• There was no significant difference in the prevalence of obesity between men and women overall or by age group. (cdc.gov)
  • Non-Hispanic black men had a lower prevalence of obesity than Hispanic men, but there was no significant difference between non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white men (Figure 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Obesity and Infertility Obesity or overweight is the body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. (pearltrees.com)
  • The link between obesity and infertility is more significant when excess fats get accumulated in the abdominal region. (pearltrees.com)
  • Obesity causes changes in the secretion of sex hormones and thereby increases infertility. (pearltrees.com)
  • Using a version of the concentration index, it finds that the risk of obesity is concentrated among the poorer, but over time, as the cohort ages, inequality declines, because in absolute. (lu.se)
  • Using a version of the concentration index, it finds that the risk of obesity is concentrated among the poorer, but over time, as the cohort ages, inequality declines, because in absolute terms obesity prevalence increases uniformly across the income distribution. (lu.se)
  • The second study uses U.S. cross-sectional data between 1960 and 2008 to study time trends in obesity, severe obesity, and body-mass index for different educational, income, and racial/ethnic groups. (lu.se)
  • It shows that, with some exceptions, the greatest part of the increases in body-mass index and obesity over time are shared by individuals in all subgroups of society, despite well-known baseline disparities (particularly among women). (lu.se)
  • This result has implications for our understanding of the kinds of societal changes that have really had an impact on individual decision making and thereby caused the obesity epidemic. (lu.se)
  • The third study has more of a methodological nature and examines whether measures of socioeconomic disparities in body-mass index and obesity are biased because self-reported weight and height tend to have errors (misreporting), and because body-mass index does not take body composition into account (misclassification). (lu.se)
  • Estimating the risk of obesity defined by using waist circumference gives rise to an educational gradient, which is not present when using body-mass index to classify men. (lu.se)
  • Individuals aged 25-70 years of age with obesity (body mass index [BMI] 30-55 kg/m) with or without type 2 DM and histologically confirmed metabolic-dysfunction associated steatohepatitis. (gi.org)
  • In Bahrain, ble diseases, increased life expectancy, Musaiger and al-Roomi found that obesity, changes in nutritional habits and habitual hypertension and diabetes were highly physical activity and increased prevalence prevalent and significantly more frequently of noncommunicable diseases such as hy- reported among women than men, with pertension and diabetes [ 1 ]. (who.int)
  • Obesity is considered to be a chronic disease associated with early medical complications including: respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, psychological and social changes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Obesity has significant metabolic and systemic immune and inflammatory effects. (bvsalud.org)
  • BACKGROUND: Some phthalates are endocrine disrupting chemicals used as plasticizers in consumer products, and have been associated with obesity in cross-sectional studies, yet prospective evaluations of weight change are lacking. (cdc.gov)
  • It is known as functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA), and it is associated with metabolic, physical, or psychological stress (after severe dieting, heavy training, intense emotional events, or a combination of them) [4, 5] with or without body weight loss [6]. (researchgate.net)
  • A significant increase in the metabolic syndrome (components which increase the risk for heart disease) was found over the study period. (cdc.gov)
  • Overall, the women taking the Yacon syrup had dramatic improvements in both body weight and metabolic health, while the women taking the placebo stayed pretty much the same. (amazines.com)
  • Keto diet s emphasize the severe restriction of carbohydrates and increased consumption of fats for the purpose of initiating ketosis, a metabolic state in which the body burns fat as its primary energy source. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • Essentially, NAD+ plays a critical role in maintaining cellular and metabolic functions, which translates to better health and longevity of our cells, organs and bodies as a whole. (prohealth.com)
  • However, when metabolic rate was expressed per kg fat free mass (ffm), no significant difference was found in postprandial energy expenditure between the overweight and normal groups. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The first 4 of these for age, hypertensive men had significantly may cluster in some persons and have been higher total cholesterol, fasting blood sug- identified as components of a syndrome ar, body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip known as metabolic cardiovascular syn- ratio than their normotensive counterparts. (who.int)
  • The women in the Yacon syrup group lost 3.9 inches, or 10 centimeters off of their waist, while no significant change was noticed in the placebo group. (amazines.com)
