Does physical activity attenuate, or even eliminate, the detrimental association of sitting time with mortality?
a harmonised meta-analysis of data from more than 1 million men and women
High levels of moderate intensity physical activity (ie, about 60–75 min per day) seem to eliminate the increased risk of death associated with high sitting time. However, this high activity level attenuates, but does not eliminate the increased risk associated with high TV-viewing time. These results provide further evidence on the benefits of physical activity, particularly in societies where increasing numbers of people have to sit for long hours for work and may also inform future public health recommendations.
Literatuurverwijzing: Ekelund, U., Steene-Johannessen, J., Brown, W.J., Wang Fagerland, M., Owen, N., Powell, K.E., ... Lee, I. (2016). Does physical activity attenuate, or even eliminate, the detrimental association of sitting time with mortality?: a harmonised meta-analysis of data from more than 1 million men and women. Lancet 388 (pp. 1302-1310)