The epidemic nature of obesity in industrialized countries is a serious health and social
concern. The number of obese people has significantly increased in the past 20 years. In …

Globally, increasing rates of obesity are one of the most important health issues. The
association between breakfast skipping and body weight is contradictory between cross …

Background: Physical activity (PA) has been consistently implicated in the etiology of
obesity, whereas recent evidence on the importance of sedentary time remains inconsistent …

Background Few studies have investigated patterns of physical activity in a multi-ethnic
Asian urban population. Even less is known about sedentary behaviors in these …

Background Levels of physical activity (PA) in the general population are difficult to
characterize. Historically measurement has been based on self-report, which can be subject …

Objective: To investigate associations between self-reported and objectively measured
physical activity, sedentary behavior and overweight/obesity based on percent body fat …

Background The aims of this study were to examine temporal trends in the prevalence of
sufficient moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA), high levels of screen time …

The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of the multiple roles leisure and recreation
play in the lives of ethnic and racial minorities, to examine constraints that affect minorities' …

Background The amount of regular physical activity (PA) can modulate the prevalence of
traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) such as obesity, systemic …

Objective: It is unclear whether elevated spontaneous physical activity (SPA, very low-
intensity physical activity) positively influences body composition long term. We determined …