Mika Kivimäki, PhD: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- University College London
- Quoted on
- Public health & prevention, Dementia
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“Our finding that obesity is a risk factor for a wide range of infectious diseases suggests that broad biological mechanisms may be involved. It is plausible that obesity weakens the immune system's ability to defend against the infectious bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi, therefore resulting in more serious diseases.”
What Mika Kivimäki, PhD has said
“Physical activity itself does not become harmful simply because it occurs at work. Instead, occupational physical activity is closely linked to other characteristics that influence dementia risk.”
University College London · Dementia · 27 Aug 2026 · Most Physical Activity Is Tied to Lower Dementia Risk, but This Type May Raise It ↗
Where Mika Kivimäki, PhD has been quoted
- People with obesity 70% more likely to be hospitalised by or die from infection, study findstheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
- Most Physical Activity Is Tied to Lower Dementia Risk, but This Type May Raise Itmedpagetoday.com · 27 Aug 2026
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