Is sedentary behaviour (too much sitting) a distinct risk for cardiovascular disease?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/569861

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are significant and prevalent public health problems. Physical activity can decrease the risk for these conditions. However, reducing prolonged sitting may also be important. This research will add crucial new evidence on the role of sitting time in type 2 diabetes and heart disease, and will help with future decisions about whether reducing prolonged sitting at home and at work should be taken as seriously as promoting exercise for good health.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $342,666.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ophthalmology and optometry not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Behavioural intervention | Epidemiology | Inactivity physiology | Sedentary Behaviour

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