Weight, weight gain, and obesity account for approximately 20% of all cancer cases.
Evidence on the relation of each to cancer is summarized, including esophageal, thyroid …

Background Current estimates from objective accelerometer data suggest that American
adults are sedentary for∼ 7.7 h/day. Historically, sedentary behaviour was conceptualized …

The United States, we are told, is facing an obesity epidemic-a" battle of the bulge" of not just
national, but global proportions-that requires drastic and immediate action. Experts in the …

Obesitas adalah suatu keadaan terjadinya penimbunan jaringan lemak tubuh secara
berlebihan. Dalam satu dekade terakhir prevalensi obesitas di seluruh dunia meningkat …

In contemporary society, prolonged sitting has been engineered into our lives across many
settings, including transportation, the workplace, and the home. There is new evidence that …

CONTEXT: Nowadays, people spend a substantial amount of time per day on sedentary
behaviors and it is likely that the time spent sedentary will continue to rise. To date, there is …

The terminology used for monitoring and promoting physical activity and exercise among
health and fitness professionals varies considerably. There is a large array of descriptor …

Sedentary behaviors are linked to adverse health outcomes, but the total amount of time
spent in these behaviors in the United States has not been objectively quantified. The …

Learned scholars have associated ''sedentary living''with reduced longevity and impaired
health for many centuries. Hippocrates wrote extensively about the benefits of exercise for a …

Bioenergetic dysfunction is emerging as a cornerstone for establishing a framework for
understanding the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and …