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The challenge of coronary heart disease in South Asians who have migrated to Europe and the United States
Certain populations, such as migrant South Asians from the Indian subcontinent to westernized countries, have excess burden of coronary heart disease...
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Effects of 28 days of resistance exercise and consuming a commercially available pre-workout supplement, NO-Shotgun®, on body composition, muscle strength and mass, markers of satellite cell activation, and clinical safety markers in males
PurposeThis study determined the effects of 28 days of heavy resistance exercise combined with the nutritional supplement, NO-Shotgun ® , on body...
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The effects of creatine ethyl ester supplementation combined with heavy resistance training on body composition, muscle performance, and serum and muscle creatine levels
Numerous creatine formulations have been developed primarily to maximize creatine absorption. Creatine ethyl ester is alleged to increase creatine...
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Allometric relationship between changes of visceral fat and total fat mass
Objective:To elucidate the mathematical relationship between changes of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and total body fat mass (FM) during weight loss.
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Body circumferences: clinical implications emerging from a new geometric model
BackgroundBody volume expands with the positive energy balance associated with the development of adult human obesity and this "growth" is captured...
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A Review of Adolescent Obesity: Prevalence, Etiology, and Treatment
Much of adult obesity has its roots in childhood. One of the tragedies of the current obesity epidemic is the significant and increasing prevalence...
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Bioelectric impedance spectroscopy underestimates fat-free mass compared to dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in incurable cancer patients
Background/Objectives:Weight loss is frequently seen in advanced cancer. Bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy (BIS) is a convenient method for...
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Gender impacts the post-exercise substrate and endocrine response in trained runners
BackgroundAlthough several studies have investigated gender differences in the substrate and endocrine responses during and following endurance...
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Measurement and Definitions of Obesity In Childhood and Adolescence: A field guide for the uninitiated
This paper aims to guide readers embarking on the complex literature in respect of childhood and adolescent obesity. It opens with a discussion of...
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Sarcopenia: Its assessment, etiology, pathogenesis, consequences and future perspectives
Sarcopenia is a loss of muscle protein mass and loss of muscle function. It occurs with increasing age, being a major component in the development of...
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Body fat measurement by bioelectrical impedance and air displacement plethysmography: a cross-validation study to design bioelectrical impedance equations in Mexican adults
BackgroundThe study of body composition in specific populations by techniques such as bio-impedance analysis (BIA) requires validation based on...
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An evaluation of patterns of change in total and regional body fat mass in healthy Spanish subjects using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Background/Objective:The aim of this study was to describe the evolution of total and regional fat mass according to gender, and to establish age and...
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An intervention study of the effects of calcium intake on faecal fat excretion, energy metabolism and adipose tissue mRNA expression of lipid-metabolism related proteins
Context:In various observational studies, an inverse relation between calcium intake and body weight has been observed. A possible explanation could...
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Influence of methods used in body composition analysis on the prediction of resting energy expenditure
Objective:There are considerable differences in published prediction algorithms for resting energy expenditure (REE) based on fat-free mass (FFM)....
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Body composition by the four-compartment model: validity of the BOD POD for assessing body fat in mexican elderly
Objective:The aims of this study were to validate BOD POD in a wide sample of healthy and independent Mexican elderly men and women subjects using...
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Anthropometric measures and nutritional status in a healthy elderly population
BackgroundAnthropometric evaluation is an essential feature of geriatric nutritional evaluation for determining malnutrition, being overweight,...
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The Effects of Exercise Training on Fat-Mass Loss in Obese Patients During Energy Intake Restriction
Dietary restriction combined with endurance exercise training represents an effective strategy to promote weight loss and reduce fat mass in obese...
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Sonographic subcutaneous and visceral fat indices represent the distribution of body fat volume
BackgroundA reliable method for direct measurement of both subcutaneous and visceral fat volume is the measurement of fat tissue area from...
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Muscle adiposity and body fat distribution in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: varying relationships according to diabetes type
Objective:To compare the relationships between markers of total and regional adiposity with muscle fat infiltration in type 1 diabetic and type 2...