  • Following 87 +/- 49 days and 22 +/- 9 CR sessions, there was a small but significant change in weight (-1.3 +/- 3.8 kg), BMI (-0.4 +/- 1.2 kg/m 2 ), fat mass (-2.6 +/- 3.9 kg), lean mass (+1.3 +/- 1.9 kg), and waist circumference (-4.3 +/- 5.1 cm), P (nursingcenter.com)
  • Among patients who did not lose weight, waist circumference reduction was modestly predictive of fat mass loss ( r = 0.33, P = .004. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Results: Significant reductions in weight, body mass index, and waist circumference (among men) were observed before and after intervention (P (cdc.gov)
  • Each participant&rsquo:s body mass index-for-age z-score and waist circumference were measured, and they completed a physical activity, sedentary behavior, and body image perception questionnaires before and after the intervention and at the follow-up. (fao.org)
  • There were no significant changes in the respondents&rsquo: body mass index-for-age z-score or waist circumference (p >: 0.05). (fao.org)
  • Practitioners should prescribe exercise interventions known to elicit large mean changes to increase the probability that individuals will experience beneficial changes in CRF, waist circumference and body mass. (bvsalud.org)
  • The main empirical analysis uses a panel of 31 high-income countries and data for the period 1983 to 2008, and finds a positive and statistically significant relationship between the level of economic freedom and both the level of, and five-year change in, BMI. (lu.se)
  • In men, there was no statistically significant association between blood pressure and acute coronary syndromes. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • At the end, all three groups (vacation, novice, and regular meditators) showed statistically significant improvements in scores of stress and depression, which were measured using well-established and commonly used questionnaires. (harvard.edu)
  • There were also significant reductions in body mass index and perceived stress and an increase in cardiorespiratory fitness (i.e. (nih.gov)
  • However, immediate significant improvements were seen in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and body image satisfaction among the experimental group, and these improvements remained at follow-up (p <: 0.001). (fao.org)
  • First, participants in the treatment group saw significant improvements in both their HbA1c and body mass index during the study period. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • In those with excessive daytime sleepiness was observed the highest percentage change in LDL levels, HbA1c and CRP- u, but without statistical significance. (bvsalud.org)
  • Two successive 6-month periods in the year before and in the year following enrollment in the co-located primary care clinic were examined for primary care and emergency department use and for goal attainment of blood pressure, fasting blood lipids, body mass index (BMI), and, among patients with diabetes, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). (cdc.gov)
  • Changes with regard to goal attainment for high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and HbA1c were not significant. (cdc.gov)
  • Generalised estimating equation models were used to compare the changes in outcomes over time between groups. (nqa.org)
  • Many health outcomes are influenced by a person's body mass index, as well as by the trajectory of body mass index through a lifetime. (columbia.edu)
  • Primary outcomes were change from baseline to end of treatment on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS total, positive, negative, and general symptoms) between treatment groups. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Increasing participants' knowledge and providing skills to manage their weight seem to change their attitudes, resulting in better outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • here, we compare 1-year outcomes.Weight, % median body mass index (%mBMI), Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) scores, resumption of menses, and rehospitalizations were examined at 3, 6, and 12 months post-discharge. (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • In order to achieve a better understanding of which fundamental changes may underlie cognitive decline, adequate intervention trials and analyses have to be performed that can stratify outcomes on those factors that relate to the speed of cognitive decline. (fatsoflife.com)
  • and (2) compare posterior predictions of control and exercise across a range of moderators (baseline body mass index (BMI) and exercise duration, intensity, amount, mode, and adherence) to estimate the proportions of participants expected to exceed minimum clinically important differences (MCIDs) for all three outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • This study examined if leucine, arginine or glycine supplementation in adult obese patients (body mass index of 33 ± 4 kg/m²) consuming a Brazilian low energy and protein diet (4.2 MJ/day and 0.6 g protein/kg) affects protein and amino acid metabolism. (scielo.br)
  • This study examined if leucine, arginine or glycine supplementation in adult obese patients (body mass index of 33 ± 4 kg/m 2 ) consuming a Brazilian low energy and protein diet (4.2 MJ/day and 0.6 g protein/kg) affects protein and amino acid metabolism. (scielo.br)
