Combined Effect of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior on Abdominal Obesity in ELSA-Brasil Participants.

Maiara do Espírito Santo Cerqueira de Araújo Maria da Conceição Chagas de AlmeidaSheila Maria Alvim MatosMaria de Jesus Mendes da FonsecaCristiano Penas Seara PitangaFrancisco José Gondim Pitanga

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)

Our results showed that being sufficiently active and reducing the time spent in sedentary behavior was the combination that contributed the most to the prevention of abdominal obesity, both in men and women.

Keyphrases

physical activity
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
body mass index
adipose tissue
depressive symptoms