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Applying a technology‐based system for weight loss in adults with obesity

Obesity Science & Practice, 2016
Summary Objective The aim of this study was to compare an in‐person, group‐based behavioral weight loss intervention to technology‐based interventions in adults with obesity.
R. J. Rogers, W. Lang, B. Barone Gibbs, K. K. Davis, L. E. Burke, S. J. Kovacs, L. A. Portzer, J. M. Jakicic   +7 more
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Effect of walkability on the physical activity of hemodialysis patients: a multicenter study

Renal Replacement Therapy
Introduction Physical activity is an important prognostic factor in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Walkability also affects physical activity. This study aimed to examine the effects of walkability on the physical activity of patients undergoing ...
Yoichi Sato, Naoto Usui, Yoshifumi Abe, Daisuke Okamura, Yota Kuramochi, Sho Kojima, Nobuto Shinozaki, Yu Shimano, Nobuyuki Shirai, Kenta Mikami, Yoji Yamada, Masakazu Saitoh   +11 more
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The impact of physical activity variety on physical activity participation

PLOS One
Background and aims Variety (i.e., multiple types of activities) may be effective for increasing physical activity (PA) based on previous research; however, research is needed to evaluate variety’s impact on psychosocial variables. Methods This exploratory study examined the effect of a home-based PA variety intervention on PA participation and ...
Tyler M. Dregney, Chelsey Thul, Jennifer A. Linde, Beth A. Lewis   +3 more
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Association of life-space mobility with physical and depressive status in older hemodialysis patients: the REPnet-HD study

Renal Replacement Therapy
Introduction Low physical function and depressive symptoms are frequent in older patients undergoing hemodialysis. This study aimed to investigate the association between life-space mobility (LSM), low physical function, and depressive symptoms in older ...
Sho Kojima, Naoto Usui, Yuki Nishiyama, Nobuhito Shinozaki, Nobuyuki Shirai, Kenta Mikami, Yoichi Sato, Takahumi Noji, Izumi Noda, Yoshifumi Abe, Masakazu Saitoh   +10 more
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Effects of beetroot juice supplementation on intermittent high-intensity exercise efforts

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2018
Beetroot juice contains high levels of inorganic nitrate (NO3 −) and its intake has proved effective at increasing blood nitric oxide (NO) concentrations.
Raúl Domínguez, José Luis Maté-Muñoz, Eduardo Cuenca, Pablo García-Fernández, Fernando Mata-Ordoñez, María Carmen Lozano-Estevan, Pablo Veiga-Herreros, Sandro Fernandes da Silva, Manuel Vicente Garnacho-Castaño   +8 more
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Nutrition and physical activity

Jornal de Pediatria, 2000
OBJECTIVE: To review data about the nutrition of physically active children and adolescents. METHOD: Review of literature using MEDLINE and LILACS data base and the keywords sport or physical activity and nutrition and children or adolescents. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Involvement of children and adolescents in sports activities is important for their ...
Claudia Ridel Juzwiak, V C Paschoal, Fábio Ancona Lopez   +2 more
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Regional variation in adipose tissue metabolism of severely obese premenopausal women.

Journal of Lipid Research, 1995
Lipolytic and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activities were studied in isolated human adipocytes obtained from two intraabdominal depots (round ligament and omental) and from the subcutaneous abdominal region of nine severely obese premenopausal women (with ...
P Mauriège, A Marette, C Atgié, C Bouchard, G Thériault, L K Bukowiecki, P Marceau, S Biron, A Nadeau, J P Després   +9 more
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Effectiveness of Intervention Strategies to Increase Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Time in Secondary School Settings, Including Factors Related to Implementation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sports Medicine - Open
Background Globally, just one in five adolescents meet physical activity guidelines and three-quarters of the school day is spent sitting. It is unclear which types of school-based interventions strategies increase physical activity and reduce sedentary ...
Ana María Contardo Ayala, Kate Parker, Emiliano Mazzoli, Natalie Lander, Nicola D. Ridgers, Anna Timperio, David R. Lubans, Gavin Abbott, Harriet Koorts, Jo Salmon   +9 more
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Food consumption patterns of adolescents aged 14–16 years in Kolkata, India

Nutrition Journal, 2017
Background The nutrition transition has brought about rapid changes in the structure of the Indian diet. The replacement of traditional home-cooked meals with ready-to-eat, processed foods has contributed to an increased risk of chronic diseases in urban
Neha Rathi, Lynn Riddell, Anthony Worsley   +2 more
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Physical activity promotion [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2010
Davies and Garbutt wrote an important and commendable editorial on exercise prescription;1 however, there are some fundamental issues raised requiring clarification and further consideration. First, when measured objectively, a staggering 95% of the adult population (UK and US) do not meet the minimum recommended levels of physical activity to confer ...
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