A selection of study findings on physical activity in the Seven Countries Study.
Physical activity reduces the risk of stroke and may subsequently diminish the risk of cognitive decline, but changing the level of activity is more influential than maintaining it.
A healthful diet and lifestyle are related to a low all-cause mortality risk A Mediterranean style diet, a high level of physical activity, non-smoking and moderate [...]
In 1990 in the Zutphen Elderly Study habitual physical activity of leisure-time was assessed with a validated questionnaire. On average, the men spent 1.5 hours a [...]
A cross-sectional analysis on survey data collected in 16 cohorts of middle-aged men in the 1960s showed that the average population index of occupational physical activity [...]
The results suggest that even in old age among relatively healthy men, a physically active lifestyle was inversely related to disability.
Physical inactivity may be the intermediate factor in the relation between depressive symptoms and cardiovascular disease.
In elderly men, mild physical activity and moderate alcohol intake may lower the risk of depressive symptoms.
Changes in physical activity between 1985 and 1990 were related to all-cause mortality in the period 1990-1995.
Analysis showed that going from sedentary to moderately active was associated with a 21% lower risk of 20-year CHD mortality.
