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- Title
The role of free-living daily walking in human weight gain and obesity.
- Authors
Levine, James A; McCrady, Shelly K; Lanningham-Foster, Lorraine M; Kane, Paul H; Foster, Randal C; Manohar, Chinmay U
- Abstract
Diminished daily physical activity explains, in part, why obesity and diabetes have become worldwide epidemics. In particular, chair use has replaced ambulation, so that obese individuals tend to sit for approximately 2.5 h/day more than lean counterparts. Here, we address the hypotheses that free-living daily walking distance is decreased in obesity compared with lean subjects and that experimental weight gain precipitates decreased daily walking.
- Publication
Diabetes, 2008, Vol 57, Issue 3, p548
- ISSN
1939-327X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2337/db07-0815