

In Europe alone, on a yearly basis, millions of people need an appropriate exercise
prescription to prevent the occurrence or progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A …