Taking a break for brain health: Interacting effects of exercise bouts with breaks in sitting time on cognitive and cerebrovascular function in overweight adults

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1062338

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Whether people do or do not exercise or not, there are serious health consequences – including adult-onset diabetes and heart disease – arising from the 7 to 10 hours of sitting that most Australian adults do each day. Exercise helps to delay Alzheimer's disease and other declines in brain function with ageing. This study will test whether, among overweight adults, combining exercise with breaking up prolonged sitting time can improve markers of brain health and mental functioning.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $775,055.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

activities of daily living | brain function | cognitive function | health promotion | health risk behaviours | metabolic control | overweight/obesity | physical activity | sedentary behaviour | vascular function

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