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The effects of physical activity during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood on cardiovascular risk factors among adults

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES: To analyze the association between physical activity during life and cardiovascular risk factors among adults. DESIGN: The sample was composed of 101 adults (59 men) between 30 and 50 years old, who were recruited from different gyms and from a University in Brasil. Participants wer...

Changes in weight and body composition among students after entering the university: a systematic review

Rev. chil. nutr; 46 (5), 2019
OBJECTIVE: Conduct a literature review to provide an estimate of changes in weight and body composition among university students and evaluate whether these changes are exclusive to the first year of academic life. METHODS: Searches were performed in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDi...

Botulinum toxin injection into epicardial fat pads: a promising potential modality for prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery

Immunophenotyping, plasticity tests and nanotagging of stem cells derived from adipose tissue of wild rodent agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha)

There is a growing interest in the study of unspecialized mesenchymal stem cells, for there are still some discussions about their in vitro behavior. Regenerative medicine is a science undergoing improvement which develops treatments as cell therapy using somatic stem cells. In several studies, adipose t...

Relação entre composição corporal e dislipidemias em crianças e adolescentes

Resumo Verificou-se a relação entre diferentes índices antropométricos e os lipídios plasmáticos. Os dados foram coletados de 2014 a 2016 em 854 escolares (6-18 anos). Foram aferidas a circunferência da cintura (CC), o percentual de gordura corporal (%G) por bioimpedância, o índice de massa corp...

Comparison of bioelectrical impedance analysis and air displacement plethysmography

Int. j. morphol; 37 (3), 2019
The measurement of body composition has become an important component in the diagnosis of health, physical conditioning and nutritional status. The aim of this study was to compare two methods of detecting body composition, bioelectrical impedance and air displacement plethysmography for athletes and non...

Efectos metabólicos del consumo excesivo de fructosa añadida

Int. j. morphol; 37 (3), 2019
El consumo de fructosa ha aumentado en los últimos 50 años por la incorporación a la dieta de jarabe de maíz alto en fructosa (JMAF), presente en productos industrializados, como las bebidas azucaradas. Se puede asociar la ingesta de fructosa en altas concentraciones con el aumento de la obesidad y t...

Memory impairments and increased GFAP expression in hippocampal astrocytes following hypercaloric diet in rats

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (9), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: Hypothalamic inflammation and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) overexpression in astrocytes are well described in obese animals, as are some cognitive and memory deficits. As the hippocampus plays important roles in the consolidation of information, this investigation aimed to ...

Enxerto de gordura: lipofragmentado x lipoaspirado

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 34 (3), 2019
Introdução: Com o objetivo de obter lipoenxerto autógeno e injetável de tecido ressecado em dermolipectomias, este estudo propõe um novo método para colheita e processamento do tecido adiposo, através de um dispositivo fragmentador específico. O principal objetivo foi estabelecer uma análise com...

Citoquinas proinflamatorias en la grasa articular y subcutánea del muslo en pacientes artrósicos

Acta ortop. mex; 33 (4), 2019
Resumen: Objetivo: Analizar el nivel de citoquinas proinflamatorias en la grasa articular del paquete adiposo en pacientes con gonartrosis, en relación con la grasa subcutánea del muslo. Material y métodos: Efectuamos un estudio de grasa del paquete adiposo articular de la rodilla afectada de artr...