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overweight, etc ; at-risk population; biomarkers; carcinogens; confidence interval; environment; epidemiological studies; humans; longitudinal studies; oxidative stress; pentachlorophenol; pregnancy; specific gravity; spring; toxicity; urine; Show all 16 Subjects
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... Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is ubiquitous and moderately persistent in the environment, and it is an identified human carcinogen. Previous animal experiments indicate that toxic mechanisms of PCP include oxidative stress. However, no epidemiological study has reported the association between PCP exposure and oxidative stress; such association in pregnant women, a vulnerable population, is of particula ...
overweight, etc ; nutritional status; physical activity; Show all 3 Subjects
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... This research aimed to evaluate the interdisciplinary educational intervention effects on knowledge of eating, nutrition, and physical activity in elementary-school students. Participants were 368 school children enrolled in public schools. The research was organized in three stages: pre-intervention, intervention and post-intervention. In pre-intervention, children were evaluated regarding their ...
overweight, etc ; models; underweight; utility functions; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Levy (2002) and Dragone (2009) showed that rational agents tend to become overweight. Their result is shown to be equivalent to an assumption placed on the instantaneous utility function, and their model is shown to admit multiple steady states, including being underweight. ...
... It is well documented that approach tendencies for appetitive substances play a role in certain unhealthy patterns of consumption. However, it remains uncertain whether overweight individuals differ from healthy-weight individuals in terms of their tendency to approach unhealthy foods. Thus, the present study aimed to empirically test the hypothesis that overweight individuals are characterised by ...
Luca Lacitignola; Pietro Laricchiuta; Annarita Imperante; Claudia Acquafredda; Marzia Stabile; Annalaura Scardia; Marta Guadalupi; Caterina Vicenti; Alberto Crovace; Francesco Staffieri
overweight, etc ; Panthera leo; adults; cannulas; ovariectomy; uterus; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and intraoperative complications of performing ovariectomies in African lionesses (Panthera leo) using a wound retractor laparoscopic platform. Six lionesses (n = 6) were included. The surgical procedures were carried out through three portals, with a retractor platform positioned at the umbilical port and cannulas placed 3–4 cm from the cranial ...
overweight, etc ; Mediterranean diet; eating habits; females; pregnancy; risk; Show all 6 Subjects
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... BACKGROUND: Infertility affects up to 15% of couples. In vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment has modest success rates and some factors associated with infertility and poor treatment outcomes are not modifiable. Several studies have assessed the association between female dietary patterns, a modifiable factor, and IVF outcomes with conflicting results. We performed a systematic literature review to ...
overweight, etc ; body mass index; cross-over studies; glucose; Show all 4 Subjects
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... This study compared the short-term continuously monitored glucose responses between higher and lower amounts of prolonged sitting in overweight and obese adults under free-living conditions. In a randomised crossover design, 12 participants (age 48 ± 10 years, body mass index 33.3 ± 5.5 kg/m²) completed two four-day experimental regimens while wearing a continuous glucose monitor, as follows: (1) ...
overweight, etc ; children; food intake; questionnaires; regression analysis; underweight; Show all 6 Subjects
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... What a mother thinks about her child’s weight status might influence what and how she feeds her child. We examined the association between maternal perception, concern and dissatisfaction with child weight alongside feeding practices. Participants were from the Generation XXI birth cohort (n = 3233). A validated version of the Child Feeding Questionnaire and the Overt/Covert Control scale were use ...
Gripp Fernando; de Jesus Gomes Gilton; De Sousa Ricardo Augusto Leoni; Alves de Andrade Júllia; Pinheiro Queiroz Ilkilene; Diniz Magalhães Caíque Olegário; Cassilhas Ricardo Cardoso; de Castro Magalhães Flávio; Amorim Fabiano Trigueiro; Dias-Peixoto Marco Fabrício
overweight, etc ; cardiorespiratory fitness; equipment; exercise; peak oxygen uptake; Show all 5 Subjects
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... High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has emerged as an interesting time-efficient approach to increase exercise adherence and improve health. However, few studies have tested the efficiency of HIIT protocols in a "real world" setting, e.g., HIIT protocols designed for outdoor spaces without specialized equipment. This study presents a "real world" training protocol, named "beep training", and c ...
