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Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease by Ortega, Francisco B, Lavie, Carl J, Blair, Steven N

“…The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide over the past few decades. In 2013, the prevalence of obesity exceeded the 50% of the adult population in…”
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Sedentary Behavior, Exercise, and Cardiovascular Health by Lavie, Carl J, Ozemek, Cemal, Carbone, Salvatore, Katzmarzyk, Peter T, Blair, Steven N

“…Sedentary behavior and physical inactivity are among the leading modifiable risk factors worldwide for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. The…”
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Validity of U.S. nutritional surveillance:National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey caloric energy intake data, 1971-2010 by Archer, Edward, Hand, Gregory A, Blair, Steven N

“…Methodological limitations compromise the validity of U.S. nutritional surveillance data and the empirical foundation for formulating dietary guidelines and…”
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Physical activity for health: What kind? How much? How intense? On top of what? by Powell, Kenneth E, Paluch, Amanda E, Blair, Steven N

“…Physical activity improves health. Different types of activity promote different types of physiologic changes and different health outcomes. A curvilinear…”
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Importance of Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Clinical Practice: A Case for Fitness as a Clinical Vital Sign: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association by Ross, Robert, Blair, Steven N, Arena, Ross, Church, Timothy S, Després, Jean-Pierre, Franklin, Barry A, Haskell, William L, Kaminsky, Leonard A, Levine, Benjamin D, Lavie, Carl J, Myers, Jonathan, Niebauer, Josef, Sallis, Robert, Sawada, Susumu S, Sui, Xuemei, Wisløff, Ulrik

“…Mounting evidence has firmly established that low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) are associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease,…”
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Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy by Lee, I-Min, Dr, Shiroma, Eric J, MSc, Lobelo, Felipe, MD, Puska, Pekka, MD, Blair, Steven N, PED, Katzmarzyk, Peter T, PhD

“…Summary Background Strong evidence shows that physical inactivity increases the risk of many adverse health conditions, including major non-communicable…”
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Impact of cardiorespiratory fitness on all-cause and disease-specific mortality: Advances since 2009 by Harber, Matthew P, Kaminsky, Leonard A, Arena, Ross, Blair, Steven N, Franklin, Barry A, Myers, Jonathan, Ross, Robert

“…Abstract Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been one of the most widely examined physiological variables, particularly as it relates to functional capacity…”
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Less Sitting, More Physical Activity, or Higher Fitness? by Bouchard, Claude, PhD, Blair, Steven N., PED, Katzmarzyk, Peter T., PhD

“…Abstract Epidemiological studies have found that time spent in sedentary behaviors, levels of physical activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness are all…”
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Leisure-Time Running Reduces All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality Risk by Lee, Duck-chul, PhD, Pate, Russell R., PhD, Lavie, Carl J., MD, Sui, Xuemei, MD, PhD, Church, Timothy S., MD, PhD, Blair, Steven N., PED

“…Abstract Background Although running is a popular leisure-time physical activity, little is known about the long-term effects of running on mortality. The…”
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Epidemiology of Physical Activity and Exercise Training in the United States by Katzmarzyk, Peter T, Lee, I-Min, Martin, Corby K, Blair, Steven N

“…Abstract The purpose of this review was to provide an overview of the descriptive epidemiology of physical activity (PA) and exercise training in the United…”
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An Update on the Role of Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Structured Exercise and Lifestyle Physical Activity in Preventing Cardiovascular Disease and Health Risk by Ozemek, Cemal, Laddu, Deepika R., Lavie, Carl J., Claeys, Hannah, Kaminsky, Leonard A., Ross, Robert, Wisloff, Ulrik, Arena, Ross, Blair, Steven N.

“…The cardiovascular disease (CVD) pandemic has placed considerable strain on healthcare systems, quality of life, and physical function, while remaining the…”
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The intriguing metabolically healthy but obese phenotype: cardiovascular prognosis and role of fitness by Ortega, Francisco B, Lee, Duck-Chul, Katzmarzyk, Peter T, Ruiz, Jonatan R, Sui, Xuemei, Church, Timothy S, Blair, Steven N

“…Current knowledge on the prognosis of metabolically healthy but obese phenotype is limited due to the exclusive use of the body mass index to define obesity…”
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Association between muscular strength and mortality in men: prospective cohort study by Ruiz, Jonatan R, Sui, Xuemei, Lobelo, Felipe, Morrow, James R, Jackson, Allen W, Sjöström, Michael, Blair, Steven N

“…Objective To examine prospectively the association between muscular strength and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer in men.Design…”
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Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases by Lavie, Carl J., MD, McAuley, Paul A., PhD, Church, Timothy S., MD, PhD, Milani, Richard V., MD, Blair, Steven N., PED

“…Obesity has been increasing in epidemic proportions, with a disproportionately higher increase in morbid or class III obesity, and obesity adversely affects…”
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A Review of Obesity, Physical Activity, and Cardiovascular Disease by Elagizi, Andrew, Kachur, Sergey, Carbone, Salvatore, Lavie, Carl J., Blair, Steven N.

“…Purpose of Review The focus of this review is to discuss obesity, physical activity (and physical inactivity/sedentary behavior), cardiovascular disease (CVD),…”
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MCUb is an inducible regulator of calcium-dependent mitochondrial metabolism and substrate utilization in muscle by Huo, Jiuzhou, Prasad, Vikram, Grimes, Kelly M., Vanhoutte, Davy, Blair, N. Scott, Lin, Suh-Chin, Bround, Michael J., Bers, Donald M., Molkentin, Jeffery D.

“…Mitochondria use the electron transport chain to generate high-energy phosphate from oxidative phosphorylation, a process also regulated by the mitochondrial…”
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Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: From Evolution to Epidemiology by Archer, Edward, Blair, Steven N

“…Abstract For most of human history, the environmental demands of survival necessitated prodigious amounts of physical exertion. The avoidance of predators,…”
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Role of Physical Activity and Fitness in the Characterization and Prognosis of the Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Ortega, Francisco B., Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina, Migueles, Jairo H., Labayen, Idoia, Ruiz, Jonatan R., Sui, Xuemei, Blair, Steven N., Martínez-Vizcaino, Vicente, Lavie, Carl J.

“…The aims of the present article are to systematically review and meta-analyze the existing evidence on: 1) differences in physical activity (PA), sedentary…”
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Physical Activity Promotion in the Health Care System by Vuori, Ilkka M., MD, PhD, Lavie, Carl J., MD, Blair, Steven N., PED

“…Abstract Physical activity (PA) and exercise training (ET) have great potential in the prevention, management, and rehabilitation of a variety of diseases, but…”
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Trends over 5 decades in U.S. occupation-related physical activity and their associations with obesity by Church, Timothy S, Thomas, Diana M, Tudor-Locke, Catrine, Katzmarzyk, Peter T, Earnest, Conrad P, Rodarte, Ruben Q, Martin, Corby K, Blair, Steven N, Bouchard, Claude

“…The true causes of the obesity epidemic are not well understood and there are few longitudinal population-based data published examining this issue. The…”
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