The Effect of Sedentary Behaviors in Mid-Life Population and Subsequent Cardiometabolic Diseases as Consequences of Inactivity: A Review of Prospective Studies

This review paper focuses on mechanisms that are involved in the phenomenon of "sedentary activity" such as television viewing or work sitting for long period, taking into consideration the influence that this could have on the generation of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. This literature review tries to provide information on how the physical inactivity may influence the development of chronic diseases. "Sedentary behaviour" is a term to describe the time that the individual spends inactive. Inactivity can be defined as a state in which bodily movement is minimal. In terms of energy expenditure, inactivity represents a state or behaviour for which energy expenditure approximates resting metabolic rate.