The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing, creating a public health problem. The loss of approximately 10% of body weight is recommended to reduce the risk of mortality associated with metabolic diseases and to increase the quality of life in adults with overweight or obesity. Non-pharmacolo...
Petermann, Fanny;
Durán, Eliana;
Labraña, Ana María;
Martínez, María Adela;
Leiva, Ana María;
Garrido-Méndez, Alex;
Poblete-Valderrama, Felipe;
Díaz-Martínez, Ximena;
Salas, Carlos;
Celis-Morales, Carlos.
Background: Chile has one of the highest obesity rates in Latin America. However, the factors that could explain this high prevalence of obesity are unknown. Aim: To determine the main risk factors for the development of obesity in Chile. Material and Methods: We included 1,398 obese and 1,478 normal w...
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the inter-relation between high sensitivity C-reactive protein and glycated hemoglobin in prediction of risk of obstructive sleep apnea. Methods We included all individuals participating in a check-up program at the Preventive Medicine Center of Hospital Israelita Albe...
Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis,
Hemoglobina Glucada/análisis,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Inflamación/sangre,
Lipoproteínas HDL/sangre,
Obesidad/sangre,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/diagnóstico,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/epidemiología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Triglicéridos/sangre
ABSTRACT To review scientific literature to assess nutritional status of elderly patients with osteoarthritis in the last 16 years. This is an integrative literature review that included articles published in national and international journals indexed in PubMed, SciELO and BIREME. We selected 14 article...
Obese mice (C57BL/6J-ob/ob) do not express leptin and develops hyperphagia, decreased energy expenditure, obesity, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hypothermia, and infertility. Obesity causes reproductive dysfunction with negative impacts on prostatic structure and fertility. We aimed to compare the str...
Las vitaminas (Vit.) C, E y A, junto al zinc (Zn++) y cobre (Cu++) colaboran en la prevención de las comorbilidades asociadas a la obesidad. El objetivo del trabajo fue evaluar las concentraciones séricas (Cs) de Vit. C, E y A, así como las del Zn++ y Cu++ en púberes con exceso de peso (EP) y resiste...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The nutritional status of individuals with inflammatory bowel diseases is directly related to the severity of the disease and is associated with poor prognosis and the deterioration of immune competence. OBJECTIVE To assess the nutritional status and the body composition of outpatie...
ResumenObjetivo:Esta investigación tiene como objetivo evaluar los efectos del ejercicio físico en el bienestar mental, social y físico de los participantes del proyecto: “Diversión en Nuestros Espacios Públicos de Goicoechea”. Se realizó una investigación mixta, se encuestó a 179 per...
Abstract Background: Schools have become a key figure for the promotion of health and obesity interventions, bringing the development of critical awareness to the construction and promotion of a healthy diet, physical activity, and the monitoring of the nutritional status in childhood and adolescence. ...
