However, policies to replace pastoralism with sedentary cultivation in rangelands can contribute to desertification.

Researchers at the CDC and other places have increasingly been linking suburban development patterns with sedentary lifestyles.

And a year before that I was a pack a day smoker, living a very sedentary lifestyle.

The policy of certain countries to discourage nomadic life, pastoral mobility and the exploitation of certain rangelands has led to greater dependence on agricultural and sedentary life.

Some delegations held the view that since bottom trawling affected the resources on the seabed, including sedentary species, the competency of the International Seabed Authority should be respected.

Those of the believers who sit still, other than those who have a (disabling) hurt, are not on an equality with those who strive in the way of Allah with their wealth and lives. Allah hath conferred on those who strive with their wealth and lives a rank above the sedentary. Unto each Allah hath promised good, but He hath bestowed on those who strive a great reward above the sedentary

Those of the believers who sit still, other than those who have a (disabling) hurt, are not on an equality with those who strive in the way of Allah with their wealth and lives. Allah hath conferred on those who strive with their wealth and lives a rank above the sedentary. Unto each Allah hath promised good, but He hath bestowed on those who strive a great reward above the sedentary

France has engaged in activities to raise awareness on the themes of Physical activity a preventive medicine for ageing and sedentary lifestyles , Technological innovation serving sport and Sport and handicap .

And if they had wished to go forth they would assuredly have made ready some equipment, but Allah was averse to their being sent forth and held them back and it was said (unto them) Sit ye with the sedentary!

And if they had wished to go forth they would assuredly have made ready some equipment, but Allah was averse to their being sent forth and held them back and it was said (unto them) Sit ye with the sedentary!

These changes are determined, to a large extent, by the globalization and expansion of food markets, and by ever greater levels of urbanization. Both of these factors incite sedentary behavior at home and at work, as well as profound alterations in dietary habits.

Among other things, the Institute has organized international conferences on the theme Nomadism in Mongolia and its relationship with sedentary civilizations its relevance and prospects , as well as on Dialogue among cultures and civilizations present and perspective of nomadism in a globalizing era .

Americans lead the world in obesity, with roughly two thirds of the US population now overweight. Again, many factors underlie this, including a diet of cheap, unhealthy fried foods, but the sedentary time spent in front of the TV is an important influence as well.

A distinct form of world civilization, it has largely existed in peaceful symbiosis with sedentary societies across Asia and Europe, and has played an important role in the development of extensive trade networks and the creation of large administrative, cultural, religious and commercial centres.

WHO today emphasizes food as the key factor involved in causing massive non contagious diseases (MND) that accompany bad eating habits, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, or, on the other hand, the occurrence of malnutrition, lack of macro and micro nutrients, etc. WHO conclusions include the following

It also reflects deep, long standing concerns about the effects of civilization urban overcrowding, sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy habits like tobacco and alcohol consumption, overeating, and stress. Moreover, we have come to believe that most diseases, including previously hopeless conditions, can be prevented, cured, ameliorated, or controlled by scientific medicine, and that even those patients unlikely to benefit have a right to medical care.