Physical activity and public health in Latin America-moving forward.

摘要

Physical inactivity is a global health concern and, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is the fourth leading contributor to deaths, ahead of those attributable to obesity and with greater contributions to deaths in middle- than high-income countries. Therefore, developing solutions to increasing activity rates is of international interest. Much of the evidence base for physical activity (PA) and health, and reporting interventions to decrease inactivity, come from the developed world, although the risks from noncommunicable disease (NCD) are increasing rapidly in many transitional nations. What is needed is an evidence base for action from population studies and public health interventions in developing countries.