Halloway, Shannon Schoeny, Michael E Barnes, Lisa L Arvanitakis, Zoe Pressler, Susan J Braun, Lynne T Volgman, Annabelle Santos Gamboa, Charlene Wilbur, JoEllen
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Contemporary clinical trials
Cognitive impairment (CI) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) disproportionately affect women compared to men, and CVD increases risk of CI. Physical activity and cognitive training can improve cognition in older adults and may have additive or synergistic effects. However, no combined intervention has targeted women with CVD or utilized a sustainable...
Allaire, Benjamin T. Tjaden, Ashley H. Venditti, Elizabeth M. Apolzan, John W. Dabelea, Dana Delahanty, Linda M. Edelstein, Sharon L. Hoskin, Mary A. Temple, Karla A. Wylie-Rosett, Judith
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BMC Nutrition
BackgroundWe evaluated whether diet quality is a predictor of weight loss and reduced diabetes risk, independent of caloric intake in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) cohort, a randomized clinical trial of adults at risk for diabetes.MethodsThis secondary analysis included 2914 participants with available data (964 intensive lifestyle (ILS), 9...
Dao, Maria Carlota Das, Sai Krupa Silver, Rachel E Roberts, Susan B
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Obesity research & clinical practice
There is substantial variability in the effectiveness of group lifestyle interventions for weight loss. We examined associations between intervention weight loss counselors and participant weight loss and program engagement in a structured lifestyle intervention. Data were from 575 adults (87% female, 51 (12) years, baseline BMI: 32.4 (7.2) kg/m2) ...
Keller, Maria Yaskolka Meir, Anat Bernhart, Stephan H. Gepner, Yftach Shelef, Ilan Schwarzfuchs, Dan Tsaban, Gal Zelicha, Hila Hopp, Lydia Müller, Luise
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Genome Medicine
BackgroundOne of the major challenges in obesity treatment is to explain the high variability in the individual’s response to specific dietary and physical activity interventions. With this study, we tested the hypothesis that specific DNA methylation changes reflect individual responsiveness to lifestyle intervention and may serve as epigenetic pr...
Kunin, A Sargheini, N Birkenbihl, C Moiseeva, N Fröhlich, Holger Golubnitschaja, Olga
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The EPMA journal
Verbal communication is one of the most sophisticated human motor skills reflecting both-the mental and physical health of an individual. Voice parameters and quality changes are usually secondary towards functional and/or structural laryngological alterations under specific systemic processes, syndrome and pathologies. These include but are not re...
Tzeng, Pei-Lin Lin, Chien-Yu Lai, Ting-Fu Huang, Wan-Chi Pien, Evonne Hsueh, Ming-Chun Lin, Kun-Pei Park, Jong-Hwan Liao, Yung
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Archives of Public Health
BackgroundLifestyle behaviors are modifiable factors that can provide information for designing intervention strategies for sarcopenia. The present study aimed to identify the relationships between a range of daily lifestyle behaviors and sarcopenia risks among older adults.MethodsA nationwide telephone-based survey targeting older adults (≥65 year...
Desai, Jay R. Vazquez-Benitez, Gabriela Taylor, Gretchen Johnson, Sara Anderson, Julie Garrett, Joyce E. Gilmer, Todd Vue-Her, Houa Rinn, Sarah Engel, Katelyn
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundPenetration and participation of real life implementation of lifestyle change programs to prevent type 2 diabetes has been challenging. This is particularly so among low income individuals in the United States. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of financial incentives on attendance and weight loss among Medicaid be...
Lass, Nina Barth, Andre Reinehr, Thomas
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Hormone Research in Paediatrics
Background: A relation between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), insulin resistance – both of which are related to obesity – and thyroid volume has been suggested. Therefore, we analyzed thyroid volume and structure in relation to thyroid function parameters, weight status, and insulin resistance. Methods:This is a cross-sectional study in which w...
Eakin, Elizabeth G. Reeves, Marina M. Goode, Ana D. Winkler, Elisabeth A.H. Vardy, Janette L. Boyle, Frances Haas, Marion R. Hiller, Janet E. Mishra, Gita D. Jefford, Michael
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Background: Healthy Living after Cancer (HLaC) was a national dissemination and implementation study of an evidence-based lifestyle intervention for cancer survivors. The program was imbedded into existing telephone cancer information and support services delivered by Australian state-based Cancer Councils (CC). We report here the reach, effectiven...
Eakin, Elizabeth G. Reeves, Marina M. Goode, Ana D. Winkler, Elisabeth A. H. Vardy, Janette L. Boyle, Frances Haas, Marion R. Hiller, Janet E. Mishra, Gita D. Jefford, Michael
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BMC Cancer
BackgroundHealthy Living after Cancer (HLaC) was a national dissemination and implementation study of an evidence-based lifestyle intervention for cancer survivors. The program was imbedded into existing telephone cancer information and support services delivered by Australian state-based Cancer Councils (CC). We report here the reach, effectivenes...
