Sentences with phrase «sedentary behaviour»

In a meta - analysis using 48 studies, a consistent relationship of sedentary behaviour with mortality was found with weight gain from childhood.

This suggests an important role for reducing sedentary behaviour in the prevention of Type 2 diabetes (19).

Their introduction into a school dramatically affected the children's tendency towards sedentary behaviour in just a few short weeks.

We can have standing meetings, we can walk during the lunch break, and we can look to reduce TV viewing in the evenings by seeking out less sedentary behaviours.

Higher levels of sedentary behaviour are associated with worse health, whereas higher levels of physical activity are associated with better health.

«There is a huge industry promoting sedentary behaviour, especially TV watching and computer games.

These findings reinforce the role of avoiding sedentary behaviour even in the absence of increased MVPA.»

Markus Makkonen, Minna Silvennoinen, Tuula Nousiainen, Arto Pesola, and Mikko Vesisenaho of the University of Jyvaskyla, explain that several studies in recent years have added to warnings about the perils of prolonged sedentary behaviour on our health and wellbeing.

The British Journal of Cancer has published a study that examines the association between sedentary behaviour and increased bowel cancer risk in men.

WIth Australia's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines recommending two - and a-half hours of moderate - intensity activity per week to help prevent weight gain, it's important to find ways to have your cocktail and keep active too.

They agreed that this was about more than just PE lessons — it was about a wider lifestyle pattern, supporting children to enjoy 60 active minutes per day, encouraging schools to take a whole school day approach to promoting activity (including the means of commuting to school), and championing the integration of activity into established lessons, reducing sedentary behaviour in the process.

The practical, low - cost solutions to increasing sedentary behaviour, poor fitness and physical literacy and slowed personal development are actions which any school can easily take, once they have committed to changing.

Exchanging sedentary behaviour - mainly sitting — for even low - intensity physical activity reduces the amount of adipose tissue.

He writes that «the fight against sedentary behaviour can not be won based only on the promotion of regular exercise» and that while exercise should continue to be recommended, it is important to promote non-sedentary behaviour in everyday life.

It shows that people who spend large amounts of time not moving either through work, leisure or lifestyle can counteract some of the negative effects of sedentary behaviour by regularly exercising.»

The results may well apply to other groups since they are in line with a meta - analysis of previous research based on a million adult men and women, which indicated that physical activity rather than sedentary behaviour affects the risk of mortality.

Second, some common drinks like cola and coffee raise cholesterol (as well as the well - known culprits like trans fats, saturated fats, refined carbohydrates, smoking, sedentary behaviour etc).

Sitting for any length of time may not be good for us, as more and more evidence shows that sedentary behaviours including sitting, watching television, using a computer, and driving a car are risk factors, independent of physical activity, for adverse chronic disease in adults such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and much more.

A growing body of research has linked sedentary behaviour with mental ill - health (e.g., depression and

Owen N, Sparling P, Healy G, Dunstan D and Matthews C. Sedentary Behaviour: Emerging Evidence -LSB-...]

Studies of sedentary behaviour suggest that sitting for extended periods of time increase a person's chances of developing a wide range of illnesses and diseases, including several types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity and Type II diabetes.

He concludes: «The unintended consequences of modern life promoting sedentary behaviours can be reversed.

In an accompanying editorial, Professor Francisco Lopez - Jimenez (MD, MSc) of the Mayo Clinic and Mayo College of Medicine (Minnesota, USA) writes that the study «provides an important addition to the wealth of scientific evidence highlighting the importance of avoiding sedentary behaviour.»

«However, given the observational design, the relative magnitude of effect of physical activity and sedentary behaviour on health needs further examination through experimental or intervention level research.»

The associations between sedentary behaviour and BMI, WC as well as risk factors for obesity were studied by calculating Spearman's correlation coefficients by sex (tables 2 and 3).

In response to this, the Youth Sport Trust has developed Active 30:30 to help schools reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity in young people outside of timetabled curriculum PE.

By not allowing kids to play unsupervised outdoors and be in situations where they must assess risk for themselves, parents limit «essential learning and developmental opportunities for children, while also reducing their physical activity and increasing sedentary behaviours.»

We revealed in this study that variety in the diet, physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour in childhood are independently associated with the development of internalizing disorders in adolescence.

While a link between idleness and poor heart health has been established for nearly six decades, the paradigm that emerged said long periods of sedentary behaviour ought to be all right as long as it was offset by enough physical activity.

«Leading health organisations, including the World Diabetes Federation, agree that the known risk factors for type 2 diabetes include lifestyle factors, such as obesity and sedentary behaviour, as well as family history, age and ethnicity — not beverage consumption» said the Beverages Council's CEO, Mr Geoff Parker.

8 February 2013 Media Statement Australian beverage industry responds to French study on consumption of artificially and sugar sweetened beverages and incident type 2 diabetes According to the World Diabetes Federation, ultimately the major risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes is lifestyle factors, including obesity and sedentary behaviour, as well as family history, age -LSB-...]

According to the World Diabetes Federation, ultimately the major risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes is lifestyle factors, including obesity and sedentary behaviour, as well as family history, age and ethnicity.

1 May 2015 Media Statement Australian beverages industry responds to Cambridge University study linking soft drinks and diabetes «Leading health organisations, including the World Diabetes Federation, agree that the known risk factors for type 2 diabetes include lifestyle factors, such as obesity and sedentary behaviour, as well as family history, age and ethnicity — not -LSB-...]

Additionally, according to the World Diabetes Federation, ultimately the major risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes is lifestyle factors, including obesity and sedentary behaviour, as well as family history, age and ethnicity.

Various confounding factors including motor skills, cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour were also measured.

Published in JAMA Psychiatry, this new study examined whether diabetes risk is already present in people at the onset of schizophrenia, before antipsychotics have been prescribed and before a prolonged period of illness that may be associated with poor lifestyle habits (such as poor diet and sedentary behaviour).

He also points out that sedentary behaviour and environments that promote it are «seen as a sign of progress and economic power.»

Professor Tom Yates, a Reader in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Health at the University of Leicester and Principal Investigator for the study, said: «Our study was interested in the links between whether someone said they walked at a slow, steady or brisk pace and whether that could predict their risk of dying from heart disease or cancer in the future.

Published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, the study followed the lifestyle behaviours of 25,000 older Australians including physical activity, diet, sedentary behaviour, alcohol use and sleep patterns.

Sedentary behaviour is defined as habitual sitting time.

«By suggesting that being physically active may offset some of the deleterious consequences of routinely engaging in high levels of sedentary behaviour, this study further emphasises the importance of physical activity in the promotion and maintenance of health.

«There is growing concern that not only low physical activity... but probably also sitting and sedentary behaviour is an important and new health hazard of our time.»

The authors found there was no significant difference in physical activity in terms of sedentary behaviour, number of steps or moderate - vigorous physical activity (MVPA) between metabolically healthy and unhealthy individuals.

New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Porto, Portugal (17 - 20 May) shows that both regular physical activity and avoiding inactivity (sedentary behaviour) help reduce build - up of dangerous liver fat, an important complication of obesity.

The authors conclude: «In these individuals, sedentary behaviour and daily step counts are important determinants of the amount of liver fat and in turn of metabolic health status.

This was particularly so if the long periods of sedentary behaviour were uninterrupted.

I consider diet, activity levels, sleep, stress management, sedentary behaviours and having joy in your life all equally important for good weight management and optimal health and wellbeing.

There are a number of causes behind the middle age spread, including changing hormones, reduced muscle mass, sedentary behaviour and dietary factors.