Childhood sedentariness causes elevated cholesterol but light physical activity may neutralize it (IMAGE)

University of Eastern Finland

Childhood sedentariness causes elevated cholesterol but light physical activity may neutralize it

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Increased sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood may potentially cause elevated cholesterol and dyslipidaemia in adolescence and young adulthood, however, light physical activity can significantly reverse worsening dyslipidaemia. The increase in fat mass from childhood remarkably dampened the effect of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on lowering cholesterol.

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Andrew Agbaje.

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