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Effect of walkability on the physical activity of hemodialysis patients: a multicenter study

open access: yesRenal 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   +11 more
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Effects of beetroot juice supplementation on intermittent high-intensity exercise efforts

open access: yesJournal 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   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Feasibility of a Novel School Peer-Led Mentoring Model to Improve the Physical Activity Levels and Sedentary Time of Adolescent Girls: The Girls Peer Activity (G-PACT) Project

open access: yesChildren, 2018
Regular physical activity (PA) is associated with numerous physical and psychological health benefits. Adolescents, specifically girls, are at risk of physical inactivity.
Michael B. Owen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nutrition and physical activity

open access: yesJornal 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   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Regional variation in adipose tissue metabolism of severely obese premenopausal women.

open access: yesJournal 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   +9 more
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Food consumption patterns of adolescents aged 14–16 years in Kolkata, India

open access: yesNutrition 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Physical Activity on Glycemic Variability Assessed by Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Aim: Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) have increased risk of developing vascular complications due to chronic hyperglycemia. Glycemic variability (GV) has been suggested to play an even more important role in the risk of developing diabetic ...
Sebastian L. Bennetsen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Local Bootstrap Percolation [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2008
We study a variant of bootstrap percolation in which growth is restricted to a single active cluster. Initially there is a single active site at the origin, while other sites of Z^2 are independently occupied with small probability p, otherwise empty. Subsequently, an empty site becomes active by contact with 2 or more active neighbors, and an occupied
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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

open access: yesSports 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Positive effect of pedometer-based walking intervention on body image and physical activity enjoyment in adolescent girls

open access: yesBiomedical Human Kinetics, 2017
Study aim: To assess the effects of an eight-week pedometer-based walking intervention, using different strategies of goalsetting, on self-efficacy, physical activity enjoyment, and body image.
Kantanista Adam   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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