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Peter T. Katzmarzyk is affiliated with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a substantial contribution to Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, General Health Professions, and Education.

The scientist's work addresses key topics including:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

Katzmarzyk has published extensively in several venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Revista Portuguesa de Ciências do Desporto
  • American Journal of Human Biology
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • Obesity

Among recent publications are:

  • "World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour", 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "2020 WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour for children and adolescents aged 5-17 years: summary of the evidence", 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults aged 18-64 years and Adults aged 65 years or older: an integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep", 2020, Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
  • "Physical activity behaviours in adolescence: current evidence and opportunities for intervention", 2021, The Lancet
  • "Physical inactivity and non-communicable disease burden in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries", 2021, British Journal of Sports Medicine

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers including José Maia, Go Tani, Rui Garganta, Olga Vasconcelos, and Fernando Garbeloto.

Katzmarzyk has contributed to scholarly book publications, including a title published by Michigan State University Libraries in 2024 entitled "A familial study of growth and health-related fitness among Canadians of aboriginal and European ancestry."

Best Publications

  • Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy

    I-Min Lee;Eric J Shiroma;Felipe Lobelo;Pekka Puska

  • World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour

    Fiona C. Bull;Salih S. Al-Ansari;Stuart Biddle;Katja Borodulin

  • Waist circumference and not body mass index explains obesity-related health risk

    Ian Janssen;Peter T Katzmarzyk;Robert Ross

  • The economic burden of physical inactivity : a global analysis of major non-communicable diseases

    Ding Ding;Ding Ding;Kenny D Lawson;Kenny D Lawson;Tracy L Kolbe-Alexander;Tracy L Kolbe-Alexander;Eric A Finkelstein

  • Sitting time and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.

    Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Timothy S. Church;Cora L. Craig;Claude Bouchard

  • Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep.

    Mark S. Tremblay;Mark S. Tremblay;Valerie Carson;Jean-Philippe Chaput;Jean-Philippe Chaput;Sarah Connor Gorber

  • Systematic review of the relationships between objectively measured physical activity and health indicators in school-aged children and youth.

    Veronica Joan Poitras;Casey Ellen Gray;Michael M. Borghese;Valerie Carson

  • The healthcare costs of sarcopenia in the United States

    Ian Janssen;Donald S. Shepard;Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Ronenn Roubenoff

  • Comparison of overweight and obesity prevalence in school-aged youth from 34 countries and their relationships with physical activity and dietary patterns

    I. Janssen;P. T. Katzmarzyk;W. F. Boyce;C. Vereecken

  • Systematic review of sedentary behaviour and health indicators in school-aged children and youth: an update.

    Valerie Carson;Stephen Hunter;Nicholas Kuzik;Casey E. Gray

  • Trends over 5 decades in U.S. occupation-related physical activity and their associations with obesity.

    Timothy S. Church;Diana M. Thomas;Catrine Tudor-Locke;Peter T. Katzmarzyk

  • Body mass index, waist circumference, and health risk: evidence in support of current National Institutes of Health guidelines.

    Ian Janssen;Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Robert Ross

  • Sedentary Behavior, Exercise, and Cardiovascular Health.

    Carl J. Lavie;Cemal Ozemek;Salvatore Carbone;Peter T. Katzmarzyk

  • 2020 WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour for children and adolescents aged 5–17 years: summary of the evidence

    Jean-Philippe Chaput;Jean-Philippe Chaput;Juana F. Willumsen;Fiona Bull;Roger Chou

  • The Economic Costs Associated With Physical Inactivity and Obesity in Canada: An Update

    Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Ian Janssen

  • Ten Putative Contributors to the Obesity Epidemic

    Emily J. McAllister;Nikhil V. Dhurandhar;Scott W. Keith;Louis J. Aronne

  • Putative contributors to the secular increase in obesity: exploring the roads less traveled

    S W Keith;D T Redden;P T Katzmarzyk;M M Boggiano

  • Visceral fat is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in men.

    Jennifer L. Kuk;Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Milton Z. Nichaman;Timothy S. Church

  • The economic burden of physical inactivity in Canada

    Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Norman Gledhill;Roy J. Shephard

  • Physical Activity in Cancer Prevention and Survival: A Systematic Review.

    Anne McTiernan;Christine M. Friedenreich;Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Kenneth E. Powell

Frequent Co-Authors

Catrine Tudor-Locke
Catrine Tudor-Locke University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Gang Hu
Gang Hu Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Mark S. Tremblay
Mark S. Tremblay Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Claude Bouchard
Claude Bouchard Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Jean-Philippe Chaput
Jean-Philippe Chaput University of Ottawa
Martyn Standage
Martyn Standage University of Bath
Tim Olds
Tim Olds University of South Australia
Carol Maher
Carol Maher University of South Australia
Timothy S. Church
Timothy S. Church Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Estelle V. Lambert
Estelle V. Lambert University of Cape Town

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