Television watching and other sedentary behaviors in relation to risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in women.

By F. B. Hu, Tricia Y. Li, Graham A Colditz, W. Willett, JoAnn E. Manson. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2003

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Subfields: General Health Professions, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Physical activity for health: What kind? How much? How intense? On top of what? (2011, background): “These studies imply or document (29, 33) that light activities are beneficial.”
Sedentary behavior and dietary intake in children, adolescents, and adults. A systematic review. (2011, positive): “The Nurses Health Study of over 50,000 women 11 showed that those who were normal weight or overweight at baseline had a 23% increased risk of developing obesity during 6 years of follow-up for each 2-hour per day increment in time spent watching TV.”
The Evolving Definition of "Sedentary" (2008, methodology): “Data from 50,277 women in the Nurse’s Health Study cohort were used to investigate the longitudinal relationship between several sedentary and light-intensity activities and the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus while adjusting for leisure-time exercise activities (5).”
Physiological and health implications of a sedentary lifestyle. (2010, methodology): “The study by Hu and colleagues using data from the Nurses’ Health Study provides key evidence regarding the relationship between sitting and health outcomes, including obesity (Hu et al. 2003).”
Role of Low Energy Expenditure and Sitting in Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease (2007, background): “Studies have shown that the classification of people with metabolic syndrome (19,23– 25) and related metabolic risk factors (31,35–40), excessive adiposity or weight gain (5,15,41–46), poor glucose management in children with type 1 diabetes (47), and type 2 diabetes risk (20,26,35) have all been di”
Validity of the international physical activity questionnaire short form (IPAQ-SF): A systematic review (2011, background): “Sedentary lifestyles are associated with increased obesity, type 2 diabetes [3], and cardiovascular disease [4], and hence the promotion of active lifestyles is an important public health priority.”
Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation (2012, positive): “The issue of whether prolonged bouts of sedentary behavior may have negative health consequences has been studied in adults (Hamilton et al., 2007; Hu et al., 2003) but not yet in young children.”
Sedentary Time and Its Association With Risk for Disease Incidence, Mortality, and Hospitalization in Adults (2015, background): “268) Type 2 diabetes incidence Dunstan et al, 2005 (5) Hu et al, 2003 (48) Krishnan et al, 2009 (49) Ford et al, 2010 (50) Hu et al, 2001 (6) Knapp–Hartung estimator Heterogeneity (I2 = 0.”