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Physical activity patterns and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk in hunter‐gatherers

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Time spent in moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular health, yet few humans living in industrialized societies meet current recommendations (150 min/week). Researchers have long suggested… Click to show full abstract

Time spent in moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular health, yet few humans living in industrialized societies meet current recommendations (150 min/week). Researchers have long suggested that human physiological requirements for aerobic exercise reflect an evolutionary shift to a hunting and gathering foraging strategy, and a recent transition to more sedentary lifestyles likely represents a mismatch with our past in terms of physical activity. The goal of this study is to explore this mismatch by characterizing MVPA and cardiovascular health in the Hadza, a modern hunting and gathering population living in Northern Tanzania.

Keywords: patterns biomarkers; biomarkers cardiovascular; activity patterns; cardiovascular disease; physical activity; activity

Journal Title: American Journal of Human Biology
Year Published: 2017

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