Effect of Physical Activity on Body Weight

There is evidence to support that low fitness and physical activity, excess body weight, and excess abdominal fatness are associated with increased health risk. Moreover, evidence exists to support that sufficient levels of physical activity can significantly improve body weight, fatness, and health...

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Published in:Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2009-12, Vol.17 (S3), p.S34-S38
Main Author: Jakicic, John M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
abdominal fat
additive effect
biochemical pathways
Body Weight - physiology
body weight changes
chronic diseases
Chronic illnesses
Diabetes
Diet
dietary restriction
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Health Behavior
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Health Status
Humans
Intervention
Longitudinal studies
Metabolism
Mortality
Obesity
Overweight
physical activity
physical fitness
Physical Fitness - physiology
Risk factors
Weight control
Weight Gain - physiology
weight loss
Weight Loss - physiology
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Summary:There is evidence to support that low fitness and physical activity, excess body weight, and excess abdominal fatness are associated with increased health risk. Moreover, evidence exists to support that sufficient levels of physical activity can significantly improve body weight, fatness, and health risk. Physical activity has been shown to have a modest effect on body weight that is typically
ISSN:1930-7381
1930-739X
DOI:10.1038/oby.2009.386