Modest exercise prevents the progressive disease associated with physical inactivity

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-23

  Slentz, Cris A ^a   Houmard, Joseph A ^b   Kraus, William E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise training; Insulin sensitivity; Lipoproteins; Metabolic health; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33846176523     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.jes.0000240019.07502.01     Document Type: Review

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