Table 1.
Studies Reporting Effect or no Significant Effect on Parameters Relevant to Public Health
| Parameter | Effect | No Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Mortality | [82, 10, 83, 84] | [20, 11, 85] |
| Estimated CVD risk | [82, 9, 10, 86, 87, 84] | [11, 20, 13, 85] |
| Type II Diabetes | [88] | [85] |
| Blood pressure | [7-11] [83, 85, 18, 88, 14, 89, 87, 84, 19, 90] | [91, 12, 13, 86] |
| Cholesterol levels | [7 , 9, 10, 83, 18, 88, 86, 89, 87, 19, 90] | [91, 8, 12, 13, 11, 85, 14] |
| Smoking | [7, 91, 8, 9, 92, 10, 18, 88, 84, 85, 19] | [11-14, 93, 89, 94, 95-97] |
| Body mass index | [8, 13, 86, 19, 90] | [91, 9, 12, 18, 14, 88, 89, 93, 94, 85, 97] |
| Physical activity | [12, 88, 14, 97, 19] | [98, 21, 85, 86, 95, 93, 96, 94] |