BMJ

Non-occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality outcomes: a dose–response meta-analysis of large prospective studies

Objective To estimate the dose–response associations between non-occupational physical activity and several chronic disease and mortality outcomes in the general adult population. Design Systematic ...
BMJ

Dose-response interplay between light and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on all-cause mortality risk: a causal inference analysis

Objective We employed a causal inference framework to estimate the counterfactual dose-response effects of light-intensity physical activity (LPA) on mortality across low, medium and high moderate- to ...
Salon

When a little bit of poison is good for you: Inside the theory of dose response

“For if one drinks much from a bottle marked ‘poison,’ it’s almost certain to disagree with one sooner or later.” —Lewis Carroll, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” In the early 16th century, a Swiss ...
News Medical

What is the dose-response association of device-measured vigorous physical activity with mortality and incident cardiovascular disease and cancer?

In a recent study published in European Heart Journal, researchers demonstrated the benefits of moderate amounts of vigorous physical activity (VPA) completed in short bouts in reducing the risk of ...