  • There was a significant increase in overweight and obese patients. (who.int)
  • Changes in MR (kcal/min and kcal/min/kg ffm) from the baseline rate did not significantly differ in the underweight (n = 3) or in the overweight subjects (n = 5) following consumption of either meal at any time. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Changes in MR (kcal/min and kcal/min/kg ffm) from baseline were significantly higher in normal weight subjects (n = 11) across all times following consumption of the HPHF meal versus the HPLF meal. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Key exclusion criteria included hemoglobin A1c ≥10%, significant cardiac comorbidity and familial dyslipidemia. (gi.org)
  • Also unclear is whether there are differences in the thermogenic response to different nutrients in individuals of various body sizes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • No significant between-treatment differences were noted in body weight, vital signs, or laboratory measures, which remained stable. (psychiatrist.com)
  • There were no significant differences in protein flux, synthesis or breakdown. (scielo.br)
  • These differences were more significant among the experimental group than among the control group. (fao.org)
  • These findings indicate that interindividual variability in observed changes are likely due to measurement error and external behavioural factors, not interindividual differences in trainability. (bvsalud.org)
  • This is due in part to the reduction in estrogen, which affects all body tissues, including breast tissue. (wikipedia.org)
  • The analysis also found a small reduction in monthly outpatient visits but no significant changes in emergency department encounters or hospitalizations. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • Pooled estimates from studies of the effect for postpartum women resulted in a significant reduction in weight (−2.55 kg, 95% CI −3.81 to −1.28) after 3 to 12 months and six studies found a nonsignificant reduction in weight gain for pregnant women (−1.62 kg, 95% CI −3.57 to 0.33) at approximately 40 weeks. (jmir.org)
  • At the 6-month follow-up (i.e., the "action" or initiation stage of lifestyle change), the RFE, BC, and BCI interventions produced a significant reduction in cardiovascular risk. (nih.gov)
  • At the 12-month follow-up (i.e., the "maintenance" stage of lifestyle of change), BC was the only program found to produce a significant reduction in CVD risk. (nih.gov)
  • In addition, euglycaem- been accompanied by cultural changes, a ic patients with hyperinsulinaemia had a reduction in the prevalence of communica- cluster of risk factors for CVD. (who.int)
  • It is possible to change this trajectory. (gov.scot)
  • Multivariable analysis further adjusted for family history of cardiovascular disease and cancer, physical activity, overall dietary pattern (alternate healthy eating index 2010), total energy intake, smoking status, alcohol consumption, menopausal status (women only), and postmenopausal hormone use (women only). (bmj.com)
  • No significant changes in the other cardiovascular disease risk indicators were observed over time between groups. (nqa.org)
  • Groups did not significantly differ in telomerase activity changes across time, but had significant different telomere length changes across time (67.3 base pairs, 95%CI 3.1, 131.5). (nih.gov)
  • Intake of alcoholic (volume and energy) and diet or light beverages did not change significantly. (springer.com)
  • An elevated body mass index was significantly associated with increased severity of disk degeneration. (medscape.com)
  • It is too early to call the results practice changing, said Cohen, professor of medicine and endocrinology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), but she noted, "It's important just to provide information about how sequences of osteoporosis medications might be used in a rare but certainly understudied group of premenopausal women with osteoporosis who need treatment, and these data hopefully will help make some treatment decisions. (medscape.com)
  • Using weight and height data on nearly 90,000 Canadian women enrolled in the Canadian National Breast Screening Study, the researchers varied the BMI formula -- changing the value of x in W/Hx -- to see whether any of these variations on BMI better predicted the risk of 19 different cancers. (sciencedaily.com)
  • We discovered a significant association between SNV rs347313 (intron of NOS1AP) and change in body mass index in women over two years. (columbia.edu)
  • The present results suggest that 0.6 g/kg of dietary protein is enough to maintain protein turnover in obese women consuming a reduced energy diet and that leucine, arginine or glycine supplementation does not change kinetic balance or protein synthesis. (scielo.br)
  • 79.6% of women overweight or obese, and behavioural changes such as the adop- compared to 56% of men [ 7 ]. (who.int)
  • METHODS: We examined the relationship between weight loss, self-reported change in physical activity, and change in several QoL indices in 26,658 participants (79% women) after the initial 10 weeks of the online weight loss program. (bvsalud.org)
  • During the same period, no significant change occurred among women, 33.2% of whom were obese in 2003--2004. (cdc.gov)
  • Our objective was to evaluate associations between phthalate biomarker concentrations and weight and weight change among postmenopausal women. (cdc.gov)
