Sedentariness and Health: Is Sedentary Behavior More Than Just Physical Inactivity?

Is sedentary behaviour just physical inactivity by another name?

The relationship between sedentary behaviour and physical activity and their role in the development of health conditions is an ongoing topic of research. This debate paper presents arguments in favour and against the statement: "Is sedentary behaviour just physical inactivity by another name?" The paper finishes with recommendations for future research in the field of sedentary behaviour, phys...

Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior and Chronic Diseases

New research into physical activity suggests that it is no longer sufficient just to meet minimum levels recommended by health guidelines in order to reduce cardiovascular risk. Both physical inactivity and sedentary behavior have their own health hazards and need to be addressed separately, in order to explore their different deleterious mechanisms. The aim of this review was to define and to ...

Living near the port area is associated with physical inactivity and sedentary behavior.

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The impact of the port of Santos, Brazil, on the population's health is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the association between living near the port area and physical inactivity and sedentary behavior. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study developed at a university laboratory and a diagnostic clinic. METHODS: 553 healthy adults were selected and their level of physi...

DeSalvo: health IT is 'more than just EHRs'.

ONC was created in 2004 by President George W. Bush to help expand the use of health information technology (IT) across the country. Over the past 10 years, thanks in great part to the enactment of the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) provisions in the American Recovery and Revitalization Act (ARRA), we have passed the tipping point in the adoption of heal...

More than just vanilla.