Cardiology Department, Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20422, USA.
Cardiol Res Pract. 2011 Jan 20;2011:924945. doi: 10.4061/2011/924945.
In recent years a plethora of epidemiologic evidence accumulated supports a strong, independent and inverse, association between physical activity and the fitness status of an individual and mortality in apparently healthy individuals and diseased populations. These health benefits are realized at relatively low fitness levels and increase with higher physical activity patterns or fitness status in a dose-response fashion. The risk reduction is at least in part attributed to the favorable effect of exercise or physical activity on the cardiovascular risk factors, namely, blood pressure, diabetes mellitus and obesity. In this review, we examine evidence from epidemiologic and interventional studies in support of the association between exercise and physical activity and health. In addition, we present the exercise effects on the aforementioned risk factors. Finally, we include select dietary approaches and their impact on risk factors and overall mortality risk.
近年来,大量的流行病学证据支持了一个强有力的、独立的、相反的关联,即体力活动与个体的健康状况和死亡率之间存在关联,而且这种关联在明显健康的个体和患病人群中都是如此。这些健康益处是在相对较低的健康水平下实现的,并随着更高的体力活动模式或健康状况呈剂量反应式增加。风险降低至少部分归因于运动或体力活动对心血管危险因素(即血压、糖尿病和肥胖)的有利影响。在这篇综述中,我们检查了来自流行病学和干预研究的证据,以支持运动和体力活动与健康之间的关联。此外,我们还介绍了运动对上述危险因素的影响。最后,我们包括了一些选择的饮食方法及其对危险因素和整体死亡风险的影响。