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An Ecological Model for Understanding and Influencing Sedentary Behaviour
With the evidence that time spent sitting can have adverse health consequences, a research priority is to build the requisite knowledge base for effective interventions—that is, what needs to be changed in ord...
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Open AccessReducing sitting at work: process evaluation of the SMArT Work (Stand More At Work) intervention
Office-based workers accumulate high amounts of sitting time. Stand More At Work (SMArT Work) aimed to reduce occupational sitting time and a cluster randomised controlled trial demonstrated it was successful ...
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Open AccessNeighborhood walkability and 12-year changes in cardio-metabolic risk: the mediating role of physical activity
Living in walkable neighborhoods may provide long-term cardio-metabolic health benefits to residents. Little empirical research has examined the behavioral mechanisms in this relationship. In this longitudinal...
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Open AccessStand Out in Class: restructuring the classroom environment to reduce sedentary behaviour in 9–10-year-olds — study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial
Sedentary behaviour (sitting) is a highly prevalent negative health behaviour, with individuals of all ages exposed to environments that promote prolonged sitting. Excessive sedentary behaviour adversely affec...
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Open AccessStand More AT Work (SMArT Work): using the behaviour change wheel to develop an intervention to reduce sitting time in the workplace
Sitting (sedentary behaviour) is widespread among desk-based office workers and a high level of sedentary behaviour is a risk factor for poor health. Reducing workplace sitting time is therefore an important p...
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Open AccessP175: An Acute Bout of Prolonged Sitting Impairs Endothelial Function and Increases Plasma Concentrations of Endothelin-1 In
Compared to regular active breaks, prolonged uninterrupted sitting amplifies postprandial glucose and insulin in overweight/obese adults with and without type 2 diabetes; and impairs lower limb endothelial fun...
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Open AccessToo much sitting and all-cause mortality: is there a causal link?
Sedentary behaviours (time spent sitting, with low energy expenditure) are associated with deleterious health outcomes, including all-cause mortality. Whether this association can be considered causal has yet ...
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Exercise and T2DM—move muscles more often!
New guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Diabetes Association provide specific exercise advice for individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus, while new research emphasizes t...
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Effects of progressive strength training on muscle mass in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients determined by computed tomography
GRUNDLAGEN: Ziel dieser Untersuchung war es, die Effekte eines 4-monatigen progressiven Krafttrainingprogramms auf die Muskel- und Fettmasse, gemessen mittels Computertomographie, bei Diabetes mellitus Typ-2-P...
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Lecithin gum rheology and processing implications
The rheology of canola, sunflower, and soybean lecithin gum was examined by studying samples of different moisture contents produced in a batch evaporator (70°C, 0.1 atm). Soybean lecithin was found to have th...
