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Filter by:At the moment, most of efforts to prevent non-transmissible chronic diseases at population level have been centered in promoting healthful behaviors like physical activity, consumption of fruits and vegetables, and discouraging from the consumption of tobacco and alcohol in adult population, but the results have been little hopeful. In the last years, manifold studies have indicated the relation between metabolic alterations and of the fetal growth with the development of non-transmissible chronic diseases in adult age. More recently, it has been proposed that maternal factors (endothelial function, oxidative stress and alterations in adipokines) and placental ones (mitochondrial dysfunction) are the precursory mechanisms of fetal metabolic alterations and of the later development of non-transmissible chronic diseases. Also, it has been suggested that possibly supplementation with micronutrients and the physical exercise during the gestation can regulate these maternal and placental factors. For the reasons just mentioned, it is necessary to clarify if these proposed factors are related to fetal metabolic alterations and if the supplementation during the gestation with micronutrients and/or the physical exercise can regulate them, which would be an early and novel alternative to fortify the prevention of non-transmissible chronic diseases in the population. Purpose 1. To evaluate the effect of associated both the maternal and placental metabolic factors to non-transmissible chronic diseases in newborn. 2. To evaluate the effect of the physical exercise and the complementation with micronutrients during the pregnancy either in the endothelial function, the levels of adipokines, the oxidative stress of the mother and the newborn, as in the placental mitochondrial function and the anthropometry of newborn.
Physical activity is a well-known and powerful tool in medicine,having preventive, palliative, and curative properties. This has not been sufficiently examined in children in remission from cancer. In this study, children in remission from cancer will be divided into exercise and control groups. The interventional group will perform two supervised, 60-minute weekly exercise sessions. Outcome measures of the exercise intervention will be quality of life, mood, cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition and bone mineral density.
Over the past 30 years obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States (Ogden et al, 2006). While this epidemic affects all socioeconomic levels, certain racial/ethnic groups such as Hispanics, are disproportionately affected by obesity and diabetes. The age of onset of excess obesity in Hispanic females, formerly young adulthood, is now younger. Childhood obesity poses intermediate and long-term health risks, including: type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, elevated blood pressure, and metabolic syndrome. Although biological factors may influence a child's risk for becoming overweight, the home environment has been shown to be a predisposing and reinforcing contextual factor for unhealthy eating and exercise behaviors. Since parents are the primary transmitters of Hispanic cultural practices and significantly influence their children's diet and physical activity behaviors from preschool through high school, family-based weight-gain prevention interventions are likely to be effective. The goal of this implementation study is to contribute to the reduction of racial/ethnic disparities in obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes by tailoring a recently successful childhood obesity prevention program originally developed for African American girls to implement and evaluate with preadolescent Hispanic girls.
Health disparities related to obesity, pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes in the United States represent public health concerns. Given the benefit of exercise in disease prevention and management, evidence-based, cost-effective, brief interventions are needed to improve patient outcomes related to Type 2 diabetes and associated conditions. This novel behavioral intervention study connects individuals with resources within their community to affect change in their health and wellness. The aim is to connect disparate individuals to health and wellness resources to prevent the onset of diabetes. This will be accomplished through a collaborative effort with Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, Nashville Metro Parks and Recreation, and the Metro Public Health Department. A time series design will be used to assess the efficacy of physical activity counseling delivered by a health care professional, plus continued contact intervention delivered via a proactive and reactive health promotion counseling hotline that will leverage our partnership with Metro Parks versus counseling advice alone. In order to refine this intervention (Phase II) before it is executed, focus groups will first be conducted in Phase I with members of the target population in order to obtain feedback on the proposed intervention activities and materials. Qualitative findings and feasibility testing will be the basis for modifying the intervention.
Fatigue is the most common and disabling symptom in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Studies in other cancer patients with fatigue have shown that exercise improves both fatigue and quality of life (QOL), but there are no such studies in AML. The investigators want to conduct a pilot study of a home-based exercise program to see if this type of exercise program is feasible for AML patients, reduces fatigue, and improves QOL. What the investigators learn from this study will be essential to designing a larger, definitive randomized trial of exercise in patients with AML.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of food supplements and strength training on appetite, the amount of energy used, and body composition.
The purpose of this study is to identify the body's response to aerobic vs. resistance exercise. Throughout this study, we will examine food intake, appetite, and physical and mental well-being before, during, and after aerobic and resistance exercise.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of regular aerobic exercise on endothelial function in pregnancy.
Over half of adults in this country are overweight. This increases risk for heart and blood pressure problems, cancer, stroke and arthritis. While it is difficult to lose large amounts of weight and keep it off, even small amounts of weight loss can improve health. Furthermore, fat is increasingly recognized as a source of substances that increase inflammation. It may be that some of the adverse consequences of being overweight are due to increased inflammation. We are asking you to volunteer for a research study in which you may lose a moderate amount of weight and increase your activity. It is important that you read and understand the information on this form. The purposes of these studies are to determine the influence(s) of age and body composition on the production of inflammatory chemicals by fat (adipose tissue), the mechanisms controlling this, and if a weight loss and aerobic exercise intervention results in a decrease in inflammation.
HIV patients treated with Highly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy (HAART) show significant metabolic symptoms, such as lipodystrophy, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance. A possible contribution to these symptoms in HIV/HAART is a decrease in mitochondrial function, resulting in a decreased fatty acid oxidation. A combined regime of aerobic and resistance training has been demonstrated to increase lean body mass and reduce overall fat and truncal fat and the levels of triglyceride and LDL cholesterol.