THE PROBLEM OF INSUFFICIENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH
Journal Title: Българско списание за обществено здраве (Bulgarian Journal of Public Health) - Year 2010, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
Low-intensity physical activity is a risk factor for a number of chronic noncommunicable diseases, which importance to global health has gained increased recognition [coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, type II diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes), osteoporosis, obesity, some cancer types, etc.]. This risk factor is signifi cantly spread among the populations in the EU and accounts for 5-10% of the total mortality. This review provides an overview of the terminology of the problem as data on low-intensity physical activity were given specifying the disease burden and illustrating the effect on life expectancy. Main emphasis was placed on the protective role of physical activity in chronic noncommunicable diseases as mainly data from randomized control studies were cited. Special attention has been paid to the role of intersectoral cooperation to solve the public health problem of insuffi cient physical activity. A modern concept for physical activity has been discussed as well as the important role of motivational consulting at lowintensity physical activity, which is a duty of the medical specialists, was highlighted.
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Bencho Benchev
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