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SynthesisThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2018

The 2017 Dutch Physical Activity Guidelines.

Rianne M Weggemans, Frank J G Backx, Lars Borghouts, Mai Chinapaw, Maria T E Hopman, Annemarie Koster, Stef Kremers, Luc J C van Loon, Anne May, Arend Mosterd and 6 more

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Synthesis in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 109 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

109 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. German recommendations for physical activity and physical activity promotion in adults with noncommunicable diseases.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020
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  12. Perceived facilitators and barriers by esophageal cancer survivors participating in a post-treatment exercise program.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Rianne M WeggemansHealth Council of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 16052, 2500, BB, The Hague, The Netherlands. r.weggemans@gr.nl.
Frank J G BackxUniversity Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Lars BorghoutsFontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Mai ChinapawVU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Maria T E HopmanRadboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Annemarie KosterMaastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Stef KremersMaastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Luc J C van LoonMaastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Anne MayUniversity Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Arend MosterdMeander Medical Center Amersfoort, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
Hidde P van der PloegVU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Tim TakkenUniversity Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Marjolein VisserVrije Universiteit Amsterdam and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
G C Wanda Wendel-VosNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Eco J C de GeusVrije Universiteit Amsterdam and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Committee Dutch Physical Activity Guidelines 2017

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe objective of this study was to derive evidence-based physical activity guidelines for the general Dutch population.

methodsTwo systematic reviews were conducted of English language meta-analyses in PubMed summarizing separately randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies on the relation between physical activity and sedentary behaviour on the one hand and the risk of all-cause mortality and incidence of 15 major chronic diseases and conditions on the other hand. Other outcome measures were risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, physical functioning, and fitness. On the basis of these reviews, an expert committee derived physical activity guidelines. In deriving the guidelines, the committee first selected only experimental and observational prospective findings with a strong level of evidence and then integrated both lines of evidence.

resultsThe evidence found for beneficial effects on a large number of the outcome measures was sufficiently strong to draw up guidelines to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour, respectively. At the same time, the current evidence did not provide a sufficient basis for quantifying how much physical activity is minimally needed to achieve beneficial health effects, or at what amount sedentary behaviour becomes detrimental. A general tenet was that at every level of current activity, further increases in physical activity provide additional health benefits, with relatively larger effects among those who are currently not active or active only at light intensity. Three specific guidelines on (1) moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity, (2) bone- and muscle-strengthening activities, and (3) sedentary behaviour were formulated separately for adults and children.

conclusionsThere is an unabated need for evidence-based physical activity guidelines that can guide public health policies. Research in which physical activity is measured both objectively (quantity) and subjectively (type and quality) is needed to provide better estimates of the type and actual amount of physical activity required for health.

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ExerciseHealth PromotionPractice Guidelines as TopicAdultChildHumansNetherlandsChronic diseasesFitnessGuidelinesPhysical activityProspective cohort studyRandomized-controlled trialSystematic review

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PMID29940977
PMCPMC6016137

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