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Adherence to an overweight and obesity treatment: how to motivate a patient? [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2014
Objective. To explore anthropometric changes in normal-weight, overweight and obese subjects who did not dropout or fail a weight loss program over the 16 treatment weeks to improve patient motivation and treatment adherence.Methods.
Isaac Kuzmar   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The effect of sports participation in obese boys on some obesity indicators and physical fitness parameters

open access: yesZdorovʹe Rebenka, 2021
Background. To examine the effects of sports participation in obese boys on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, hip circumference, muscle strength, muscular endurance, balance and agility. Materials and methods.
Engin Dinç, Serdar Arslan
doaj   +1 more source

Genome-Wide Association of Body Fat Distribution in African Ancestry Populations Suggests New Loci [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Central obesity, measured by waist circumference (WC) or waist-hip ratio (WHR), is a marker of body fat distribution. Although obesity disproportionately affects minority populations, few studies have conducted genome-wide association study (GWAS) of fat
Burke, Gregory L.   +431 more
core   +1 more source

Neck and Wrist Circumferences Propose a Reliable Approach to Qualify Obesity and Insulin Resistance

open access: yesMedicine Science, 2014
Objective of this study is to evaluate the association of neck circumference and wrist circumference with traditional abdominal and general obesity measurement parameters, insulin resistance, insulin resistance-related factors such as blood lipids ...
Banu Taskiran Tatar   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal central obesity and birth size: a Mendelian randomization analysis

open access: yesLipids in Health and Disease, 2018
Background Observational studies have illustrated that maternal central obesity is associated with birth size, including of birth weight, birth length and head circumference, but the causal nature of these associations remains unclear. Our study aimed to
Ting-Ting Geng, Tao Huang
doaj   +1 more source

Accelerated surgery versus standard care in hip fracture (HIP ATTACK): an international, randomised, controlled trial

open access: yes, 2020
Observational studies have suggested that accelerated surgery is associated with improved outcomes in patients with a hip fracture.
(HIP ATTACK Investigators), Landoni G.
core   +1 more source

Identification of body size characteristic points based on the Mask R-CNN and correlation with body weight in Ujumqin sheep

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
The measurements of body size data not only reflect the physical fitness, carcass structure, excellent growth condition, and developmental relationship among tissues and organs of animals but are also critical indicators to measure the growth and ...
Qing Qin   +46 more
doaj   +1 more source

Causal relationship among obesity and body fat distribution and epilepsy subtypes

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2022
ObjectiveThe observational studies indicate an association between obesity and epilepsy, but it is unclear whether such an association responds to causality.
Kaiping Zhou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing prediction of diabetes in older adults using different adiposity measures: a 7 year prospective study in 6,923 older men and women [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The aim of this study was to examine whether waist circumference (WC) or WHR improve diabetes prediction beyond body mass index in older men and women, and to define optimal cut-off points.
Papacosta, O.   +23 more
core   +1 more source

Nicotinamide riboside and pterostilbene reduces markers of hepatic inflammation in NAFLD: A double‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trial

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
NRPT 1X reduces ALT and ceramide 14:0 in 65% of subjects as compared to only 28% in the placebo group. Abstract Background and Aims The prevalence of NAFLD is increasing globally and on a path to becoming the most frequent cause of chronic liver disease. Strategies for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD are urgently needed.
Ryan W. Dellinger   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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