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Relationship between adiposity and heart rate recovery following an exercise stress test in obese older women

Abstract The aim of the present study was to compare differences in heart rate (HR) response during and following exercise in obese older women with different percent body fat levels. Ninety older, obese women aged 60-87 years participated in the study, were categorized, and enrolled to one of two groups...

Aumento del índice de masa corporal durante las últimas cuatro décadas en la población chilena: de la desnutrición a la obesidad

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (10), 2017

Ultrasound-guided versus surgical transversus abdominis plane block in obese patients following cesarean section: a prospective randomised study

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 67 (5), 2017
Abstract Background and objectives Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block demonstrated efficacy in providing post-operative analgesia by prolonging the time to first analgesic requirement and reducing the total analgesic consumption. The surgical transversus abdominis plane block, a novel t...

Consumo actual de edulcorantes naturales (beneficios y problemática): Stevia
Current consumption of natural sweeteners (benefits and problems): Stevia

Rev. medica electron; 39 (5), 2017
La estevia [Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni)] es un arbusto de tipo perenne de la familia de las Asteraceas que crece en áreas tropicales y subtropicales de Suramérica. Hoy en día, su cultivo se ha extendido a otras regiones del mundo, incluyendo Canadá y algunas partes de Asia, Europa y México, donde su...

Twenty-four hour Blood Pressure in Obese Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Arq. bras. cardiol; 109 (4), 2017
Abstract Background: Obesity, systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are closely related. Up to 70% of patients with OSA may be asymptomatic, and there is evidence that these patients have cardiovascular disease, especially nocturnal SAH. Objectives: The aim of this stud...

Cardioproteção durante o tratamento oncológico

O primeiro passo para a prevenção de cardiotoxicidade é avaliar o indivíduo quanto ao risco cardiovascular basal e identificar os pacientes de alto risco. É essencial a abordagem proativa, otimizando o tratamento das doenças cardiovasculares existentes e reduzindo os fatores que contribuem para o a...

Food consumption pattern and obesity in preschool children in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 30 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the association between food consumption patterns and obesity in preschool children in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. Methods Cross-sectional, population-based nested within a live-birth cohort study of 813 children, which has started in 2004 in Feira de Santana, Bahia....

Vitamin D status by sociodemographic factors and body mass index in Mexican women at reproductive age

Salud pública Méx; 59 (5), 2017
Abstract: Objective: To describe the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and insufficiency (VDI), and the main dietary sources of vitamin D (VD) in a probabilistic sample of Mexican women at reproductive age participating in Ensanut 2012, stratified by sociodemographic factors and body mass index ...