Search Results - "Pedro C. Hallal"

Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium by Sallis, James F, Prof, Bull, Fiona, PhD, Guthold, Regina, PhD, Heath, Gregory W, DHSc, Inoue, Shigeru, MD, Kelly, Paul, PhD, Oyeyemi, Adewale L, PhD, Perez, Lilian G, MPH, Richards, Justin, DPhil, Hallal, Pedro C, PhD

“…Summary On the eve of the 2012 summer Olympic Games, the first Lancet Series on physical activity established that physical inactivity was a global pandemic,…”
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Global physical activity levels: surveillance progress, pitfalls, and prospects by Hallal, Pedro C, Dr, Andersen, Lars Bo, Prof, Bull, Fiona C, Prof, Guthold, Regina, PhD, Haskell, William, Prof, Ekelund, Ulf, Prof

“…Summary To implement effective non-communicable disease prevention programmes, policy makers need data for physical activity levels and trends. In this report,…”
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Global participation in sport and leisure-time physical activities: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Hulteen, Ryan M, Smith, Jordan J, Morgan, Philip J, Barnett, Lisa M, Hallal, Pedro C, Colyvas, Kim, Lubans, David R

“…A bstract This review aimed to determine the most popular physical activities performed by children, adolescents, and adults globally. Statistic bureau…”
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Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital by Victora, Cesar G, Prof, Adair, Linda, Prof, Fall, Caroline, Prof, Hallal, Pedro C, PhD, Martorell, Reynaldo, Prof, Richter, Linda, Prof, Sachdev, Harshpal Singh, Prof

“…Summary In this paper we review the associations between maternal and child undernutrition with human capital and risk of adult diseases in low-income and…”
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Physical Activity Promotion and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Building Synergies to Maximize Impact by Salvo, Deborah, Garcia, Leandro, Reis, Rodrigo S, Stankov, Ivana, Goel, Rahul, Schipperijn, Jasper, Hallal, Pedro C, Ding, Ding, Pratt, Michael

“…Many of the known solutions to the physical inactivity pandemic operate across sectors relevant to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The…”
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Shaping cities for health: complexity and the planning of urban environments in the 21st century by Rydin, Yvonne, Prof, Bleahu, Ana, MA, Davies, Michael, Prof, Dávila, Julio D, PhD, Friel, Sharon, Prof, De Grandis, Giovanni, PhD, Groce, Nora, Prof, Hallal, Pedro C, PhD, Hamilton, Ian, MSc, Howden-Chapman, Philippa, Prof, Lai, Ka-Man, PhD, Lim, CJ, Prof, Martins, Juliana, MA, Osrin, David, MRCP, Ridley, Ian, PhD, Scott, Ian, PhD, Taylor, Myfanwy, MSc, Wilkinson, Paul, FRCP, Wilson, James, PhD

“…[...]consideration of the value-laden nature of policy interventions and the creation of forums to debate the moral and ethical dimensions of different…”
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An evidence-based assessment of the impact of the Olympic Games on population levels of physical activity by Bauman, Adrian E, Kamada, Masamitsu, Reis, Rodrigo S, Troiano, Richard P, Ding, Ding, Milton, Karen, Murphy, Niamh, Hallal, Pedro C

“…Pre-Olympic Games predictions commonly include an increase in population-based physical activity in the host city, as often stated in the bid, but the…”
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Effects of exercise in the whole spectrum of chronic kidney disease: a systematic review by Barcellos, Franklin C., Santos, Iná S., Umpierre, Daniel, Bohlke, Maristela, Hallal, Pedro C.

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health problem. Although physical activity is essential for the prevention and treatment of most chronic diseases,…”
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Physical activity: moving from words to action by Hallal, Pedro C, Pratt, Michael

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The Lancet Physical Activity Observatory: promoting physical activity worldwide by Hallal, Pedro C, Martins, Rafaela C, Ramírez, Andrea

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SOS Brazil: science under attack by Hallal, Pedro C

“…Despite Brazilian scientists and research institutes, such as Butantan and Fiocruz, being heavily involved in the global vaccine run, supplies of syringes and…”
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Temporal trends in physical activity: a systematic review by Knuth, Alan G, Hallal, Pedro C

“…In spite of all accumulated scientific knowledge on the benefits of physical activity (PA) for health, high rates of sedentary lifestyle are still observed…”
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Progress in physical activity research, policy, and surveillance in Canada: The global observatory for physical activity - GoPA by Cathro, Ashley, Spence, John C, Cameron, Christine, Varela, Andrea Ramirez, Morales, Diana, Kohn, Eduardo Ribes, Pratt, Michael, Hallal, Pedro C

“…The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of physical activity research and the comprehensiveness of national physical activity policies and…”
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Cohort Profile update: The 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort follow-up visits in adolescence by GONCALVES, Helen, ASSUNCAO, Maria C.F, WEHRMEISTER, Fernando C, OLIVEIRA, Isabel O, BARROS, Fernando C, VICTORA, Cesar G, HALLAL, Pedro C, MENEZES, Ana M.B

“…In this paper we update the profile of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study, with emphasis on a shift of priority from maternal and child health…”
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Brazilian adults' sedentary behaviors by life domain: population-based study by Mielke, Grégore I, da Silva, Inácio C M, Owen, Neville, Hallal, Pedro C

“…There is rapidly-emerging evidence on the harmful health effects of sedentary behaviors. The aim of this paper was to quantify time in sedentary behaviors and…”
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The Role of Perceived Personal Barriers to Engagement in Leisure-Time Physical Activity by Reichert, Felipe F, Barros, Aluisio J.D, Domingues, Marlos R, Hallal, Pedro C

“…We sought to identify perceived personal barriers to physical activity and examine the potential association between these barriers and sociodemographic and…”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in five Latin American cities (the PLATINO study): a prevalence study by Menezes, Ana Maria B, Perez-Padilla, Rogelio, Jardim, JoséRoberto B, Muiño, Adriana, Lopez, Maria Victorina, Valdivia, Gonzalo, de Oca, Maria Montes, Talamo, Carlos, Hallal, Pedro C, Victora, Cesar G

“…Both the prevalence and mortality attributable to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) seem to be increasing in low-income and middle-income countries,…”
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Physical activity and health in Brazil: research, surveillance and policies by Hallal, Pedro C

“…Starting in the 1990s, and particularly after the turn of the century, the area of physical activity and health became part of Brazilian collective health…”
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Social Distancing, Mask Use, and Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, Brazil, April–June 2020 by Goncalves, Marcelo Rodrigues, Reis, Rodrigo Citton Padilha dos, Tolio, Rodrigo Pedroso, Pellanda, Lucia Campos, Schmidt, Maria Ines, Katz, Natan, Mengue, Sotero Serrate, Hallal, Pedro C, Horta, Bernardo L, Silveira, Mariangela Freitas, Umpierre, Roberto Nunes, Bastos-Molina, Cynthia Goulart, da Silva, Rodolfo Souza, Duncan, Bruce B

“…We assessed the associations of social distancing and mask use with symptomatic, laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection…”
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Worldwide Surveillance, Policy, and Research on Physical Activity and Health: The Global Observatory for Physical Activity by Varela, Andrea Ramirez, Pratt, Michael, Powell, Kenneth, Lee, I-Min, Bauman, Adrian, Heath, Gregory, Martins, Rafaela Costa, Kohl, Harold, Hallal, Pedro C

“…The Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!) was launched in response to the physical inactivity pandemic. The aim of this article is to present…”
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