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    Associations between dietary intake, physical activity and intrahepatic fat. 

    Brennan, Andrea (2014-09-27)
    Excess accumulation of intrahepatic fat (IHF) is directly involved in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, which are risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. To our knowledge, no ...
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    Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep: associations with cardiometabolic risk in abdominally obese men and women 

    McGuire, Karen Ashlee (2011-05-18)
    Current guidelines suggest that physical activity must be performed at a moderate-to-vigorous intensity (MVPA) and accumulated in bouts of at least 10 consecutive minutes to elicit improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness ...
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    The Relationship Between Different Patterns of Weekly Physical Activity Accumulation and the Metabolic Syndrome in Canadian Adults 

    Clarke, Janine (2013-07-12)
    Total weekly moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) accumulated in different patterns has not been well studied: it is not yet known whether sporadic MVPA (periods of <10 consecutive minutes) or whether the weekly frequency of MVPA ...
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    Quality Physical Activity Participation for Military Veterans with a Physical Disability 

    Shirazipour, Celina
    Minimal research has explored what comprises a quality physical activity (PA) participation experience, particularly among military Veterans with a physical disability for whom evidence of the benefits of PA is growing. ...
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    Acculturation and Health Experiences Among Young Immigrant Canadians 

    Kukaswadia, Atif (2015-04-23)
    This thesis investigates the measurement of acculturation, and the effects of acculturation on obesity, physical activity and sedentary behaviour, among Canadian youth. It consists of four manuscripts. The first manuscript ...
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    The Relationship between In-School Physical Activity and Life Satisfaction, Self-Rated Health, Academic Performance, and Out-of-School Physical Activity: A Canadian Study 

    Choudhury, Moaz (2011-01-25)
    The growing prevalence of childhood and adolescent physical inactivity and obesity are major concerns in Canada. Physical activity promoted within schools should be seen as a way to address these problems, since the majority ...
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    Advances in objectively measured movement behaviours in children 

    Borghese, Michael
    The objectives of this thesis were: 1) to develop and apply a novel method for objectively measuring the time children and adolescents spend engaged in different types of physical activity, 2) to develop and validate an ...
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    School and neighbourhood recreational environments and their impact on physical activity participation among Canadian youth 

    Nichol, Marianne Elizabeth (2008-05-27)
    Background: Less than half of Canadian youth meet recommended levels of physical activity. This is of concern given the health burden associated with physical inactivity. With the limited success of physical activity ...
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    An Exploration of Language, Policies, and Collaborative Actions by Planning and Public Health Professionals to Guide Active Community Design 

    Bergeron, Kimberly Ann (2012-06-06)
    The objective of this research project was to gain a better understanding of the language, policies and collaborative actions undertaken by planning and public health professionals that are relevant to the design of active ...
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    The Burden of Obesity and Physical Inactivity Across the Lifespan, with a Focus on Health-Related Quality of Life 

    Herman, Catherine (2010-12-15)
    Obesity and physical inactivity are major risk factors for numerous chronic diseases, conditions, and early mortality. Healthy body weight and physical activity (PA) are also positively associated with health-related ...
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