Scopel Poltronieri, Taiara de Paula, Nathália Silva Chaves, Gabriela Villaça
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Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Patients with cancer are more prone to experience myosteatosis than healthy individuals. The aim of this review was to summarize the methodologies applied for low skeletal muscle radiodensity (SMD) assessment in oncology patients, as well as to describe the major findings related to SMD and cancer outcomes. This scoping review included studies that...
Ferrari, Gerson Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná Guajardo, Viviana Gómez, Georgina Quesada, Dayana Rigotti, Attilio Yadira Cortés, Lilia Yépez García, Martha Pareja, Rossina G
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Assessment
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between self-reported and device-based measures of sedentary behavior (SB) with obesity markers in adults from Latin American countries. Sitting time and total time spent in different SBs were self-reported using two different questionnaires. Accelerometers were used to assess total sedentar...
Dehghan Ghahfarokhi, Amin Vosadi, Elham Barzegar, Hamed Saatchian, Vahid
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Biological research for nursing
Advances in the device and smartphone technology have resulted in a convenient option for providing physical activity strategies; this is especially important during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the efficacy of wearable and smartphone-based interventions to promote physical activity and imp...
Namgoung, Sunju Chang, Yoosoo Woo, Chae-Yeon Kim, Yejin Kang, Jeonggyu Kwon, Ria Lim, Ga-Young Choi, Hye Rin Kim, Kye-Hyun Kim, Hoon
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BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
To examine the relationship between metabolically healthy and unhealthy obesity phenotypes and risk of vasomotor symptoms (VMS) in premenopausal women. Prospective cohort study. Middle-aged women in a cohort based on regular health screening examinations. Premenopausal Korean women aged 42-52 years were recruited and were followed up for a median o...
Billich, Natassja Evans, Maureen Truby, Helen Ryan, Monique M Davidson, Zoe E
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Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a X-linked neuromuscular disorder. Boys with DMD have high rates of obesity, although little is known about dietary factors that may contribute to weight gain in this population. The present study aimed to explore the relationship between dietary factors, body mass index (BMI) z-score, body composition and motor...
Doan, Dieu Ni Thi Ku, Boncho Kim, Kahye Jun, Minho Choi, Kyu Yeong Lee, Kun Ho Kim, Jaeuk U.
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Frontiers in Nutrition
Elliott, Jessie A Donlon, Noel E Beddy, Peter Donohoe, Claire L Doyle, Suzanne L King, Sinead Ravi, Narayanasamy Reynolds, John V
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Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
Visceral obesity (VO) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are risk factors for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC); however, their impact on operative and oncological outcomes is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of VO and MetS among patients with EAC, and to assess their independent impact on operative and oncological outcomes. A...
Freda, Pamela U.
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Frontiers in Endocrinology
Growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) are essential to normal growth, metabolism, and body composition, but in acromegaly, excesses of these hormones strikingly alter them. In recent years, the use of modern methodologies to assess body composition in patients with acromegaly has revealed novel aspects of the acromegaly pheno...
Ballato, Elliot Deepika, Fnu Prado, Mia Russo, Vittoria Fuenmayor, Virginia Bathina, Siresha Villareal, Dennis T. Qualls, Clifford Armamento-Villareal, Reina
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Frontiers in Endocrinology
Introduction Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is well-known to be associated with normal bone density but, concurrently, low bone turnover and increased risk for fracture. One of the proposed mechanisms is possible derangement in bone precursor cells, which could be represented by deficiencies in circulating osteogenic progenitor (COP) cells and ost...
Qin, Yin Chen, Hui Liu, Xiaoying Wu, Jiwei Zhang, Yinxin
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Frontiers in Public Health
Resistance training has been known to have a positive effect on muscle performance in exercisers. Whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) is advertised as a smooth, time-efficient, and highly individualized resistance training technology. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of WB-EMS training on maximum isometric elbow muscle str...
