Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology

This book addresses the origins, determinants and magnitude of the global problem of sedentary behaviour, along with concise yet in-depth solutions for tackling it. As a consequence of major technological advances in modern society, many people find themselves in environments characterized by prolon...

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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Springer Series on Epidemiology and Public Health,
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ISBN:9783319615523
ISSN:1869-7933
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction to Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology
  • Measurement of Sedentary Behaviour in Population Studies
  • Analysis and Interpretation of Sedentary Behaviour Data
  • The Descriptive Epidemiology of Sedentary Behaviour
  • Physiologic Responses to Sedentary Behaviour
  • Sedentary Behaviour and Adiposity
  • Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) and Adiposity
  • Sedentary Behaviour, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome
  • Sedentary Behaviour and Cardiovascular Disease
  • Sedentary Behaviour and Cancer
  • Sedentary Behaviour and Depression
  • Sedentary Behaviour and Psychosocial Health across the Life Course. Sedentary Behaviour and Aging
  • Sedentary Behaviour and Mortality
  • Models for Understanding Sedentary Behaviour
  • Sedentary Behaviour at the Individual Level: Correlates, Theories, and Interventions
  • Specific Interventions Targeting Sedentary Behaviour in Children and Adolescents
  • Workplace Programs Aimed at Limiting Occupational Sitting
  • Approaches to Decrease Sedentary Behaviour Among the Elderly
  • Interventions Directed at Reducing Sedentary Behaviour in Persons with Pre-existing Disease or Disability
  • Specific Approaches to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Overweight and Obese People
  • Programs Targeting Sedentary Behaviour Among Ethnic Minorities and Immigrants
  • Sedentary Behaviour at the Community Level: Correlates, Theories, and Interventions
  • Sedentary Behaviour and the Social and Physical Environment
  • Targeting Sedentary Behaviour at the Policy Level
  • Dynamics of Sedentary Behaviours and Systems-Based Approach: Future Challenges and Opportunities in the Life Course Epidemiology of Sedentary Behaviours
  • Genetics of Sedentariness
  • Limitations in Sedentary Behaviour Research and Future Research Needs.