Time spent being sedentary: an emerging risk factor for poor health.

摘要: Sedentary time (ST), or being physically inactive, is an important risk factor for all-cause mortality and a range of diseases including cardiovascular disease cancer.1 It has global impact on comparable with tobacco use obesity.2 Moreover, high volumes intensive activity only attenuate, do not reduce, the posed by ST.3 Replacing ST light physical (PA) leads to improvements in insulin sensitivity plasma lipid profiles that are replicated simply adding bouts moderate vigorous sedentary lifestyle,4 indicating may trigger distinct process. The UK rates inactivity performs poorly when compared internationally. Approximately 25% adults achieve <30 minutes PA week, 80% children under 15 years meeting current recommendations UK.5 The causes multifactorial, societal political drivers. public health primary care importance, clinicians have key role educating guiding individuals at both secondary prevention levels. Unfortunately, recent evidence suggests there poor awareness availability guidance care.6 Additionally, little understanding as what constitutes ‘being sedentary’ mechanisms which disease. Increasing our …