The Role of Free-Living Daily Walking in Human Weight Gain and Obesity
Open Access
- 1 March 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes
- Vol. 57 (3) , 548-554
- https://doi.org/10.2337/db07-0815
Abstract
OBJECTIVE—Diminished daily physical activity explains, in part, why obesity and diabetes have become worldwide epidemics. In particular, chair use has replaced ambulation, so that obese individuals tend to sit for ∼2.5 h/day more than lean counterparts. Here, we address the hypotheses that free-living daily walking distance is decreased in obesity compared with lean subjects and that experimental weight gain precipitates decreased daily walking.Keywords
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