  • More women in the U.S. are living longer, and a significant portion of them will spend up to 40% of their lives postmenopausal," said Brooke Aggarwal , an assistant professor in cardiology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. (msdmanuals.com)
  • BMI has become the most widely-used weight-for-height index in large population studies of children and adults, thanks mainly to its ease of calculation and the ready availability of weight and height data. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Among adults and children consuming Western diets, beverages are significant sources of free sugars, saturated fats, excess calories, and alcohol, with relevance to chronic disease risk. (springer.com)
  • To begin to characterize this relationship, we analyzed the association between common genetic variation and five phenotypes related to body mass index in a population-based sample of 5,354 Bangladeshi adults. (columbia.edu)
  • Obese subjects have increased protein turnover, whole-body protein synthesis and oxidation compared with same age lean adults (1). (scielo.br)
  • This means that two individuals can have the same BMI but can have very different percentage of body fat. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Identifying a significant percentage of the population that is succeeding in some weight loss may be an important target population for weight maintenance programs," Kraschnewski said. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The mean body mass index of the patients was 23.0 kg/m 2 . (medscape.com)
  • We hypothesized that positional therapy would be equivalent to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at normalizing the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). (researchgate.net)
  • The primary end point was change in total T. Patients and investigators were blinded as to each woman's treatment group. (medscape.com)
  • Body therapies - Body therapies, such as yoga and massage, may help relieve pain for some HIV patients. (naturalnews.com)
  • This early study suggests that adjunctive treatment with a standardized extract of Withania somnifera provides significant benefits, with minimal side effects, for negative, general, and total symptoms and stress in patients with recent exacerbation of schizophrenia. (psychiatrist.com)
  • PURPOSE: To determine the diagnostic performance of weight loss to identify fat mass loss in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients. (nursingcenter.com)
  • RESULTS: We analyzed data from 142 patients (mean age +/- SD = 60 +/- 12 years), 74% male, 94% non-Hispanic whites, and body mass index (BMI) 29.9 +/- 5.1 kg/m 2 . (nursingcenter.com)
  • Overall, patients who lost weight consistently lost fat mass, positive predictive value 0.91 (95% CI: 0.83-0.96). (nursingcenter.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Although weight loss in CR is indicative of fat mass loss in most patients, absence of weight loss, or even weight gain, would not necessarily rule out fat loss in a significant number of patients attending CR. (nursingcenter.com)
  • In this study, 120 patients with newly diagnosed HIV infection were prospectively evaluated to determine the effect of HAART on body mass index (BMI). (who.int)
  • Eighty-nine (83.1%) patients gained weight, 5 (4.7%) had no weight change, and 13 (12.2%) lost weight. (who.int)
  • Le nombre de patients en surpoids ou obèses s'est fortement accru. (who.int)
  • The study also found no "significant changes" occurred to any subject's body mass index (BMI). (hightimes.com)
  • A new study suggests that body mass index (BMI) -- the most commonly used weight-for-height formula for estimating fatness -- may not be the best measure for estimating disease risk, and particularly the risk of certain types of cancer. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Our study evaluated the genetic determinants of body mass index related phenotypes for the first time in South Asians. (columbia.edu)
  • Researchers measured the changes in the body mass index (BMI) from both groups every month and recorded their biological parameters at the beginning and after the study. (naturalnews.com)
  • This study examined changes in energy expenditure in response to ingestion of a high protein, high fat (HPHF) meal versus an isocaloric high protein, low fat (HPLF) meal in underweight, normal weight, or overweight females (n = 21) aged 19-28 years. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Background: This cluster-randomized study aimed to evaluate the effects of an intervention focused on physical activity, nutrition, and body image perception among girls in intermediate schools in Saudi Arabia. (fao.org)
  • In what Cognis Nutrition & Health (La Grange, IL) says is the first study of its kind, researchers studied the effects of Cognis's Tonalin conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) ingredient, touted for weight and body-fat management, on mild asthmatics. (nutritionaloutlook.com)
  • This is because these studies were done in an experimental setting, did not examine within-patient changes, or did not study the effect on cardiovascular measures. (cdc.gov)
  • Age-standardization was performed using the direct standardization method to account for changes in the age-structure of the study population. (cdc.gov)
