Physical activity decreases the risk of a network of diseases, and exercise may be
prescribed as medicine for lifestyle-related disorders such as type 2 diabetes, dementia …

Neurological and mental illnesses account for a considerable proportion of the global
burden of disease. Exercise has many beneficial effects on brain health, contributing to …

This review aims to summarize the effects of intermittent fasting on markers of
cardiometabolic health in humans. All forms of fasting reviewed here—alternate-day fasting …

Purpose The aim of this paper is to review the evidence of the association between energy
balance and obesity. Methods In December 2015, the International Agency for Research on …

Exercise is an effective strategy for preventing and treating obesity and its related
cardiometabolic disorders, resulting in significant loss of body fat mass, white adipose tissue …

BACKGROUND Obesity is caused by an imbalance between energy intake, ie eating and
energy expenditure (EE). Severe obesity is more prevalent in women than men worldwide …

Hunter‐gatherer populations are remarkable for their excellent metabolic and
cardiovascular health and thus are often used as models in public health, in an effort to …

Exercise facilitates weight control, partly through effects on appetite regulation. Single bouts
of exercise induce a short-term energy deficit without stimulating compensatory effects on …

Nowadays the global tendency towards physical activity reduction and an augmented
dietary intake of fats, sugars and calories is leading to a growing propagation of overweight …

Background Sleep is an important contributor to physical and mental health; however,
chronic sleep deprivation has become common in adolescents, especially on weekdays …