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Richard P. Troiano
Researcher at United States Department of Health and Human Services
Publications - 121
Citations - 36939
Richard P. Troiano is an academic researcher from United States Department of Health and Human Services. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The author has an hindex of 61, co-authored 115 publications receiving 29261 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard P. Troiano include University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & Public Health Research Institute.
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Physical activity in the United States measured by accelerometer.
Richard P. Troiano,David Berrigan,Kevin W. Dodd,Louise C. Mâsse,Timothy Tilert,Margaret McDowell +5 more
TL;DR: Objective and subjective measures of physical activity give qualitatively similar results regarding gender and age patterns of activity, however, adherence to physical activity recommendations according to accelerometer-measured activity is substantially lower than according to self-report.
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The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
Katrina L. Piercy,Richard P. Troiano,Rachel M Ballard,Susan A Carlson,Janet E Fulton,Deborah A Galuska,Stephanie M. George,Richard D Olson +7 more
TL;DR: Key guidelines in the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition, provide information and guidance on the types and amounts of physical activity that provide substantial health benefits and emphasize that moving more and sitting less will benefit nearly everyone.
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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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Amount of Time Spent in Sedentary Behaviors in the United States, 2003–2004
Charles E. Matthews,Kong Y. Chen,Patty S. Freedson,Maciej S. Buchowski,Bettina M. Beech,Russell R. Pate,Richard P. Troiano +6 more
TL;DR: The authors evaluate participants from the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey aged >/=6 years who wore an activity monitor for up to 7 days to provide the first objective measure of the amount of time spent in sedentary behavior in the US population.
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Overweight Prevalence and Trends for Children and Adolescents: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1963 to 1991
Richard P. Troiano,Katherine M. Flegal,Robert J. Kuczmarski,Stephen Campbell,Clifford L. Johnson +4 more
TL;DR: Increasing overweight among youths implies a need to focus on primary prevention, and attempts to increase physical activity may provide a means to address this important public health problem.