Physical Activity

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Physical Activity

Moving Toward Obesity Solutions: Workshop Summary

Public health and preventive medicine

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Language: English

Published by: National Academies Press

Published on: 10th November 2015

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 196 pages

ISBN: 9780309378178


Background

In 2008, the U.S. federal government issued fully approved physical activity guidelines for the first time. The idea that physical activity impacts health can be traced as far back as Hippocrates, and the science around the linkages between physical activity and health has continuously accumulated.

Workshop Details

On April 14-15, 2015, the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Obesity Solutions held a 2-day workshop to explore the state of the science regarding the impact of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity and to highlight innovative strategies for promoting physical activity across different segments of the population. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from this workshop.

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