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Filter by:In this study, the investigators aimed to have pregnant women use a hand-held device to track increases in daily caloric needs during pregnancy. Weight gain was assessed over time with the goal of reducing excessive gestational weight gain relative to a group of pregnant women who received standard prenatal care.
The participants will visit the laboratory on 3 occasions, once for a preliminary visit and a further two occasions to complete experimental trials in a randomised order. The experimental trials will consist of cycling under two conditions; HIIE-First followed by Continuous (Trial-A) or Continuous-First followed by HIIE (Trial-B). Participants will be asked to standardise their diet for 24-hours and complete an overnight fast prior to visiting the laboratory. Participants will then complete 60-min of cycling split throughout the day into two 30-min bouts, HIIE or continuous cycling before breakfast followed by a 3.5 hour rest period before completing their remaining 30-min HIIE or Continuous cycling before lunch. Each experimental trail will last approximately 8 hours and begin at 08:00am. Throughout the trial measurements of subjective feelings of appetite, gastric emptying rate, substrate utilisation and regular blood samples will be taken. Post-trial nutritional and well-being questionnaires will be collected at 24-h post. Study hypothesis 1. The order in which continuous and HIIE is undertaken will result in differences in gastric emptying rate after ingesting a semi-sold lunch? 2. Depending on which mode of exercise is undertaken first will result in different gastrointestinal hormone responses, metabolic responses and appetite responses throughout the trial day? 3. Will the order in which different modes of exercise, undertaken within the same day effect nutritional intake and well-being 24-h after both exercise bout have been completed? 4. Is substrate oxidation effected by the order in which multiple exercise bout of different modes are undertaken within the same day.
A randomized, double blind sham controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNS), together with a lifestyle modification program, compared to a sham control with a lifestyle modification programme, as a means of reducing excess body weight and body fat.
The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of the Weight Management Program on body weight
This study is a randomized controlled clinical trial of two arms, which included 60 women survivors of breast cancer of the state of Sonora, Mexico.The intervention is for 8 months and includes home visits every 15 days for the first four months and monthly for the last four months.The objective was to evaluate the effect of a diet and physical activity intervention program using the motivational interviewing (MI) strategy compared to an orientation with a traditional educational approach to improve anthropometric variables such as body weight, fat, muscle mass and bone mineral density, as well as biomarkers of the disease such as mammographic density, telomere length, telomerase activity, DNA methylation, ceramide-1-phosphate transport protein (CPTP), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), C-reactive protein (CRP), interlucin 6 (IL-6) , interlucin 8 (IL-8), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), leptin and adiponectin. Finally, the study also aims to improve psychological variables such as quality of life, sleep quality, anxiety and optimism.
This study will determine if it is beneficial to use a weighted pacifier in neonates.
The Nordic Diet is a dietary pattern rich in traditional Nordic foods, including berries, grains, and fatty fish common in northern Europe. Studies have shown a protective effect of the Nordic Diet on cardiometabolic risk factors, however only select clinical practice guidelines for the management of diabetes (i.e. Diabetes Canada) recommend this dietary pattern. To support the update of the EASD clinical practice guidelines for nutrition therapy, the investigators propose to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and clinical trials to investigate the association between the Nordic Diet, cardiometabolic outcomes and cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality. The findings generated by this proposed knowledge synthesis will help improve the health of consumers through informing evidence-based guidelines and improving health outcomes by educating healthcare providers and patients, stimulating industry innovation, and guiding future research design.
Background: Osteoporotic fractures are a major public health issue. They cause substantial disability, loss of autonomy, morbidity and excess mortality. Diabetes is also associated with increased risk for falls and fractures through a direct impact of elevated blood glucose on the skeleton and on muscles. Research project overview: The investigators propose a cross-sectional study that will involve 2 research centers in the province of Quebec. The investigators will recruit 20 obese participants, without diabetes, who have not undergone bariatric surgery, for one-time measurements to be compared with baseline measurements (pre-surgery) from participants in the bariatric obese diabetic groups with type II diabetes mellitus from the ongoing study BODI study (NCT03455868). Bone Mineral Density as well as muscle quality, strength and function will be evaluated at a single study visit. Relevance: This data will permit the evaluation of the bone-muscle unit in patients with obesity with and without diabetes, and assess whether the presence and duration of diabetes impacts further on clinical and functional musculoskeletal outcomes (falls, fractures and mobility and strength) in this population. AGEs, if associated with muscle and bone deterioration, might become an easily accessible biomarker of musculoskeletal health in the clinical setting.
This prospective study aims to assess the feasibility and implementation of a plant-based, weight-loss program in an office setting. The study will also assess changes in body weight, blood pressure, plasma lipids, glycated hemoglobin, and body composition with a 12-week, plant-based, weight-loss program. These health benefits may illustrate feasibility to physicians and healthcare professionals elsewhere.
International studies reveal high prevalence of eating disorders (ED) and mental health issues amongst professional dancers, and the Norwegian National Ballet's house previously (2005) reported a lifetime prevalence of ED by 50% amongst female ballet dancers. Mental health issues and ED have been acknowledged for several years in most sports; still the same do not apply to dance sports. The objective of this study is to improve the knowledge on prevalence of mental health issues in professional dancers and the corresponding awareness of such among dance teachers. Additional objectives are to evaluate the effect of an intervention aimed to improve knowledge on nutrition, recovery strategies and mental health literacy among professional dancers and their teachers.