Leisure-time physical activity alone may not be a sufficient public health approach to prevent obesity - A focus on China

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 119-126

  Bauman, A ^a,b   Allman Farinelli, M ^a,b   Huxley, R ^a,b   James, W P T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c International Obesity TaskForce   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Obesity prevention; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; JOGGING; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR VEHICLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; URBANIZATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKLOAD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CHINA; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; OBESITY;

EID: 42449106573     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00452.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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