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Filter by:The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of a 3 months SODB® supplementation in adipose tissue modulations of overweight women, in comparison to a placebo.
The goal of this study is to evaluate an online Diabetes Prevention Program adapted for patients with prediabetes in safety net health care settings.
The purpose of the study is to test the effectiveness of a child obesity intervention with multiple components targeting nutrition and/or psycho-social factors in children, their parents, and their classmates. The specific aims of the study are to (1) Determine the effectiveness of two family-level interventions for improving child outcomes (unhealthy eating, low activity, and overweight); (2) Determine the extent to which adding a family dynamics component enhances the effectiveness of a family lifestyle intervention and improves the child outcomes listed above; and (3) Determine the extent to which a peer-level intervention improves the effectiveness of two family-level interventions among overweight children.
The purpose of this study is to investigate if MOBIGAME (an innovative, mobile phone-based game application) is suitable to increase daily physical activity and physical activity adherence as well as health parameters such as cardiorespiratory fitness, leg strength, glucose metabolism, vascular health and self-determination as well as health related quality of life in the course of a 24-week intervention in comparison to the control group receiving one-time lifestyle counseling.
Peanuts and tree nuts (almonds, pistachios, walnuts, pecans, pine nuts, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts) (herein referred to as "nuts") are a good source of unsaturated fatty acids, vegetable protein, fibre, and polyphenolics. Nut intake has been associated with reduced cardiovascular disease risk and claims for this association have been permitted by the FDA; however, intake of tree nuts is low in Canada. One of the barriers to increasing the consumption of nuts is the perception that they may contribute to weight gain more than other "healthy foods" owing to their high energy density. The evidence supporting this concern, however, is lacking. In a series of earlier systematic reviews and meta-analyses, we have shown that nuts improve glycemic control and metabolic syndrome criteria, findings which run contrary to any expected weight gain. However, it remains unclear whether nuts have an increasing, neutral, or even decreasing effect on body weight. To address the uncertainties, the investigators propose to conduct a series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the totality of the evidence from randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies to investigate the effect of nut consumption on body weight and adiposity. 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
The purpose of this study was to encourage students to reduce soft drinks intake, substituting it by water, in order to prevent and control overweight prevalence.
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of Gelesis200.
The proposed study seeks to test the effect of a plant-based dietary intervention on cardiovascular risk factors in police officers.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether adding motivational interviewing (MI) to a behavioural weight loss program (BWLP) results in improved weight loss in adults with overweight and obesity.
Hispanics share a disproportionate burden of several of the nation's leading chronic diseases caused by poor lifestyle habits such as sedentary behavior and poor quality nutrition intake. This project will design, implement and evaluate the delivery and effectiveness of an existing health promotion text messaging program focused on increasing physical activity and improving dietary behaviors among medically underserved Hispanic patients. Adult Hispanic patients referred by their healthcare provider at a local free community health clinic will be invited to participate in the 4-month long study. Patients who agree to participate will be sent health promotion text messages and will complete a brief pre-post assessment battery. Patients who do not send an initial enrollment text (to agree to participate) will receive a follow up telephone call from the research team to encourage participation. Evaluations will consist of: (1) physician referral rates; (2) patient enrollment rates; (3) demographic differences (gender, age) in participants/non-participants; and (4) pre-post changes in levels of physical activity and quality dietary intake will be conducted. The results of this study will provide a better understanding of the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing referral-based text messaging programs among medically underserved Hispanic patients at high risk for chronic diseases.