Physical Activity and Lipid Profile in the ELSA- Brasil Study

Abstract Background: Regular physical activity (PA) induces desirable changes in plasma levels of high- and low-density lipoproteins (HDL and LDL, respectively) and triglycerides (TG), important risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases. However, doubts whether intensity and duration have equivalen...

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Main Authors: Raquel Caroline da Silva, Maria de Fátima Haueisen Sander Diniz, Sheila Alvim, Pedro Guatimosim Vidigal, Ligia Maria Giongo Fedeli, Sandhi Maria Barreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2016-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2016005017101&lng=en&tlng=en