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Red propolis and L-lysine on angiogenesis and tumor growth in a new model of hamster cheek pouch inoculated with Walker 256 tumor cells

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effect of red propolis and L-lysine on angiogenesis and tumor growth in a new model of hamster cheek pouch inoculated with Walker 256 tumor cells. Methods: The study consisted of two experiments with four groups each (total: 57 hamsters). In the experiment 1, the ani...

Does everyone who quit smoking gain weight? A real-world prospective cohort study

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate weight changes after 12 months of biochemically confirmed smoking abstinence, comparing patients who lost weight or maintained their baseline weight with those who gained weight. Methods: This was a real-world prospective cohort study conducted at the Outpatient Smoking ...

Relationship between minimally and ultra-processed food intake during pregnancy with obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between food intake (considering the nature, extent, and purpose of food processing) during pregnancy and overweight, obesity, and gestational diabetes mellitus conditions. This is a cross-sectional study conducted among 785 adult women in singleton pregna...

Sleep and weight-height development

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (supl.1), 2019
Abstract Objectives: To describe the association between sleep duration and weight-height development in children and adolescents. Source of data: A non-systematic search in the MEDLINE database was performed using the terms anthropometry, body composition, overweight, obesity, body mass index, growth,...

Weight Gain during Systemic Oncologic Therapy for Breast Cancer: Changes in Food Intake and Physical Activity

Rev. bras. cancerol; 65 (2), 2019
Introduction: Weight gain frequently occurs during treatment for breast cancer. Objective: To evaluate changes in dietary intake and physical activity in the weight evolution of women on systemic oncologic treatment for breast cancer. Method: The prospective and comparative study included 89 women submit...

Avaliação da atividade biológica de preparações homeopáticas de antiadiponectina em camundongos submetidos a dieta hipercalórica
Biological activity of homeopathic preparations of adiponectin in mice subjected to a hypercaloric diet

A adiponectina foi originalmente identificada como uma proteína expressa e produzida por adipócitos do tecido gorduroso abdominal de várias espécies animais, cuja função é manter a homeostase do tecido adiposo em relação às demandas energéticas do corpo. Preparações homeopáticas de substâ...

Associação entre excesso de peso e obesidade e mortalidade em capitais brasileiras e províncias argentinas

Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a associação da prevalência de excesso de peso e obesidade com as taxas de mortalidade total e específica nas capitais brasileiras e províncias argentinas. Estudo ecológico com dados secundários, em que as exposições principais foram as prevalências...

Sarcopenia, obesity and sarcopenic obesity in liver transplantation: a body composition prospective study

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 32 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Sarcopenia is prevalent before liver transplantation, and it is considered to be a risk factor for morbidity/mortality. After liver transplantation, some authors suggest that sarcopenia remains, and as patients gain weight as fat, they reach sarcopenic obesity status. Aim: Prospect...

Critical analysis of surgical treatment techniques of morbid obesity

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 32 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: Obesity is a disease of high prevalence in Brazil and in the world, and bariatric surgery, with its different techniques, is an alternative treatment. Objective: To compare techniques: adjustable gastric band (AGB), sleeve gastrectomy), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and biliopa...

Exceso de peso y obesidad central y su relación con la duración de la lactancia materna exclusiva
Relation of excess weight and central obesity with the duration of exclusive maternal breastfeeding

Rev. cuba. pediatr; 90 (4), 2018
Introducción: El abandono precoz de la lactancia materna exclusiva se asocia con el desarrollo prematuro de exceso de peso y adiposidad. Objetivo: Determinar la posible relación entre el exceso de peso y la obesidad central con la duración de la lactancia materna exclusiva. Métodos: Estudio descri...