Objective To estimate the dose–response associations between non-occupational physical
activity and several chronic disease and mortality outcomes in the general adult population …

Despite strong scientific evidence supporting the benefits of regular exercise for the
prevention and management of cardiovascular disease (CVD), physical inactivity is highly …

The human ageing process is universal, ubiquitous and inevitable. Every physiological
function is being continuously diminished. There is a range between two distinct phenotypes …

The metabolic syndrome, by definition, is not a disease but is a clustering of individual
metabolic risk factors including abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia …

Abstract Aims The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Atlas has been compiled by the
European Heart Agency to document cardiovascular disease (CVD) statistics of the 56 ESC …

This review proposes that physical inactivity could be considered a behavior selected by
evolution for resting, and also selected to be reinforcing in life-threatening situations in …

Background High amounts of sedentary behaviour have been associated with increased
risks of several chronic conditions and mortality. However, it is unclear whether physical …

The importance of metabolic syndrome (MetS) lies in its associated risk of cardiovascular
disease and type 2 diabetes, as well as other harmful conditions such as nonalcoholic fatty …

Health risks in the 21st century are beyond the control of any government in any country. In
an era of globalisation, promoting public health and equity requires cooperation and …

Aims/hypothesis Inverse associations between physical activity (PA) and type 2 diabetes
mellitus are well known. However, the shape of the dose–response relationship is still …