Sentence examples for sedentary environments from inspiring English sources

"Common risk factors, such as soft drink consumption and sedentary environments, have increased.

This is important given that rapid early growth was initially thought to increase obesity risk predominantly in SGA infants, who might be programmed in utero to use dietary energy efficiently, perhaps increasing susceptibility to excess weight gain when exposed to energy-dense foods and sedentary environments (Dunger and Ong 2005).

The 24-session curriculum helps students develop understandings about the interactions between biology, personal behavior, and the environment and personal agency through cognitive self-regulation skills in navigating today's complex food system and sedentary environment.

"Modern life has created a sedentary environment where high-calorie food is always around, with plenty of fast food and offers on snacks and junk food, so it's no surprise that rates of obesity have more than doubled in the last 25 years".

For the Sedentary Environment and Sedentary Opportunities subscales, a higher score out of 20 indicated a more sedentary environment.

Two EPAO subscales – Sedentary Environment and Sedentary Opportunities – examined the sedentary environment (e.g., availability of screens) and the opportunities (e.g., sitting time within the curriculum) for inactive behavior within this setting.

First, the subscales Sedentary Environment (positive association), Sedentary Opportunities (negative association), and Fixed Play Equipment (negative association) accounted for a substantial amount of the variation in preschoolers' sedentary time in FDK programs.

The Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation (EPAO) tool was used to assess the sedentary environment of participating early learning classrooms, and those subscales (n = 5) that were evidence-informed as potentially influencing sedentary time in early learning centers were explored in the current study.

The public are being let down on physical activity promotion, treatment choices (eg, Exercise Medicine), preventive medicine, the sedentary environment, corporate influences, a lack of physically active medical role models and failed by a lack of funding for physical activity and inactivity research.

Many people who experience back pain work or live in a sedentary environment.

These findings provide support for current health promotion campaigns that encourage women to participate in moderate intensity exercise, which may be particularly important for women that work in sedentary work environments.