LaFontaine T, Dabney S, Brownson R, Smith C
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Cardiovascular Health Clinic, Missouri Heart Institute, Boone Hospital Center.
Mo Med. 1994 Apr;91(4):188-94.
The American Heart Association states that sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for CVD comparable to hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and cigarette smoking. Nearly 60% of Missourians are sedentary. This article reviews and summarizes recent literature on physical inactivity and mortality, makes recommendations to physicians regarding exercise and health benefits, and discusses the contributions physicians can make toward increasing physical activity levels in their patients.
美国心脏协会指出，久坐不动的生活方式是心血管疾病的主要风险因素，与高胆固醇血症、高血压和吸烟相当。近60%的密苏里人久坐不动。本文回顾并总结了近期关于缺乏身体活动与死亡率的文献，就运动及健康益处向医生提出建议，并讨论医生在提高患者身体活动水平方面可做出的贡献。
