Body dissatisfaction, appearance investment and wellbeing: how older obese men orient to 'aesthetic health' [forthcoming] [PDF]
, 2015 Most research on male body image to date has focused on young men using quantitative methods. The study reported here is based on qualitative interviews with a sample of older men (n = 30) on a weight management programme, and we asked them about body ...
Gough, B, Matthews, C, Seymour-Smith, S
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Correlation between body mass index and waist circumference in Nigerian adults: implication as indicators of health status [PDF]
, 2013 Background. Anthropometric measures have been widely used for body weight classification in humans. Waist circumference has been advanced as a useful parameter for measuring adiposity. This study evaluated the correlation between body mass index (BMI)
Afolabi , Israel Sunmola +7 more
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Long-term effects of a weight loss intervention with or without exercise component in postmenopausal women: a randomized trial [PDF]
, 2016 The aim of this study was to determine the long-term effects of a weight loss intervention with or without an exercise component on body weight and physical activity. Women were randomized to diet (n = 97) or exercise (N = 98) for 16 weeks.
De Roon, M +4 more
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Advances in weight loss surgery and body contouring after weight loss
Open Access Surgery, 2010 Charles K Herman1,2, Ari S Hoschander3, Nicolas Teleo1, Berish Strauch21Pocono Medical Center/Pocono Health System, East Stroudsburg, PA, 2Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY; 3Northshore Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, NY ...
Charles K Herman +3 more
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The enigma of weight: Figures, flux, and fitting in
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 PurposeIn Western society, the measurement of weight is prioritized over a person’s bodily experience. Hermeneutic philosopher Gadamer warned against the emphasis on measurement, rather than experience, in the medical sciences.
Katherine Wong +7 more
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Prediction of the relationship between body weight and body condition score in sheep [PDF]
, 2003 During the whole production cycle it is important to monitor the energy balance and to quantify body reserve changes of the ewes. This can be done, both in experimental settings and in the field, by estimating the body condition score (BCS) of the ewes ...
Boe, Filippo, Cannas, Antonello
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Association of weight control behaviors with body mass index and weight-based self-evaluation
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2017 Objective: To determine the frequency of weight control behaviors (WCBs) and their correlation with body mass index (BMI) and weight-based self-evaluation.
Sabrina Chapuis-de-Andrade +2 more
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Body measures, growth curves and body weight prevision of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) reared in Italy
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2023 Alpacas represent an exotic species for Italy, introduced no more than 20–30 years ago. Nevertheless, they are currently the most widespread camelid species reared in this country, highlighting the growing interest in breeding this species.
Michela Ablondi +4 more
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Do we really need the weight force? [PDF]
arXiv, 2005 In 1901 the third Conference Generale des Poids et Mesures (CGPM) defined the weight of a body as ``the product of its mass and the acceleration due to gravity". In practical terms the weight force corresponds to the gravitational force. However, this gravitational definition of the weight lacks logic from the perspective of present knowledge and can ...
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Beneficial effects of exercise: shifting the focus from body weight to other markers of health [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Exercise is widely promoted as a method of weight management, while the other health benefits are often ignored. The purpose of this study was to examine whether exercise-induced improvements in health are influenced by changes in body weight.
Blundell, John +4 more
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