The physical activity of University students: Integrating economic and Czech public health perspectives
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The physical activity of University students: Integrating economic and Czech public health perspectives
Original language description
A healthier population brings many advantages to a nation. People are more motivated, more productive; and also are less likely to suffer conditions like heart disease; diabetes and they could enjoy better mental health. It also assists governments to keep health costs down. In the classical economic paradigm, when unhealthy behaviours or adverse health outcomes are consequence of market failures there is a justification for governmental intervention. The big growth areas, both in terms of expenditure and time allocation, have been leisure time and travel/transportation. Leisure-time industries outpace gross-domestic-products growth for both "active" (sporting goods, dance studios, gyms) and "sedentary" industries (spectator sports, cable TV), although industries associated with more sedentary lifestyles grow the fastest. These overall times spent in productive activities, whether at home or work, has declined in recent years especially between young people, where the problem is not just related with the prevalence of overweight among them, likewise in its dietary behaviours. According with the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (2013), Czech Republic ranks as the fattest country in Europe, based on the prevalence of obesity among adults. Around 28.7% of their adult's population is considered obese, while the number of obese is also projected to rise according with the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) in 2030. Because of this, currently, young people's health is receiving more attention because of alarming data regarding risk factors such obesity prevalence. This paper analyses different data sets that reveal some surprising insights about the personal assessment of a university students (X=82). Finally a number of recommendations according to the results of this study were formulated to foment new habits among the experimental sample.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30308 - Nutrition, Dietetics
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Region v rozvoji společnosti 2016: sborník příspěvků
ISBN
978-80-7509-459-9
ISSN
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e-ISSN
neuvedeno
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
261-266
Publisher name
Mendelova univerzita v Brně
Place of publication
Brno
Event location
Brno
Event date
Oct 20, 2016
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
000433971500028