Imagine you planned to go for a walk this morning, but you got stuck to your chair. What are
the forces that could explain this failure to engage in physical activity? Is it a paucity of a …

Anyone who wants to understand the biological nature of humans and their special
characteristics must look far back into evolutionary history. Today's way of life is drastically …

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented health crisis as entire populations have been
asked to self-isolate and live in home-confinement for several weeks to months, which in …

Sedentary behavior (SB) is associated with cardiometabolic disease and mortality, but its
association with dementia is currently unclear. This study investigates whether SB is …

Physical activity, while less necessary for survival in modern times, is still essential for
thriving in life, and low levels of movement are related to numerous physical and mental …

Insulin sensitivity and metabolic flexibility decrease in response to bed rest, but the temporal
and causal adaptations in human skeletal muscle metabolism are not fully defined. Here, we …

Wearable devices are increasingly popular in clinical and non-clinical populations as a tool
for exercise prescription, monitoring of daily physical activity and nutrition, and health …

We review the evolutionary origins of the human diet and the effects of ecology economy on
the dietary proportion of plants and animals. Humans eat more meat than other apes, a …

Abstract Objectives Objectives: Human biologists are increasingly interested in measuring
and comparing physical activities in different societies. Sedentary behavior, which refers to …

The dependence of hunter-gatherers on local net primary production (NPP) to provide food
played a major role in shaping long-term human population dynamics. Observations of …