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Obesidade Infantil a Partir de um Olhar Histórico Sobre Alimentação

Interação em Psicologia, 2012
This article presents an overview of the history of feeding and its influence on the development of childhood obesity. We analyze different historical moments, following the major transformations in society and, as a consequence, in the household diet ...
Priscilla Machado Moraes, Cristina Maria de Souza Brito Dias   +1 more
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Homeostasis balance, homeostasis imbalance or distinct motivational processes? Comments on Marks (2015) ‘Homeostatic Theory of Obesity’

Health Psychology Open, 2016
In his article, ‘Homeostatic theory of obesity’, Marks suggested that imbalances in homeostatic processes could explain weight gain and obesity. He proposes that over-consumption of high-caloric, low-nutrient and low satiating foods, combined with a ...
Luc G Pelletier, Camille Guertin, J Paige Pope, Meredith Rocchi   +3 more
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The effect of souvenaid on functional brain network organisation in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease: a randomised controlled study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Synaptic loss is a major hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Disturbed organisation of large-scale functional brain networks in AD might reflect synaptic loss and disrupted neuronal communication.
Hanneke de Waal, Cornelis J Stam, Marieke M Lansbergen, Rico L Wieggers, Patrick J G H Kamphuis, Philip Scheltens, Fernando Maestú, Elisabeth C W van Straaten   +7 more
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Relations of change in fruit and vegetable intake with overall energy reduction and physical activity with weight change: Assessing theory-based psychosocial mediators

Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2019
Background: Increased physical activity and fruit and vegetable (FV) intake are typically suggested to counter obesity. Sustained behavior change in those areas has, however, been poor, possibly because of a lack of understanding of the effects of ...
James J. Annesi
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Mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation is stimulated by red light irradiation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Light at different wavelengths has distinct effects on keratinocyte viability and metabolism. UVA light abrogates metabolic fluxes. Blue and green light have no effect on metabolic fluxes, while red light enhanced oxidative phosphorylation by promoting fatty acid oxidation. Keratinocytes are the primary constituents of sunlight‐exposed epidermis.
Manuel Alejandro Herrera, Camille C. Caldeira da Silva, Maiza Von Dentz, Mauricio S. Baptista, Alicia J. Kowaltowski   +4 more
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Understanding the Multifaceted Process of Aging: Theories, Mechanisms, and Implications for Treatment

Al-SalamJournal for Medical Science
The aging process is a multifaceted biological phenomenon characterized by alterations at the molecular, cellular, and organ levels that culminate in a gradual, unavoidable, and unavoidable reduction in the body's capacity to react suitably to internal ...
Omar M. Ameen, Ghada A. Taqa
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Game-theoretical description of the go-or-grow dichotomy in tumor development for various settings and parameter constellations

Scientific Reports, 2023
A medically important feature of several types of tumors is their ability to “decide” between staying at a primary site in the body or leaving it and forming metastases. The present theoretical study aims to provide a better understanding of the ultimate
Shalu Dwivedi, Christina Glock, Sebastian Germerodt, Heiko Stark, Stefan Schuster   +4 more
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Head circumference as an epigenetic risk factor for maternal nutrition

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Nutrition indicators for malnutrition can be screened by many signs such as stunting, underweight or obesity, muscle wasting, and low caloric and nutrients intake. Those deficiencies are also associated with low socioeconomic status.
Maria J. Miele, Renato T. Souza, Iracema M. Calderon, Francisco E. Feitosa, Debora F. Leite, Debora F. Leite, Edilberto A. Rocha Filho, Janete Vettorazzi, Jussara Mayrink, Karayna G. Fernandes, Karayna G. Fernandes, Matias C. Vieira, Matias C. Vieira, Rodolfo C. Pacagnella, Jose G. Cecatti, Preterm SAMBA study group   +15 more
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Hematopoietic (stem) cells—The elixir of life?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The aging of HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) and the blood system leads to the decline of other organs. Rejuvenating aged HSCs improves the function of the blood system, slowing the aging of the heart, kidney, brain, and liver, and the occurrence of age‐related diseases.
Emilie L. Cerezo, Jonah Anderson, Emilie Dinh Vedrenne, Noël Yeh Martín, Jette Lengefeld   +4 more
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Impaired maturation of resting-state connectivity in anorexia nervosa from adolescence to adulthood: differential mechanisms of consummatory vs. anticipatory responses through a symptom provocation paradigm

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
This functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study examined resting-state (RS) connectivity in adolescent and adult patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) using symptom provocation paradigms.
Andrea Mendez-Torrijos, Mageshwar Selvakumar, Silke Kreitz, Silke Kreitz, Julie Roesch, Arnd Dörfler, Georgios Paslakis, Johannes Krehbiel, Sabine Steins-Löber, Oliver Kratz, Stefanie Horndasch, Andreas Hess, Andreas Hess, Andreas Hess   +13 more
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