Background The treatment of noncommunicable diseases (NCD), like coronary heart
disease or type 2 diabetes mellitus, causes rising costs for the health system. Physical …

Abstract The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) has conducted seminal research defining
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and fundamentally shaping public health …

Background Ultra-processed foods provide 58% of total energy in the US diet, yet their
association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains understudied. Objectives The …

The construct validity and the test-retest reliability of a self-administered questionnaire about
habitual physical activity were investigated in young males (n= 139) and females (n= 167) in …

Background—Vitamin D receptors have a broad tissue distribution that includes vascular
smooth muscle, endothelium, and cardiomyocytes. A growing body of evidence suggests …

To develop a brief, self-administered questionnaire that accurately measures functional
capacity and assesses aspects of quality of life, 50 subjects undergoing exercise testing with …

As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …

Overview: The Guide to Community Preventive Service's methods for systematic reviews
were used to evaluate the effectiveness of various approaches to increasing physical …

Heyn P, Abreu BC, Ottenbacher KJ. The effects of exercise training on elderly persons with
cognitive impairment and dementia: a meta-analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004; 85 …

Study Objective: To determine whether obesity preceded knee osteoarthritis and was thus a
possible cause. Design: Cohort study with weight and other important variables measured in …