Obesity
Research from Free University Provides New Data on Obesity
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, December 26th, 2011
2011 DEC 26 -- In this recent study, researchers in Amsterdam, Netherlands conducted a study "To examine the prospective associations of baseline abdominal obesity and TV-viewing time with five-year reductions in leisure-time physical activity level. We used data from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab), a nationally representative population-based cohort study with measures collected in 1999-2000 and 2004-2005."
"Abdominal obesity was determined by waist circumference and TV-viewing time and physical activity level were assessed using established interviewer-administered questionnaires. Among 2,191 men and 2,650 women aged >=...
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