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Sedentary Behaviour and Mortality

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Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology

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Abstract

Throughout the past century, non-communicable diseases have formed the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 68% of all deaths globally in 2012. In recent decades, the increase in non-communicable disease has coincided with a decrease in daily energy expenditure due to the advent of time- and labour-saving technologies (particularly in the occupational and domestic settings) that have fostered an environment conducive to extended periods of sitting. Indeed, prolonged sitting is now ubiquitous in modern society, and an expanding body of literature shows a consistent association between time spent in sedentary behaviours and an increased risk of mortality. The evidence base linking prolonged sitting with premature mortality is convincing and has led to the inclusion of government public health guidelines around reducing prolonged sitting in several countries. However, more needs to be done to inform specific public recommendations on how often sitting should be interrupted and whether these interruptions need to include some form of activity to provide maximum benefits. Within an overarching view, these recommendations could be used as a catalyst towards more active living in the general population, where the deleterious effects of prolonged sedentary behaviour are viewed separately to, not as the opposite in a continuum of physical activity.

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    AMPK: adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase

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Grace, M.S., Dunstan, D.W. (2018). Sedentary Behaviour and Mortality. In: Leitzmann, M., Jochem, C., Schmid, D. (eds) Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology. Springer Series on Epidemiology and Public Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61552-3_14

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