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Self-managed weight loss by smart body fat scales ameliorates obesity-related body composition during the COVID-19 pandemic: A follow-up study in Chinese population

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
BackgroundSince 2020, longer stay-at-home time in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the weight-related behaviors of Chinese population.ObjectivesTo explore the demographic and basic characteristics of body fat scale
Xinru Huang   +9 more
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Fat bodies, intimate relationships and the self in finnish and American weight-loss TV shows

open access: yes, 2022
As sites where the construction of identity and selfhood take place, relationship-focused weight-loss TV shows reproduce the notion of a correlation between a woman’s body size, her ‘success’ in romantic relationships, and the appropriate self. I analyze
Susanne Ritter, Ritter, Susanne
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Adopting High Fat Diets for Fat Loss and Improving Brain Health. [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Nutrition, 2020
With an increased intake of processed carbohydrates and refined sugars, the obesity rate has shot up in the past decade giving rise to mental and physical health problems. These individuals are also the most vulnerable to a number of other diseases including the current pandemic of Covid-19. This paper aims to address the knowledge gap that is required
Vaishnavi Nashte, Rutuja Shinde
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Long-term weight maintenance and cardiovascular risk factors are not different following weight loss on carbohydrate-restricted diets high in either monounsaturated fat or protein in obese hyperinsulinaemic men and women

open access: yes, 2007
The aim of this study was to determine after 52 weeks whether advice to follow a lower carbohydrate diet, either high in monounsaturated fat or low fat, high in protein had differential effects in a free-living community setting. Following weight loss on
Luscombe-Marsh, N.   +4 more
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Nutritional modulation of insulin resistance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Insulin resistance has been proposed as the strongest single predictor for the development of Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). Chronic oversupply of energy from food, together with inadequate physical activity, have been recognized as the most relevant factors ...
Weickert, Martin O., Martin O. Weickert
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Conjugated Linoleic Acid Supplementation Does Not Reduce Visceral Adipose Tissue in Middle-Aged Men Engaged in a Resistance-Training Program

open access: yesJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2006
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) supplementation has shown convincing effects at reducing body fat in animals; yet human study results have been somewhat inconclusive. The purpose of this study is to determine whether four weeks of CLA supplementation, the
King Clay   +5 more
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Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Waist-hip ratio (WHR) is a measure of body fat distribution and a predictor of metabolic consequences independent of overall adiposity. WHR is heritable, but few genetic variants influencing this trait have been identified.
Lawrence, Robert W   +999 more
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Suboptimal protein intake for hypocaloric diet needs while using glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists

open access: yesJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
Background The primary aim of this study was to evaluate protein intake of individuals while using a Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist medication (GLP-1RA).
Brittany Johnson   +4 more
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Effects of Consecutive Versus Non-consecutive Days of Resistance Training on Strength, Body Composition, and Red Blood Cells

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2018
Health authorities worldwide recommend 2–3 days per week of resistance training (RT) performed ∼48–72 h apart. However, the influence of recovery period between RT sessions on muscle strength, body composition, and red blood cells (RBCs) are unclear.Aim:
Yifan Yang   +6 more
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Cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency causes fat loss in mice. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
Cystathionine beta synthase (CBS) is the rate-limiting enzyme responsible for the de novo synthesis of cysteine. Patients with CBS deficiency have greatly elevated plasma total homocysteine (tHcy), decreased levels of plasma total cysteine (tCys), and ...
Sapna Gupta, Warren D Kruger
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