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Chathuranga Ranasinghe
Researcher at University of Colombo
Publications - 16
Citations - 3903
Chathuranga Ranasinghe is an academic researcher from University of Colombo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Public health. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 15 publications receiving 1129 citations. Previous affiliations of Chathuranga Ranasinghe include RMIT University & Queensland University of Technology.
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World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour
Fiona Bull,Salih Saad Al-Ansari,Stuart J. H. Biddle,Katja Borodulin,Matthew P. Buman,Greet Cardon,Catherine Carty,Jean-Philippe Chaput,Sebastien F. M. Chastin,Roger Chou,Paddy C. Dempsey,Loretta DiPietro,Ulf Ekelund,Ulf Ekelund,Joseph Firth,Christine M. Friedenreich,Leandro Martin Totaro Garcia,Muthoni Gichu,Russell Jago,Peter T. Katzmarzyk,Estelle V. Lambert,Michael F. Leitzmann,Karen Milton,Francisco B. Ortega,Chathuranga Ranasinghe,Emmanuel Stamatakis,Anne Tiedemann,Richard P. Troiano,Hidde P. van der Ploeg,Vicky Wari,Juana Willumsen +30 more
TL;DR: New WHO 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour reaffirm messages that some physical activity is better than none, that more physical Activity is better for optimal health outcomes and provide a new recommendation on reducing sedentary behaviours.
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Relationship between Body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage, estimated by bioelectrical impedance, in a group of Sri Lankan adults: a cross sectional study
Chathuranga Ranasinghe,Prasanna J Gamage,Prasad Katulanda,Nalinda Andraweera,Sithira Thilakarathne,Praveen Tharanga +5 more
TL;DR: BMI strongly correlate with BF % estimated by bioelectrical impedance, in this sub population of South Asian adults, and this relationship was curvilinear in nature and was significantly influenced by age and gender.
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Advancing the global physical activity agenda: recommendations for future research by the 2020 WHO physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines development group
Loretta DiPietro,Salih Saad Al-Ansari,Stuart J. H. Biddle,Katja Borodulin,Fiona Bull,Fiona Bull,Matthew P. Buman,Greet Cardon,Catherine Carty,Jean-Philippe Chaput,Sebastien F. M. Chastin,Roger Chou,Paddy C. Dempsey,Paddy C. Dempsey,Paddy C. Dempsey,Ulf Ekelund,Joseph Firth,Joseph Firth,Christine M. Friedenreich,Leandro Martin Totaro Garcia,Muthoni Gichu,Russell Jago,Peter T. Katzmarzyk,Estelle V. Lambert,Michael F. Leitzmann,Karen Milton,Francisco B. Ortega,Chathuranga Ranasinghe,Emmanuel Stamatakis,Anne Tiedemann,Richard P. Troiano,Hidde P. van der Ploeg,Juana Willumsen +32 more
TL;DR: The 2020 WHO Guidelines for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior were informed by the most up-to-date research on the health effects of physical activity and sedentary time and acknowledge the need to conduct more population-based studies in low- and middle-income countries and in people living with disabilities and/or chronic disease.
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Physical activity patterns among South-Asian adults: a systematic review
TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review of studies on physical activity patterns among South Asian adults residing in the region was carried out and the results showed that there is a wide variation in the prevalence of physical inactivity among South-Asian adults within and between countries.
Physical activity patterns among South-Asian adults : a systematic review
TL;DR: There is a wide variation in the prevalence of physical inactivity among South-Asian adults within and between countries and physical in activity in South Asian adults was associated with several socio-demographic characteristics.