Modelling the potential health and economic benefits of reducing population sitting time in Australia

• Main Authors: Phuong Nguyen (Author), Jaithri Ananthapavan (Author), Eng Joo Tan (Author), Paul Crosland (Author), Steve J. Bowe (Author), Lan Gao (Author), David W. Dunstan (Author), Marj Moodie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Strong evidence indicates that excessive time spent sitting (sedentary behaviour) is detrimentally associated with multiple chronic diseases. Sedentary behaviour is prevalent among adults in Australia and has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Estimating the potential health...