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Television viewing time and mortality: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)D W Dunstan
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, 250 Kooyong Rd, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia 3162
Circulation 121:384-91. 2010..We examined the associations of prolonged television viewing time with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and non-CVD/noncancer mortality in Australian adults...- Too much sitting--a health hazardDavid W Dunstan
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 97:368-76. 2012..We highlight directions for further research and consider some of the practical implications of focusing on too much sitting as a modifiable health risk... 
Breaking up prolonged sitting reduces postprandial glucose and insulin responsesDavid W Dunstan
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Diabetes Care 35:976-83. 2012..We examined the acute effects on postprandial glucose and insulin levels of uninterrupted sitting compared with sitting interrupted by brief bouts of light- or moderate-intensity walking...- Joint associations of multiple leisure-time sedentary behaviours and physical activity with obesity in Australian adultsTakemi Sugiyama
Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:35. 2008..We examined the joint associations of multiple sedentary behaviours and physical activity with the odds of being overweight or obese... - A cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce sedentary behavior and promote physical activity and health of 8-9 year olds: the Transform-Us! studyJo Salmon
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioral Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
BMC Public Health 11:759. 2011.... - Living Well with Diabetes: a randomized controlled trial of a telephone-delivered intervention for maintenance of weight loss, physical activity and glycaemic control in adults with type 2 diabetesElizabeth G Eakin
The University of Queensland, Level 3 Public Health Building, School of Population Health, Cancer Prevention Research Centre, Herston Road, Herston, QLD, Australia
BMC Public Health 10:452. 2010..Telephone-delivered interventions have the potential to address these gaps... - Prolonged sitting: is it a distinct coronary heart disease risk factor?David W Dunstan
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Curr Opin Cardiol 26:412-9. 2011..In addition to the adverse effects of total sitting time, the manner in which it is accumulated has also been postulated to be important for cardiovascular health... - Evaluation of a resistance training program for adults with or at risk of developing diabetes: an effectiveness study in a community settingKarl E Minges
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:50. 2011..To examine the effects of a community-based resistance training program (Lift for Life®) on waist circumference and functional measures in adults with or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes... 
Associations of TV viewing and physical activity with the metabolic syndrome in Australian adultsD W Dunstan
International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Diabetologia 48:2254-61. 2005..We analysed a sample of Australian adults to determine the strength of associations of TV viewing and participation in physical activity with the metabolic syndrome...- Waist circumference, waist-hip ratio and body mass index and their correlation with cardiovascular disease risk factors in Australian adultsM Dalton
International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
J Intern Med 254:555-63. 2003..Given the difficulty of using age-adjusted associations in the clinical setting, these results suggest that given appropriate cut-off points, WHR is the most useful measure of obesity to use to identify individuals with CVD risk factors... - Association between hyperglycaemia and fracture risk in non-diabetic middle-aged and older Australians: a national, population-based prospective study (AusDiab)C Gagnon
Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Western Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Osteoporos Int 21:2067-74. 2010.... - A bi-directional relationship between obesity and health-related quality of life: evidence from the longitudinal AusDiab studyA J Cameron
Clinical Diabetes and Epidemiology Department, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 36:295-303. 2012..To assess the prospective relationship between obesity and health-related quality of life, including a novel assessment of the impact of health-related quality of life on weight gain... - Differences in height explain gender differences in the response to the oral glucose tolerance test- the AusDiab studyR A Sicree
International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Diabet Med 25:296-302. 2008..To determine the extent of gender-related differences in the prevalence of glucose intolerance for the Australian population and whether body size may explain such differences... - Effects of a short-term circuit weight training program on glycaemic control in NIDDMD W Dunstan
Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, West Australian Heart Research Institute, Perth, Australia
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 40:53-61. 1998..Short-term CWT therefore may provide a practical exercise alternative in the lifestyle management of this condition... - The effectiveness of physical activity interventions for the treatment of overweight and obesity and type 2 diabetesY D Miller
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Australia
J Sci Med Sport 7:52-9. 2004..Nevertheless, there is little evidence about the effectiveness of community-based interventions in producing long-term changes in glycaemic control and reduced mortality in people with type 2 diabetes... - Improved endothelial function following a 14-month resistance exercise training program in adults with type 2 diabetesN D Cohen
International Diabetes Institute, 250 Kooyong Road, Caulfield, Melbourne, VIC 3162, Australia
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 79:405-11. 2008..We studied 28 men and women with type 2 diabetes who participated in a 14-month PRT involving an initial 2-month supervised program and a 12-month maintenance program... - Foot complications in Type 2 diabetes: an Australian population-based studyR J Tapp
International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Diabet Med 20:105-13. 2003..To determine the prevalence and risk factors for neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease (PVD) in the Australian diabetic population and identify those at high risk of foot ulceration... - Effect of omega 3 fatty acids on oxidative stress in humans: GC-MS measurement of urinary F2-isoprostane excretionT A Mori
Department of Medicine and the West Australian Heart Research Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Redox Rep 5:45-6. 2000..In both trials, urinary F2-isoprostanes were significantly reduced by 20-27%. Therefore, in contrast with previous reports in the literature, these results demonstrate that omega3 fatty acids reduce in vivo oxidant stress in humans...