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To synthesize pathophysiological evidence establishing physical inactivity as a primary cause of major chronic diseases and evaluate physical activity as primary prevention.

March 20, 2012Comprehensive physiology

Lack of Exercise Is a Major Cause of Chronic Diseases

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FBFrank W. BoothUniversity of Missouri CRChristian K. RobertsUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center MLMatthew J. LayeAmerican College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists

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Narrative review demonstrates physical inactivity directly causes 35 chronic conditions across populations, indicating chronic disease is largely preventable through regular exercise.

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To synthesize pathophysiological evidence establishing physical inactivity as a primary cause of major chronic diseases and evaluate physical activity as primary prevention.
Reviewed historical evidence and distinct biological mechanisms differentiating physical activity adaptations from physical inactivity maladaptations.
Examined gene-environment interactions, training specificity, and epidemiological evidence across 35 distinct chronic diseases and organ systems.
Identified lack of exercise as a primary cause for 35 distinct chronic conditions, including cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, sarcopenia, and multiple cancers.
Demonstrated that the human body rapidly maladapts to sedentariness, substantially reducing both total lifespan and quality-adjusted life years.
Showed that routine exercise serves as effective primary prevention, indicating chronic diseases are not an inevitable outcome of biological aging.

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Booth et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f69039e405cc4465bc2830 https://doi.org/10.1002/cphy.c110025

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Narrative review demonstrates physical inactivity directly causes 35 chronic conditions across populations, indicating chronic disease is largely preventable through regular exercise.

Lack of Exercise Is a Major Cause of Chronic Diseases

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