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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hu, Frank B
• Willett, Walter C
• Li, Tricia
• Stampfer, Meir J
• Colditz, Graham A
• Manson, JoAnn E

Titel

Adiposity as Compared with Physical Activity in Predicting Mortality among Women

Ist Teil von

• The New England journal of medicine, 2004-12, Vol.351 (26), p.2694-2703

Ort / Verlag

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2004

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In a large cohort study of women involving 24 years of follow-up, obesity was a major risk factor for death; higher levels of physical activity attenuated but did not negate the increased risk associated with a higher body-mass index. Both physical activity and weight control are important in reducing the risk of death, but physical activity cannot undo the risk associated with obesity. Obesity and physical inactivity are major public health problems in the United States. Approximately two thirds of Americans are classified as overweight or obese (defined as having a body-mass index [the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters] of 25 or higher), 1 and the vast majority do not engage in regular physical activity. 2 Persuasive evidence indicates that both obesity and physical inactivity are risk factors for the development of major chronic diseases and premature death. 3 However, the optimal weight and levels of physical activity for longevity continue to be debated, and few epidemiologic studies have . . .