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Increased physical activity is a cornerstone in the prevention of type 2 diabetes in high-risk individuals.

Diabetologia 2007;50:2607-8

Role of low energy expenditure and sitting in obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Diabetes 2007;56:2655-67

Optimizing the therapeutic benefits of exercise in Type 2 diabetes.

J Appl Physiol 2007;103:1113-20

Managing cardiometabolic risk

The effect of baseline physical activity on cardiovascular outcomes and new-onset diabetes in patients treated for hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy: the LIFE study.

J Intern Med 2007;262:439-48

Post-AHA 2006: An Expert Look (Part 3)

The concept of positive energy balance

Physical activity and public health: updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.

Circulation 2007;116:1081-93

Improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors induced by regular exercise

Beneficial impacts of physical activity on body fatness and metabolic risk of men with intra-abdominal obesity

Composition of a 10-kg weight loss due to exercise and diet in obese men and women

Effects of exercise with and without consequent weight loss on changes in intra-abdominal fat (IAF)