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Health benefits of physical activity with special reference to interaction with diet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2007

IM Vuori
IM Vuori*
Affiliation:
UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland
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*Corresponding author: Email IIkka.Vuori@uta.fi
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Abstract

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Regular physical activity causes numerous and substantial performance-improving And health-enhancing effects. Most of them are highly predictable, dose-dependent and generalizable to a wide range of population groups. Many of the biological effects of regular, moderate physical activity translate into substantially reduced risk of coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, hypertension, maturity onset diabetes, overweight and obesity, and osteoporosis. These effects also substantially reduce the risk of deterioration of functional capacity. In the genesis of these conditions, alack of physical activity and inadequate nutrition act synergistically and in part additively, and they operate largely through the same pathways. It is conceivable to suggest that the prevalence of, e.g, the above mentioned metabolic diseases is so high in Europe largely because of the high prevalence of sedentariness and inadequate nutrition. Thus, both physical activity and nutrition have to be given strong emphasis in policies, strategies and programmes that will be developed and implemented for improving the health of Europeans.

Keywords

Physical activityExerciseDietNon-Communicable diseasesHealth
Type
Research Article
Information
Public Health Nutrition , Volume 4 , Issue 2b , April 2001 , pp. 517 - 528
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Copyright © CABI Publishing 2001

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