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Effects of 10, 000 steps a day on physical and mental health in overweight participants in a community setting: a preliminary study

ABSTRACT Background Being overweight is associated not only with physical health problems, but also with risk of mental health problems. Increased physical activity (PA) has been recommended for the prevention of cardiovascular disease; however, little is known about the effect of walking on physical an...

Fat mass index performs best in monitoring management of obesity in prepubertal children

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (4), 2016
Abstract Objective An early and accurate recognition of success in treating obesity may increase the compliance of obese children and their families to intervention programs. This observational, prospective study aimed to evaluate the ability and the time to detect a significant reduction of adiposity e...

Dealing with diabetes and pregnancy following bariatric surgery: a double-edged sword?

Blood pressure levels and body mass index in Brazilian adults with Down syndrome

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Increased life expectancy among people with Down syndrome (DS) has introduced new environmental factors that may affect blood pressure (BP) and/or lead to obesity in this population. The aim here was to investigate BP levels and body mass index (BMI) in adults with DS, c...

Hiperinsulinemia y resistencia insulínica en niños de dos escuelas públicas de Oaxaca, México

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (8), 2016
Background: Obesity during childhood is a risk factor for developing cardiovascular diseases during adulthood. Aim: To measure insulin and glucose levels and parameters of insulin resistance in obese, overweight and normal weight Mexican children. Material and Methods: Comparative study of 21 obese child...

Metabolic risk in schoolchildren is associated with low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, obesity, and parents’ nutritional profile>

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (4), 2016
Abstract Objective Verify the association between metabolic risk profile in students with different levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index, as well as the nutritional status of their parents. Methods A cross-sectional study comprising 1.254 schoolchildren aged between seven and 17 year...

Consumo alimentar de idosos e sua associação com o estado nutricional
Dietary intake of older adults and its association with nutritional status

HU rev; 42 (2), 2016
O estudo investigou o consumo alimentar do idoso e sua associação com o estado nutricional. Tal abordagem se faz importante para uma melhor compreensão da realidade dos idosos, no que diz respeito à alimentação e aos determinantes da saúde. Assim, o objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o consumo aliment...

Prevalência de asma e asma grave e a associação com obesidade infantil
Prevalence of asthma and severe asthma and its association with child obesity

HU rev; 42 (2), 2016
O presente trabalho teve como objetivos avaliar a prevalência de asma, asma grave e obesidade infantil e analisar a associação entre elas e seus fatores de risco, através de um estudo transversal, onde foram avaliados os fatores de risco, dados antropométricos e aplicado o questionário ISAAC. Os qu...

Antropometría mamaria en pacientes con hipertrofia mamaria
Breast-related anthropometry in patients with breast hypertrophy

Cambios rev. méd; 15 (2), 2016
Introducción: La antropometría, que desde la perspectiva geométrica estudia los rasgos humanos atractivos, constituye una herramienta esencial para el cirujano plástico. En cirugía mamaria se la emplea para obtener resultados estéticos óptimos, respetando las proporciones antropométricas. El obje...

A Prospective Cohort Study on Cardiotoxicity of Adjuvant Trastuzumab Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (1), 2016
Abstract Background: Cardiotoxicity is an important side effect of trastuzumab therapy and cardiac surveillance is recommended. Objectives: The aim of our study was to prospectively assess baseline patients' characteristics, level of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and echocardiogr...