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Review Papers
  • Blair SN, LaMonte MJ, Nichaman MZ.  The evolution of physical activity recommendations: how much is enough?  A succinct review of the role of physical activity as part of public health recommendations.
  • Brooks GA, Butte NF, Rand WM, et al.  Chronicle of the Institute of Medicine physical activity recommendation: how a physical activity recommendation came to be among dietary recommendations.  Am J Clin Nutr 2004; 79: 921S-930S.  Specific recommendations are made for physical activity for adults and children.
  • Castaneda C.  Diabetes control with physical activity and exercise.  Nutr Clin Care 2003; 6: 89-96.  The effects of physical activity on glucose homeostasis are reviewed.
  • Prentice A, Jebb S.  Energy intake/physical activity interactions in the homeostasis of body weight regulation.  Nutr Rev 2004; 62: S98-S104.  Evidence-based associations between energy-dense diets and sedentary lifestyle on body weight.
  • Prentice RL, Willett WC, Greenwald P, et al.  Nutrition and physical activity and chronic disease prevention: research strategies and recommendations.  J Natl Cancer Inst 2004; 96: 1276-1287.  Methodological recommendations are made for research on physical activity and diet.
  • Thompson PD, Buchner D, Pina IL, et al.  Exercise and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.  Circulation 2003; 107: 3109-3116.  Specific recommendations on physical activity in cardiovascular disease.
  • Zinna EM, Yarasheski KE.  Exercise treatment to counteract protein wasting of chronic diseases.  Curr Op Clin Nutr Metab Care 2003; 6: 87-93.  Geriatric cachexia and sarcopenia are managed with progressive resistance training to build contractile muscle protein mass and decrease muscle wasting.
Original Reports
  • Donnelly JE, Hill JO, Jacobsen DJ, et al.  Effects of a 16-month randomized controlled exercise trial on body weight and composition in young, overweight men and women: The Midwest Exercise Trial.  Arch Int Med 2003; 163: 1343-1350.  Moderate-intensity exercise for 16 months controls weight in young adults.
  • Going S, Lohman T, Houtkooper L, et al.  Effects of exercise on bone mineral density in calcium-replete postmenopausal women with and without hormone replacement therapy.  Osteoporos Int 2003; 14: 637-643.  The group randomized to exercise had greater bone mineral density.
  • Jeffery RW, Wing RR, Sherwood NE, et al.  Physical activity and weight loss: does prescribing higher physical activity goals improve outcome?  Am J Clin Nutr 2003; 78: 684-689.  Increased physical activity promotes long-term weight loss.
  • Nelson ME, Layne JE, Bernstein MJ, et al.  The effects of multidimensional home-based exercise on function performance in elderly people.  J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2004; 59: 154-160.  Functional performance is increased with home-based minimally supervised exercise in the elderly.
  • Ross R, Janssen I, Dawson J, et al.  Exercise-induced reduction in obesity and insulin resistance in women: a randomized controlled trial.  Obes Res 2004; 12: 789-798.  Even without caloric restriction, exercise was associated with decreased fat and insulin resistance in women.
  • Fiatarone MA, O’Neill EF, Ryan ND, et al.  Exercise training and nutritional supplementation for physical frailty in very elderly people.  N Engl J Med 1994; 330: 1769-1775.  Progressive resistance training counteracts muscle weakness and frailty.
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