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Printable Handouts
Navigable Slide Index
- Introduction
 - The evolution of homo-sapiens
 - It's calories that counts
 - Cheap food abundance everywhere
 - Physical inactivity
 - Lecture overview
 - Prevention of obesity by physical activity (1)
 - Energy balance and Secular trends
 - Trends in leisure-time physical activity (adults)
 - Trends in lowest levels of physical activity
 - Trends in highest levels of physical activity
 - Changes in fat intake vs. trends in physical activity
 - Edible fat production
 - The American paradox is unmasked?
 - Summary of reported physical activity data
 - Physical activity energy expenditure
 - Trends in automobile use
 - Trends in T.V ownership and remote control use
 - Computer and internet access at home
 - Trends in transportation to work
 - Trends in riding lownmower sales
 - The solution...
 - Summary of indicators of trends in physical activity
 - Physical activity and weight gain
 - Prevalence of obesity by physical activity - men
 - Prevalence of obesity by physical activity - women
 - Physical activity and obesity in Europe
 - 24-month increase in energy expenditure
 - 24-month change in weight and percent body fat
 - Example: charachteristics of 4-examination cohort
 - Weight change over time by PAL change groups
 - Physical activity recommendations (1)
 - Evolutionary prospective
 - How much is enough to prevent weight gain? (1)
 - Weight regain
 - Effect of PAL on maintaining body weight (1)
 - Effect of PAL on maintaining body weight (2)
 - DLW studies on weight gain and physical activity
 - The national registry of weight losers
 - Prevention of obesity by physical activity (2)
 - How much is enough to prevent weight gain? (2)
 - Physical activity recommendations (2)
 - Energy costs of activities for 1 hr
 - Does exercise intensity make a difference?
 - Effect of iso-energetic intensity exercise (1)
 - Effect of iso-energetic intensity exercise (2)
 - Moderate intensity exercise
 - Moderate intensity exercise for obese
 - Exercise training and compliance
 - Conclusions (1)
 - Conclusions (2)
 
Topics Covered
- Energy balance
 - Food intake
 - Fat stores
 - Trends in physical activity and energy intake
 - Components of physical activity
 - Physical activity and weight (re-)gain
 - Prospective studies
 - Evolutionary perspective
 - Doubly labelled water studies
 - Energy costs of activities
 - Role of exercise intensity
 - Guidelines for physical activity
 
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Talk Citation
Saris, W. (2007, October 1). Physical inactivity as a determinant of obesity [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved November 4, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/UJHH8753.Export Citation (RIS)
Publication History
Financial Disclosures
- Prof. Wim Saris has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.