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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Sedentary Lifestyles"”.
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Effective Strategies for Reducing Sedentary Lifestyles of Adolescent Youth
… of electronic devices and children who live sedentary lifestyles (Granich et al., 2011). Barriers, such as a lack of parental involvement and unsupervised leisure time, have allowed adolescents the freedom to spend their time overly engaged in screen time activities and less involved in daily …
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NOTCH SIGNALING REGULATES ADIPOGENESIS AND ENERGY METABOLISM
… unprepared for high caloric diets and sedentary lifestyles, humans are now unprecedentedly susceptible to obesity and its associated metabolic disorders. Obesity is resulted from malfunction of the overloaded white adipocytes, which are the primary default storage sites of energy …
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Settlement patterns and their potential implications for livelihoods among Maasai pastoralists in northern Tanzania
… mobile pastoralists have transitioned to more sedentary lifestyles. Mobile people can be both pushed into a more settled existence by environmental or political forces, or pulled by new economic opportunities. While researchers have examined the causes and consequences of growing …
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Can Badges in Gamified Systems Promote Weight-Related Behavior Change?
… experts have attributed the epidemic to sedentary lifestyles partially driven by the excessive use of media and technology. Recently, researchers have attempted to use gamification to promote healthy diets and physical activity. Gamification is a novel term that refers to the application …
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Designing for health and well-being: Implementing Human Centered Design principles into an existing workplace precinct through adaptive re-use practices
… population now residing in urban areas and sedentary lifestyles becoming prevalent, there has been a global surge in chronic diseases and mental well-being decline as a result of lack of movement and stimulus to nature. Through understanding the historical significance of design strategies …
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Designing for health and well-being: Implementing Human Centered Design principles into an existing workplace precinct through adaptive re-use practices
… population now residing in urban areas and sedentary lifestyles becoming prevalent, there has been a global surge in chronic diseases and mental well-being decline as a result of lack of movement and stimulus to nature. Through understanding the historical significance of design strategies …
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The Impact of the Environment for Shaping Food Intake. Does it Contribute to Obesity?
… energy-rich foods and physical inactivity from sedentary lifestyles. This energy imbalance has led to a skyrocketing rate of obesity. An energy imbalance, resulting from excessive food intake could certainly be seen as a contributory factor in this obesity crisis. A close examination of food …
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A gestural human computer interface for Smart Health
… past few decades have resulted in increasingly sedentary lifestyles and a surfeit of calorie dense foods. This has resulted in a global epidemic of obesity and a host of associated health problems. One way to address this problem is to incorporate a higher level of physical activity into the …
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Physical Activity Engagement Linked Linked to Frontal Asymmetry During Approach-Avoidance Decision Making
… findings suggest levels of habitual physical and sedentary activity can predict patterns of lateralized frontal cortical activity at rest measured by electroencephalography (EEG). These lateralized brain activity patterns are linked to motivational systems proposed by Reinforcement Sensitivity …
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Oppression of Obesity
… the following: (a) misleading advertising; (b) sedentary lifestyles; and (c) increased consumption of processed foods.
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The Role of Physical FITNESS and Physical ACTIVITY on Academic Achievement Among Eighth Grade Students in Alabama
… An additional public health concern, increased sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy-weight conditions have significantly increased in the past 30 years among American children and adolescents.</p> <p>The researcher incorporated a quantitative design to examine these relationships in an …
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The upper small intestinal microbiota regulates nutrient sensing pathways to influence glucose homeostasis
Sedentary lifestyles, excessive food intake and genetic predisposition all contribute to the development of Type 2 Diabetes, which is characterized by a dysregulation in glucose homeostasis. The microbiota within the gastrointestinal tract has been suggested to play a role in glucose regulation. …
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RECLAIMING HEALING SPACES: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF OUTDOOR THERAPY FROM THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF BLACK CLINICIANS WORKING WITH BLACK CLIENTS
… Blacks and the outdoors in the United States, sedentary lifestyles, the psychological benefits of time spent in nature, various types of outdoor therapy, and the ethical considerations relevant to outdoor therapy. The literature review also addressed the therapeutic relationship between Black …
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The Effect of a One Time Imagery Intervention on Self-Efficacy and Exercise Frequency in a Non-Exercising Population
… lifestyle, yet many people are still living sedentary lifestyles. One theory used to explain why some people exercise, while others do not is self-efficacy theory. Past research has indicated that people's self-efficacy may be related to their exercise behavior. It has also been shown that …
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Describing the Cultural Perceptions of Weight and Perceived Body Size with Obese African American Women: A Descriptive Focused Ethnography
… foods that impact heavier body size; and (d) sedentary lifestyles that impact heavier body size. The overarching theme lays a foundation for nursing towards cultural competency with obese AAW. Future studies are needed to further evaluate perception of body size and how obese AAW culturally …
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Motivating urban cycling through a blockchain-based financial incentives system
… a major contributor to pollution, traffic, and sedentary lifestyles. However, 50% of trips in the U.S. are less than 3 miles, and could likely be replaced by a more sustainable and space-efficient mode of transportation, such as bicycling, if effective policies and incentives were implemented. …
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Sedentary lifestyle and obesity in adults
<p>Excessive time spent on sedentary behavior (SB) can increase the risks of obesity, regardless of engagement in physical activity (PA). Subjective and objective measures are both available to assess SB but little is known about the relative utility of these measures for epidemiological research. …
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Planning Out Obesity
… impact on health which in turn can lead to sedentary lifestyles and obesity. This study also found that the use of Health Impact Assessments in the determination of development proposals in England is very limited and sporadic. This reflects varying levels of commitment by planners in the …
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Case Studies of Three Schools Exemplifying Wellness and Lifetime Fitness Models
… and advocacy for benefits of wellness practices, sedentary lifestyles and worsening nutritional practices are contributing to early signs of heart disease, diabetes, and an epidemic of obesity in school-aged children. Meanwhile, physical education, historically one of the most readily available …
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Pedometers Accelerometers and Observational Methods: A Comparison of Measurements of Physical Activity in Fourth-Grade Students.
… problems are directly related to students' sedentary lifestyles (Pate et al., 2006). Schools play a pivotal role in addressing and increasing physical activity during the school day.</p><p>The purpose of this research study was to measure levels of physical activity in elementary students …
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