PLoS ONE, 2020 Teriparatide is a bone-forming therapy for osteoporosis that increases bone quantity and texture, with uncertain action on bone geometry. No data are available regarding its influence on bone strain.
Carmelo Messina +9 more
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Outcomes of obese children and adolescents enrolled in a multidisciplinary health program [PDF]
, 1998 OBJECTIVE: the study was designed to evaluate the impact of a multidisciplinary program on children and adolescents' weight control.DESIGN: Retrospective study regarding changes in relative weight of all patients treated regularly in an out-patient care ...
Lopez, Fábio Ancona +4 more
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Relation between bone mineral density and serum ferritin levels in patients with thalassemia major
Caspian Journal of Pediatrics, 2016 Background: Thalassemia/haemoglobinopathy is a hereditary disease with increased erythropoiesis and expansion of the bone marrow cavity. Consequently, there is a reduction in trabecular bone tissue resulting in osteopenia/osteoporosis.
Hassan Mahmoodi Nesheli +1 more
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The Role of Calcium in Osteoporosis [PDF]
Calcium requirements may vary throughout the lifespan. During the growth years and up to age 25 to 30, it is important to maximize dietary intake of calcium to maintain positive calcium balance and achieve peak bone mass, thereby possibly decreasing the ...
Arnaud, C. D., Sanchez, S. D.
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Anorexia nervosa and nutritional assessment: contribution of body composition measurements [PDF]
, 2017 The psychiatric condition of patients suffering from anorexia nervosa (AN) is affected by their nutritional status. An optimal assessment of the nutritional status of patients is fundamental in understanding the relationship between malnutrition and the ...
Godart, Nathalie +3 more
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Reduced Bone Mineralization in Adolescent Survivors of Malignant Bone Tumors: Comparison of Quantitative Ultrasound and Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry [PDF]
, 2003 To assess bone mineralization in adolescents with bone tumors at remission using quantitative digital ultrasound (QUS) and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), and to compare the bone mineralization values obtained by both ...
Azcona-San-Julian, M.C. (María Cristina) +4 more
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Early-life Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Health across the Life Course [PDF]
, 2015 This thesis describes the relation between nutrition and cardiometabolic health, with the focus on nutritional exposures in pregnancy and early childhood. A systematic review of the literature was performed to describe the effects of the nutrients lutein
Leermakers, E.T.M. (Lisan)
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The decline in muscle strength and muscle quality in relation to metabolic derangements in adult women with obesity [PDF]
, 2019 Background & aims: The metabolic and functional characteristics related to sarcopenic obesity have not been thoroughly explored in the earlier stages of the aging process.
Catalano, Carlo +7 more
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Dual Photon Absorptiometry: Validation of Mineral and Fat Measurements [PDF]
, 1990 Photons passing through human tissue undergo attenuation in relation to the specific chemical substances with which they interact. Soft tissues, consisting largely of water and organic compounds, reduce photon flux to a lesser extent than bone mineral, which contains the intermediate-Z element calcium.
S B, Heymsfield +8 more
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Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2012 Os glicocorticoides (GC) são prescritos por praticamente todas as especialidades médicas, e cerca de 0,5% da população geral do Reino Unido utiliza esses medicamentos.
Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira +17 more
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