Citation

Vreugdenhil G, Mannaerts HF. Lancet 2016; 388(10051): 1277-1278.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiology, Amstelland Ziekenhuis, Amstelveen, Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31670-1

PMID

27673463

Abstract

Physical inactivity might lead to excess cardiovascular and cancer mortality, whereas compliance with the WHO-recommended moderate and vigorous physical activity (MPVA) of 150 min per week as part of a healthy lifestyle could reduce that risk. One could argue that this is largely a matter of public education, but if people can be convinced, do they have sufficient opportunities to act accordingly? James Sallis and colleagues1 (May 28, p 2207) showed that the design of the urban environment has an important effect on physical activity levels of residents...

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