Although a clear risk of mortality is associated with obesity, the risk of mortality associated with
overweight is equivocal. The objective of this study is to estimate the relationship between …

Happiness is among the most fundamental of all human goals. Although the short-term
association between physical activity and happiness is well known, the long-term associations …

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BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Disease Study represents a large and systematic
effort to describe the burden of diseases and injuries over the past 3 decades. We aimed to …

Objective The purpose of this study is to examine socio-demographic, geographic and physical
activity correlates of walking and cycling for non-leisure purposes, ie, to work, school, or …

Justin J Lang et al. lar disease and all-cause mortality. 6 In adults, cardiorespiratory fitness
has been monitored in some settings, because of the improved prediction of cardiovascular …

Methods: Data from individuals aged 18 years and older who responded to the Social
Provisions Scale module in the Canadian Community Health Survey 2012 Mental Health Focus …

Background: An understanding of the risk factors contributing to disease burden is critical
for determining research priorities and informing national health policy. We aimed to identify …

This two‐study research assessed intentions and actual physical activity behavior change in
a community‐based sample of Canadian middle‐aged women by integrating concepts from …

Introduction: Several regions in Canada have recently experienced sharp increases in opioid
overdoses and related hospitalizations and deaths. This paper describes opioidrelated …