How much physical activity is enough to prevent unhealthy weight gain? Outcome of the IASO 1st Stock Conference and consensus statement

By W. Saris, S. Blair, M. A. Baak, S. Eaton, P. Davies, L. Pietro, M. Fogelholm, A. Rissanen, D. Schoeller, B. Swinburn and 3 more. Obesity Reviews, 2003

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

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Citations in the corpus

• Updating the evidence that physical activity is good for health: an epidemiological review 2000-2003. (2004, background): “This is slightly more than the amount recommended to prevent the transition to overweight or obesity in the general population [weight maintenance], where “moderate intensity activity of at least 45-60 minutes per day, or 1.7 PAL is required”( 40 ).”
• Australian Dietary Guidelines (2006, background): “However, this level of activity appears to be insufficient for preventing weight gain or weight loss or weight regain in most people [820, 968].”
• The Role of Exercise and Physical Activity in Weight Loss and Maintenance (2013, background): “Saris et al.21 recommended that PA levels of 225 to 300 min/wk were necessary to prevent the transition of normal weight to overweight or overweight to obese.”
• Independent Mobility and Mode Choice for School Transportation: A Review and Framework for Future Research (2013, background): “…PA, such as walking and cycling, can offer longer term health benefits by reducing the risk of obesity, several types of chronic diseases including cardio-vascular diseases and type II diabetes, and by improving quality of life (DHHS, 1996; Saris et al., 2003; Transportation Research Board, 2005).”
• Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes (2010, neutral): “People who successfully maintain a large weight loss report exercising about 7 hIwk (62,212,234,235,274).”
• Exercise and type 2 diabetes: American College of Sports Medicine and the American Diabetes Association: joint position statement. Exercise and type 2 diabetes. (2010, neutral): “People who successfully maintain a large weight loss report exercising about 7 hIwk (62,212,234,235,274).”