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Doukky R, Mangla A, Ibrahim Z, Poulin MF, Avery E, Collado FM, Kaplan J, Richardson D, Powell LH

Expert Opinions April 27, 2016

Why do you think fitness is still not considered as an important vital sign in clinical practice?

Jonathan Myers, PhD, FACC, FACSM, FAACVPR, FAHA, Health Research Scientist, VA Palo Alto Health Care System; Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA

Cardiovascular Disease Obesity Physical Activity/Exercise

Key Publications April 21, 2016

Associations of total amount and patterns of sedentary behaviour with type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome: The Maastricht Study.

Diabetologia. 2016;59:709-18

van der Berg JD, Stehouwer CD, Bosma H, van der Velde JH, Willems PJ, Savelberg HH, Schram MT, Sep SJ, van der Kallen CJ, Henry RM, Dagnelie PC, Schaper NC, Koster A

Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome Physical Activity/Exercise

Key Publications April 14, 2016

Spousal influence on physical activity in middle-aged and older adults: The ARIC Study.

Am J Epidemiol. 2016;183:444-51

Cobb LK, Godino JG, Selvin E, Kucharska-Newton A, Coresh J, Koton S

Epidemiology Physical Activity/Exercise Sex Differences

Key Publications April 8, 2016

Physical activity and liver diseases.

Hepatology. 2016;63:1026-40

Berzigotti A, Saran U, Dufour JF

Ectopic Fat Inflammation Physical Activity/Exercise

Key Publications April 7, 2016

Objective sedentary time, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, and physical capability in a British cohort.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016;48:421-9

Keevil VL, Cooper AJ, Wijndaele K, Luben R, Wareham NJ, Brage S, Khaw KT

Epidemiology Physical Activity/Exercise Sex Differences

Key Publications April 6, 2016

Weight loss is superior to exercise in improving the atherogenic lipid profile in a sedentary, overweight population with stable coronary artery disease: A randomized trial.

Atherosclerosis. 2016;246:221-8

Pedersen LR, Olsen RH, Anholm C, Walzem RL, Fenger M, Eugen-Olsen J, Haugaard SB, Prescott E

Lipids/Lipoproteins Physical Activity/Exercise Weight Loss

Key Publications April 1, 2016

Do genes determine our health? Implications for designing lifestyle interventions and drug trials.

Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2016;9:2-3

Wessel J, Marrero D

Genetics Nutrition Physical Activity/Exercise

Expert Opinions March 30, 2016

What key environmental factors have been shown to favour healthy behaviours?

Gillian Booth, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Adjunct Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada

Diabetes Obesity Physical Activity/Exercise

Key Publications March 24, 2016

Two-arm randomized pilot intervention trial to decrease sitting time and increase sit-to-stand transitions in working and non-working older adults.

PLoS One. 2016;11:e0145427

Kerr J, Takemoto M, Bolling K, Atkin A, Carlson J, Rosenberg D, Crist K, Godbole S, Lewars B, Pena C, Merchant G

Cardiovascular Disease Physical Activity/Exercise Prevention

Key Publications March 22, 2016

A comprehensive lifestyle peer group-based intervention on cardiovascular risk factors: the randomized controlled Fifty-Fifty program.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016;67:476-85

Gómez-Pardo E, Fernández-Alvira JM, Vilanova M, Haro D, Martínez R, Carvajal I, Carral V, Rodríguez C, de Miguel M, Bodega P, Santos-Beneit G, Peñalvo JL, Marina I, Pérez-Farinós N, Dal Re M, Villar C, Robledo T, Vedanthan R, Bansilal S, Fuster V

Cardiovascular Disease Nutrition Physical Activity/Exercise

Key Publications March 21, 2016

The role of peer support in attaining ideal cardiovascular health: peer pressure and prevention.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016;67:486-7

Rodriguez F, Harrington RA