Use of the prevented fraction for the population to determine deaths averted by existing prevalence of physical activity
A descriptive study
Disease and mortality burdens of unhealthy lifestyle behaviours are often reported. In contrast, the positive narrative around the burdens that an existing behaviour have averted is rarely acknowledged. The authors…
Cycling and walking for individual and population health benefits
A rapid evidence review for health and care system decision-makers
This review found that walking and cycling benefit health in a number of ways: people who walk or cycle have improved metabolic health and a reduced risk of premature mortality…
Physical activity and all-cause mortality across levels of overall and abdominal adiposity in European men and women
The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Study (EPIC)
Background: The higher risk of death resulting from excess adiposity may be attenuated by physical activity (PA). However, the theoretical number of deaths reduced by eliminating physical inactivity compared with…