overweight, etc ; distress; exercise; homeless people; pet ownership; public opinion; Show all 6 Subjects
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... BACKGROUND: Pet ownership is common among homeless people, with dogs the most frequently reported pets. However, homeless people receive considerable criticism for keeping pets due to public perception of poor care provision. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A convenience, cross‐sectional sample of 19 homeless people, owning a total of 21 dogs were recruited, and their dogs’ health and wellbeing assessed us ...
overweight, etc ; case studies; income; indigenous peoples; livelihood; tourism; India; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Indigenous people of a community, having a wealth of rich culture and traditions, should be involved in tourism as owners and not just as service providers. This can be fulfilled by the development of Community Based Tourism (CBT) which aims to involve the host community in planning and maintaining tourism development on their own, to cater to the development of the community directly. The present ...
overweight, etc ; creatinine; glomerular filtration rate; kidney diseases; weight loss; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Although high-protein diets appear to be the most efficient way to lose weight, concerns may arise about their innocuity on renal function. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of a weight loss program on renal function. A multicentric cohort-based study was performed using the RNPCFrench national weight loss program. Patients with at least two creatinine measurements at the beginni ...
overweight, etc ; adolescents; alcohols; appetite; cognition; gender; questionnaires; risk; Taiwan; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Delay discounting, time perspective, and self-schemas are well-known predictors of health risk behaviors among adolescents. However, the associations between these constructs and their influence on such behaviors are yet to be examined. This study aimed to determine the relationships among three cognitive constructs, namely, delay discounting, time perspective, and self-schemas, and determine the ...
overweight, etc ; factor analysis; females; models; questionnaires; total nitrogen; weight loss; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The Food Craving Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (FAAQ) was developed to measure psychological flexibility around food-related internal experiences (e.g., thoughts, feelings, urges) and has two subscales, acceptance and willingness. However, the FAAQ factor structure has not yet been systematically validated with a clinically relevant sample. Two weight-loss treatment seeking samples (total N ...
overweight, etc ; behavior; body mass index; females; nutrition education; teachers; California; Show all 7 Subjects
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... To examine how body mass index assessments are conducted in schools and whether student comfort with assessments varies by students’ perceived weight status, weight satisfaction, or privacy during measurements. In-person cross-sectional surveys with diverse fourth- to eighth-grade students (n = 11,510) in 54 California schools in 2014–2015 about their experience being weighed in the prior school y ...
overweight, etc ; behavior; body mass index; observational studies; osmolality; thirst; urine; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Elevated body mass index (BMI) has been associated with elevated urine osmolality (UOsm), despite having higher total water intake, but it is unclear if overweight/obese individuals have reduced thirst. In this observational study, we found that overweight/obese individuals had higher UOsm compared to normal-weight individuals (749 ± 37 vs. 624 ± 35 mmol•kg⁻¹; P < 0.01) while possessing similar th ...
overweight, etc ; blood glucose; exercise; food quality; lipid metabolism; markets; weight loss; Show all 7 Subjects
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... In order to explore how sports drinks can achieve weight loss control and lipid metabolism in college students, the author proposes an experiment based on weight loss control and lipid metabolism in college students. This experiment recommends key technical problems and solutions based on information represented by college students’ weight loss control, a study exploring how sports drinks can achi ...
overweight, etc ; body condition; diet; dogs; exercise; questionnaires; small animal practice; veterinarians; Show all 8 Subjects
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... OBJECTIVES: To investigate owners’ views around canine nutrition and wellbeing, how these beliefs may differ according to the weight status of the dog and the implications for owner support approaches. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A researcher‐mediated questionnaire collected quantitative and qualitative data via structured interviews with dog owners (n=147) attending a country park in the East Midlands ...
overweight, etc ; body composition; calorimetry; comparative study; equations; females; males; nutrition; prediction; Show all 9 Subjects
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... To determine the resting energy expenditure (REE) in Chinese adults using indirect calorimetry (IC), and evaluate the validity of published predictive equations for estimating REE in overweight and obese subjects comparing to IC. 181 subjects with different body mass index (BMI) were recruited. Body composition was determined by bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA). REE was measured by IC and e ...
overweight, etc ; blood glucose; clinical examination; hypertriglyceridemia; metabolism; nutrition; people; regression analysis; Show all 8 Subjects
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... BACKGROUND: Although the association of food-specific IgG with the development and progression of specific diseases was shown by many studies, it is also present in the population without clinical symptoms. However, the association between food-specific IgG and physical examination outcomes in healthy people has not been studied yet. METHODS: An asymptomatic physical examination cohort (APEC) was ...