Summaries of Published Findings
20-year study shows that higher levels of fitness reduce the risk of developing of diabetes and pre-diabetes
- 20-year study shows that higher levels of fitness reduce the risk of developing of diabetes and pre-diabetes
- Chow LS, Odegaard AO, Bosch TA, Bantle AE, Wang Q, Hughes J, Carnethon M, Ingram KH, Durant N, Lewis CE, Ryder J, Shay CM, Kelly AS, Schreiner PJ. Twenty year fitness trends in young adults and incidence of prediabetes and diabetes: the CARDIA study. Diabetologia. 2016 May 16.PMID: 27181604.
Early adult risk factor levels and subsequent coronary artery calcification
- Early Adult Risk Factor Levels Predict Heart Disease
- Loria C, Liu K, Lewis C, Hulley S, Sidney S, Schreiner P, Williams OD, Bild D, Detrano R. Early adult risk factor levels and subsequent coronary artery calcification: The CARDIA Study. Journal of American College of Cardiology. 2007;49:2013-20.
Maintaining a high physical activity level over 20 years and weight gain
- Maintaining high activity levels in young adulthood can help lessen weight gain
- Hankinson AL, Daviglus ML, Bouchard C, Carnethon M, Lewis CE, Schreiner PJ, Liu K, Sidney S. Maintaining a high physical activity level over 20 years and weight gain. JAMA. 2010 Dec 15;304(23):2603-10. PMID: 21156948.
The Weight of the Nation
This HBO documentary series features several NIH-funded clinical studies that have formed the basis of scientific evidence on the causes and consequences of being overweight or obese, including the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, and Bogalusa Heart Study. (Click on the image to watch.)
