Booth, F.W., 2002, Cost and consequences of sedentary living: new battleground for an old enemy, in: President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, ,
- Author : Booth, F.W.
- Year : 2002
- Journal/Series : President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
- Pages : 1-8
- Abstract in English : Our society, and even the world’s population in general, is truly in war against a common enemy. That enemy is ‘modern chronic disease’. The purpose of this review is to update our earlier review by itemizing the costs and consequences of sedentary living, and provide cost reasons to fight a war against sedentary lifestyles. It is clear from multiple consensus statements that sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of chronic health conditions. The author offers a comprehensive list of those health conditions whose risk is increased by sedentary living (sedentary living increases these conditions: Angina, heart attack, coronary artery disease, breast cancer, colon cancer, depression, gallstone disease, high blood cholesterol, hypertension, less cognitive function, low blood HDL, lower quality of life, obesity, pancreatic cancer, osteoporosis, physical frailty, premature mortality, prostate cancer, stroke; sedentary living increases the progression of these conditions: chemotherapy, chronic back pain, debilitating illness, falls resulting in broken hips, physical frailty, spinal cord injury, stroke, vertebra/femoral fractures. The concept ‘Sedentary Death Syndrome (SeDS) is introduced to categorize the emerging entity of sedentary lifestyle-mediated disorders that ultimately result in increased mortality. Syndrome is defined as “a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease or the like, where disease is defined as an interruption, cessation, or disorder of body function, system, or organ. Some symptoms that together characterize SeDS: weak skeletal muscles, low bone density, hyperglycaemia, glucosuria, obesity, and low physical endurance. The author suggests some ways of physical activity to combat sedentary-induced diseases.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: sedentary living, physical activity, health, walking, Sedentary Death Syndrome, modern chronic disease. http://www.fitness.gov/researchdigestmarch2002.pdf