[HTML][HTML] Lack of exercise is a major cause of chronic diseases

FW Booth, CK Roberts, MJ Laye - Comprehensive physiology, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic diseases are major killers in the modern era. Physical inactivity is a primary cause
of most chronic diseases. The initial third of the article considers: activity and prevention …

Oxidative stress and metabolic syndrome

CK Roberts, KK Sindhu - Life sciences, 2009 - Elsevier
Metabolic syndrome is a collection of cardiometabolic risk factors that includes obesity,
insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia. Although there has been significant …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance: underlying causes and modification by exercise training

CK Roberts, AL Hevener, RJ Barnard - Comprehensive physiology, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a collection of cardiometabolic risk factors that includes obesity,
insulin resistance, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Although there has been significant …

A high-fat, refined sugar diet reduces hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor, neuronal plasticity, and learning

R Molteni, RJ Barnard, Z Ying, CK Roberts… - Neuroscience, 2002 - Elsevier
We have investigated a potential mechanism by which a diet, similar in composition to the
typical diet of most industrialized western societies rich in saturated fat and refined sugar …

Effects of exercise and diet on chronic disease

CK Roberts, RJ Barnard - Journal of applied physiology, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
Currently, modern chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, Type 2 diabetes,
metabolic syndrome, and cancer, are the leading killers in Westernized society and are …

Effects of exercise training on cardiorespiratory fitness and biomarkers of cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled …

X Lin, X Zhang, J Guo, CK Roberts… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Guidelines recommend exercise for cardiovascular health, although evidence
from trials linking exercise to cardiovascular health through intermediate biomarkers …

Role of inactivity in chronic diseases: evolutionary insight and pathophysiological mechanisms

FW Booth, CK Roberts, JP Thyfault… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
This review proposes that physical inactivity could be considered a behavior selected by
evolution for resting, and also selected to be reinforcing in life-threatening situations in …

Oxidative stress and dysregulation of NAD (P) H oxidase and antioxidant enzymes in diet-induced metabolic syndrome

CK Roberts, RJ Barnard, RK Sindhu, M Jurczak… - Metabolism, 2006 - Elsevier
Previously, we have demonstrated that chronic consumption of a high-fat, high-refined sugar
(HFS) diet results in metabolic syndrome which is marked by obesity, insulin resistance …

The meaning of occupational stress items to survey respondents.

SM Jex, TA Beehr, CK Roberts - Journal of applied psychology, 1992 - psycnet.apa.org
Tested the effect of using the word stress in the measurement of self-reported occupational
stressors and strains. Employees from 2 organizations responded to a questionnaire that …

Effect of diet and exercise intervention on blood pressure, insulin, oxidative stress, and nitric oxide availability

CK Roberts, ND Vaziri, RJ Barnard - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Diet and exercise can affect blood pressure and atherosclerotic risk. Methods
and Results—The present study was designed to examine the effects of a short-term …