Open AccessAchieving Energy Balance at the Population Level Through Increases in Physical Activity
Author(s) -
Michael C. Costanza,
Sigrid Beer-Borst,
Alfredo Morabia
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.072058
Subject(s) - energy balance , population , balance (ability) , physical activity , demography , physical activity level , sample (material) , energy (signal processing) , medicine , gerontology , environmental health , psychology , physical therapy , statistics , mathematics , chemistry , physics , sociology , chromatography , thermodynamics
We estimated the amount of physical activity required for individuals to expend an additional 418.4 kJ (100 kcal) per day with the goal of achieving energy balance at the population level.