BACKGROUND Physical inactivity, ambient air pollution and obesity are modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases, with the first accounting for 10% of premature deaths worldwide. Although community level interventions may target each simultaneously, research on the relationship between these risk factors is lacking. OBJECTIVES After comparing spatial interpolation methods to determ...

Physical inactivity is a risk factor for lipoprotein disorders and the metabolic syndrome. Physical inactivity has a powerful effect on suppressing lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity in skeletal muscle, the rate-limiting enzyme for hydrolysis of triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins. We tested the ability of several compounds to prevent the decrease in LPL. The present study minimized standing and...

background: alzheimer’s disease (ad) is the most common type of dementia. demonstrating the modifiable risk factors of ad can help to plan for prevention of this disease. the aim of the current review was to characterize modifiable cardiovascular risk factors of ad using existing data and determine their contribution in ad development in iran and the world. methods: the systematic search was do...

Rector RS, Thyfault JP. Does physical inactivity cause nonalcoholic fatty liver disease? J Appl Physiol 111: 1828–1835, 2011. First published May 12, 2011; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00384.2011.—While physical activity represents a key element in the prevention and management of many chronic diseases, we and others believe that physical inactivity is a primary cause of obesity and associated meta...

The Effects of Inactivity During COVID-19 Pandemic on the Psychomotor Skills Kindergarten Students