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Objective: Though overweight/obesity has been reported by several authors in Nigeria, weight misperception and dissatisfaction has been scarcely studied and reported. The prevalence of overweight/obesity, weight misperception and dissatisfaction was therefore investigated in 1,030 students (51% females) of a Nigerian tertiary sc.. Read More
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The aim of this study was to modify the current Sleeve gastrectomy surgical procedure by leaving behind the blind intestinal loop, with the purpose to overcome the complications of gastric bypass. Accordingly, we evaluated in Canine, the effectiveness of this approach, on the weight loss and markers of inflammation and oxidative.. Read More
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Does Long-term Equine Assisted Learning have an Effect on Childhood Weight Management?
In the United States, overweight and obesity have been described as an epidemic. Unfortunately, the current weight management interventions are not able to reverse the continual increase in the weight of the United States citizens. Appearing unrelated, New York State is the home to more than 200,000 horses, most of them used for.. Read More
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Background: The adverse effects of obesity on human health necessitate the development of effective interventions for the prevention and treatment of obesity. Mixture of natural products, including crude extracts and isolated pure natural compounds can cause a body weight reduction and prevent diet-induced obesity. Consequently,.. Read More
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Liver Cirrhosis Improvement by Weight Loss Prior Bariatric Surgery
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as a phenotype of metabolic syndrome can lead to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and liver cirrhosis. Bariatric surgery in patients with liver cirrhosis can be related to possible bleeding complications due to resultant hypocoagulability. Therefore lifestyle-changing programmes are .. Read More
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Effect of Weight Loss on Markers of Inflammation and Endothelial Function in Childhood Obesity
Background: Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation and hyperinsulinism that may influence the progression of endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis already in childhood. Methods: To study changes in metabolic profile and markers of inflammation and endothelial activation in children with primary severe ob.. Read More
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Four Decades of Bariatric Surgery in a Community Hospital of Spain
Introduction: Bariatric surgical practice changes in the community setting may be under-reported. We present the developments in a Spanish bariatric surgical practice in the community setting of Alcoy from its origin in 1977 through the present. Methods: Bariatric surgical techniques employed in a country community setting over.. Read More
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Objectives: To study the risk of maternal overweight and obesity on congenital anomalies (CAs) using the expected prepregnancy body mass index (EPPBMI) calculated from the postpartum weight. Methods: By deciding four difference factors, one for low, normal, overweight, and obese mothers as 60% of the pregnancy weight gain, then.. Read More
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Effects of Self-efficacy on Health Behavior and Body Weight
Objective: Overweight and obesity is a major public health in the U.S. Self-efficacy plays a significant role in health behavior (exercise and diet) and lack of could contribute to obesity. Our purpose was to evaluate perceived self-efficacy as it relates to eating, exercise and BMI in individuals with overweight and obesity. Me.. Read More
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Background: Obesity is common in children and adolescents with intellectual impairment. In this study the effects of an inpatient multidisciplinary weight control program on BMI-SDS, body weight and BMI in children and adolescents with overweight/obesity and intellectual impairment with or without behavioural problems were evalu.. Read More
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Introduction: Weight regain is a major obstacle for most dietary procedures. Gastric stimulation has been shown to affect hormone levels. Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of irregular external gastric stimulation on longterm weight reduction. Methods: External gastric stimulation was performed by ho.. Read More
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Healthy Lifestyle Program in Malaysian National Service Camp
National Service Training Program is a characters development platform for the Malaysian teenagers. This program indirectly promote healthy lifestyle to create a better trainees quality. Healthy Lifestyle Program implementation among obese adolescents whom followed the training program are expected to address the issue of health.. Read More
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Background: Obesity is a serious public health issue, recognised as a global epidemic affecting millions of people worldwide. The prevalence of obesity has been established among all age groups of different countries of the world. Numerous researches have confirmed the increasing prevalence rate of overweight and obesity globall.. Read More
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The Mind-Body Connection: Its Impacts on Obesity
This workshop is a hands-on, interactive experience supporting the research of Malkina-Pykh, I.G. (2012) and the works of authors Kelly, Michael, McCarthy, Patrick, and Milne, Hugh. Their works cover associations between the mind-body connection and the importance of integrating a holistic approach to reach optimal levels of fit.. Read More
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Overweight and Obesity among High Level Secondary School Adolescents in Mwanza Tanzania
Background: Overweight and obesity is public health issue which is growing among young generation worldwide. 15-50% of the people living in urban areas in Africa have obesity or overweight, and it is projected that by year 2012, about 75% of people will be in developing countries. Objective: To determine the prevalence and relat.. Read More
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Obesity: Anesthetic and Caesarean Procedure Complications in the Teaching Centers of Cotonou
Introduction: The morbidity townships of the obesity at the women are the complications of pregnancy, the dystocia, and the childbirths by caesarian procedure. This survey had for objective to determine the frequency of the obesity at the parturient, to value the impact of the obesity on the childbirth by caesarean and the compl.. Read More
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Therapeutic Effect of Vitamin E on Testicular Tissue Damage Caused by Obesity
Obesity can adversely affect overall health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or an increase in the number of health problems. Meanwhile, alterations in testicular metabolism induced by high-energy diets (HED) may induce mitochondrial dysfunction, which is closely associated to reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative s.. Read More
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Obesity and Sexual Abuse in American Indians and Alaska Natives
Mainstream American culture frequently minimizes the prevalence and significance of sexual abuse. Unfortunately, this denial of extensive victimization of women is also present in many underserved populations. In June 2007, Amnesty International released its report on sexual abuse in indigenous women, which states that, “O.. Read More
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Pulmonary Function in Morbid Obesity: Influence of Sex and Body Distribution
Objective: To describe the respiratory functional alterations that occur in patients with morbid obesity (MO) and the possible influence of gender and distribution of body fat, measured as an index waist/hip ratio (wai/hip). Method: Prospective study in 2 years of anthropometric and functional parameters breathing in MO, determi.. Read More
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Background: Obesity is a global health problem. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) is a type of bariatric surgery that is effective for weight loss and control of co-morbidities. Long-term results of LAGB in different obesity groups have been widely studied in Western populations but not in a multi-racial Asian popul.. Read More
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