ReviewObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2023
The role of physical activity in the regulation of body weight: The overlooked contribution of light physical activity and sedentary behaviors.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effectiveness of Fitbit-Based Interventions in Improving 24-hour Movement Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingPooled it
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- Compositional analyses of accelerometer-measured 24-h movement behaviors among adults with normoglycemia, pre-diabetes phenotypes, and diabetes: a population-based study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Dose-Response Relationships Between Physical Activity, Dietary Behaviors, and Excess Body Weight: Identification of Behavioral Risk Patterns.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Association of hospitalization costs with demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle characteristics: Population-based study in Sao Paulo city, Brazil, 2003-2015.Health policy OPEN · 2026Article
- Combined Effects of Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Physical Activity on Metabolic Homeostasis and Beta-Cell Function in Male Adolescents.Nutrients · 2026Observational
- Physiological interplay among obesity, male fertility, and aryl hydrocarbon receptor in human and mice: A mini review.Open veterinary journal · 2026Review
- Snacktivity in older women: accelerometer-derived step counts, cadence, and bout patterns associated with adiposity.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Association Between Wake-Time Movement Behaviors and Weight Loss Maintenance.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2026Article
- Association of Accelerometer-Measured Light-Intensity Physical Activity with Cardiovascular Diseases: A Large Cohort Study.Health data science · 2026Article
- Associations of accelerometer-measured light-intensity physical activity with mortality and incidence of cardiovascular diseases and cancers: A prospective cohort study.Journal of sport and health science · 2025Article
- Association between indoor light at night and obesity among children and adolescents at different physical activity levels: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Epigenetic Changes Associated With Obesity-related Metabolic Comorbidities.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2025Review
- Exploring Self-Reported Physical Activity Levels and Physical Fitness in Italian Children: A Mediation and Moderation Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Isotemporal substitution of sedentary time with different physical activity intensities and sleep in obesity parameters across eight latin American countries.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Mental health and health-related behaviors in Chinese college students: the role of physical education.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- From activity to obesity: understanding gender and type of school divide among Saudi adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Association between Objectively measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with Body Composition among Primary School Children.International journal of school health · 2024Article
- Charting the cascade of physical activities: implications for reducing sitting time and obesity in children.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2024Article
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Abstract
The role of physical activity (PA) in the regulation of body weight is still a major topic of debate. This may be because studies have essentially focused on the effects of moderate/vigorous PA (MVPA) on body weight while overlooking the other components of PA, namely, light-intensity PA (LPA, daily life activities) and sedentary behaviors (SB, too much sitting). In this review, we will (i) describe the history of changes in PA behaviors that occurred with modernization; (ii) review data from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies that examined the associations between PA, SB, and measures of obesity; (iii) review interventional studies that investigated the effects of changes in PA and SB on body weight and adiposity; and (iv) discuss experimental studies that addressed potential biological mechanisms underlying the effects of PA and SB on weight regulation. Overall recent findings support the importance of considering all components of PA to better understand the regulation of energy balance and suggest an important role for LPA and SB in addition to MVPA on body weight regulation. Longitudinal large-scale rigorous studies are needed to advance our knowledge of the role of PA/SB in combating the obesity epidemic.
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