ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evalute the effects of supplementation of coconut oil associated with a physical exercise program on body composition and lipid profile in normolipid eutrophic women. The sample was composed of 20 women randomized divided into two groups, supplemented exercise group ...
Tavares, Óscar M;
Duarte, João P;
Werneck, André O;
Costa, Daniela C;
Sousa-e-Silva, Paulo;
Martinho, Diogo;
Luz, Leonardo G. O;
Morouço, Pedro;
Valente-dos-Santos, João;
Soles-Gonçalves, Rui;
Conde, Jorge;
Casanova, José M;
Coelho-e-Silva, Manuel J.
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare tissue composition, total and regional bone mineral content and bone mineral density, static hand grip and knee joint isokinetic strength between amateur soccer players and Control Group. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Air displacement plethysmography was used to estimat...
Absorciometría de Fotón,
Atletas,
Composición Corporal/fisiología,
Densidad Ósea/fisiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Fuerza de la Mano/fisiología,
Articulación de la Rodilla/fisiología,
Extremidad Inferior/fisiología,
Fuerza Muscular/fisiología,
Dinamómetro de Fuerza Muscular,
Pletismografía/métodos,
Valores de Referencia,
Fútbol/fisiología,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Extremidad Superior/fisiología
Ultrasound-measured inferior vena cava (IVC) and abdominal aorta (Ao)-associated parameters have been used to predict volume status for decades, yet research focusing on the impact of individual physical characteristics, including gender, height/weight, body surface area (BSA), and age, assessed simultan...
This study aimed at assessing the association of breastfeeding with maternal body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, fat mass index, fat free mass index, android/gynoid fat ratio and bone mineral density. In 1982, the maternity hospitals in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, were daily visited...
This study investigated the existence of difference of fat deposition and lipid metabolism in horses with different races and skills that were used for the same kind of sport. 20 Purebred Arabian and 20 Thoroughbred horses trained for flat race were evaluated. The analyses performed were body condition s...
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...
Composición Corporal/fisiología,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Trasplante de Hígado/efectos adversos,
Estado Nutricional/fisiología,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Obesidad/etiología,
Obesidad/fisiopatología,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Sarcopenia/epidemiología,
Sarcopenia/etiología,
Sarcopenia/fisiopatología,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo,
Aumento de Peso/fisiología
Abstract This article aims to review systematically the evidence on nutritional assessment techniques and parameters used to determine the nutritional status of children and adolescents. The literature review and the selection of publications were performed using the Medline, Lilacs, SciELO, Embase, pers...
INTRODUCTION: The Brazilian Army (BA) considers Military Physical Training (MPT) essential for the development of physical conditioning and general health, including prevention of chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs), including metabolic syndrome (MS) risk factors. The evaluation of body composition ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To verify which component of body composition (BC) has greater influence on postmenopausal women bone mineral density (BMD). Subjects and methods: Four hundred and thirty women undergoing treatment for osteoporosis and 513 untreated women, except for calcium and vitamin D. Multiple ...
Absorciometría de Fotón,
Tejido Adiposo/fisiología,
Composición Corporal/fisiología,
Peso Corporal/fisiología,
Densidad Ósea/fisiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Fémur/diagnóstico por imagen,
Vértebras Lumbares/diagnóstico por imagen,
Vértebras Lumbares/fisiología,
Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/diagnóstico por imagen,
Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/tratamiento farmacológico,
Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/fisiopatología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Delgadez/fisiopatología
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the validity of an eight-contact electrode bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) system within a household scale for assessing whole body composition in COPD patients. Methods: Seventeen patients with COPD (mean age = 67 ± 8 years; mean FEV1 = 38.6 ± 16.1% of predi...