Physical activity, diet and skeletal health

Why a global strategy on diet, physical activity and health?

In January this year, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board agreed to forward the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health to its World Health Assembly, after allowing countries an extended period until February 29 for comments. A final draft strategy will be considered by WHO member states this May. The strategy is an important global public health initiative, ...

Commentary: Relative importance of diet vs physical activity for health.

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Maternal Diet, Behaviour and Offspring Skeletal Health

Osteoporotic fracture has a major impact upon health, both in terms of acute and long term disability and economic cost. Peak bone mass, achieved in early adulthood, is a major determinant of osteoporosis risk in later life. Poor early growth predicts reduced bone mass, and so risk of fracture in later life. Maternal lifestyle, body build and 25(OH) vitamin D status predict offspring bone mass....

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in younger adults (Kohrt et al. 1991). The interrelationships of age, \i02max, and training status are evident when the loss inVO,max with age is compared for active and sedentary individuals (Figure 3-5). When the cardiorespiratory responses of an older adult are coinpared with those of a young or middleaged adult at the same absolute submaximal rate of work, stroke volume for an older person ...

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