Open AccessHow physically active are South Asians in the United Kingdom? A literature review
Author(s) -
Colin Fischbacher,
Shanda Hunt,
Lily Alexander
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdh158
Subject(s) - environmental health , medicine , public health , epidemiology , family medicine , geography , political science , nursing , pathology
Moderate physical activity is protective against coronary heart disease (CHD) and diabetes, both important public health problems among UK South Asian (Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi) ethnic groups. We assessed the evidence that physical activity is lower in South Asian groups than in the general population.
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