  • Body composition was measured using bioelectrical impedance analysis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The American Heart Association (AHA) offers some tips for protecting that most critical organ while hormone levels and body composition change. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Body composition tends to shift to lower muscle mass. (msdmanuals.com)
  • There was significant association between blood acylcarnitine findings and postmortem interval (PMI), body mass index and liver weight. (bmj.com)
  • Significant liver damage was characterized by elevated plasma alanine aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase levels, extensive hepatomegaly, hepatocyte enlargement, ballooning, steatosis, hepatic cell death, and compensatory proliferation. (unav.edu)
  • Protein (CRP) and leptin, changes that point to an along the body and at the expiratory phase of inflammatory state and of Insulin Resistance (IR)13 respiration. (bvsalud.org)
  • Instead, they are prone to changing their goals to increasingly lower weights over time. (hightimes.com)
  • Other noticeable changes were a significant drop in physical activity, increased BMI, reduced artery flexibility, and increased carotid artery thickness over time. (cdc.gov)
  • Newer technologies have since been developed for measuring body fat, but they can be prohibitively expensive and time consuming. (sciencedaily.com)
  • We hardly have any data about how NMN is absorbed, used, and excreted over time in the human body-a field known as pharmacokinetics. (prohealth.com)
  • Analyses (N=111) compared changes in %mBMI, weight suppression, and EDE-Q scores over time between atypical AN and AN.Among the participants (48 atypical AN, 63 AN), both groups gained weight but those with atypical AN had lower gains than those with AN in %mBMI (p=.02) and greater weight suppression (p=.002) over time. (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • EDE-Q scores improved over time, independent of weight suppression, with no significant difference between atypical AN and AN. (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • Greater weight suppression predicted longer time to restore menses and more days of rehospitalization.Individuals with atypical AN regained a smaller proportion of body mass and were more weight suppressed over time. (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • You can change your cookie settings at any time. (gov.scot)
  • Influencing the environments and ways in which we live, work and spend time requires a whole systems approach and will require changes to take place in our homes and communities, in the places where we eat, live and work, and through the lives we lead. (gov.scot)
  • Time to change the guidelines? (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • But what's really striking are the result from 10 months later: the regular meditators still showed significant improvements on these scores, the novice meditators even more so. (harvard.edu)
  • Regular meditators showed both the same types of 'improvements' at the molecular level as the others, but on top of that exhibited changes that were also associated with some aging/disease processes that also correlated with biomarkers of aging in a favorable direction. (harvard.edu)
  • Because diet influences the potential for learning as well as health, an objective of the first national education goal is that children 'receive the nutrition and health care needed to arrive at school with healthy minds and bodies' (3). (cdc.gov)
  • The experimental group then attended six interactive sessions within 3 months featuring physical activity, nutrition, and body image perception, followed by a 3-month follow-up period. (fao.org)
  • The findings suggest that resveratrol has "effects at both the ovarian and adrenal level," without significant changes in body mass index (BMI), lipid profile, or markers of inflammation or endothelial function, they write. (medscape.com)
  • These findings speak to the importance of body fatness measurements beyond BMI in the CR setting. (nursingcenter.com)
  • The key factors influencing breast ptosis over a woman's lifetime are cigarette smoking, her number of pregnancies, higher body mass index, larger bra cup size, and significant weight change. (wikipedia.org)
  • About 73% and 68% of the variation in weight change (P (cdc.gov)
  • It is important for health professionals to understand the true prevalence of long-term weight loss, as it may help to change the underlying beliefs and influence clinical practice," said Jennifer Kraschnewski, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of medicine and public health sciences. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In a linear mixed-model, the G allele was associated with an increase of 0.25 kg/m2 in body mass index over two years (p-value of 2.3·10−8). (columbia.edu)
  • They discovered that those who were supplemented with moringa leaf powder had a more significant increase in their BMI and albumin, a substance which helps transport nutrients to the body , than those in the control group. (naturalnews.com)
  • Animals fed with DUAL diet elicited a significant increase in body mass index accompanied by a pronounced hypertrophy of adipocytes, hypercholesterolemia, and hyperglycemia. (unav.edu)
  • Anaemia at diagnosis was associated with a significant increase in BMI. (who.int)
  • Physical activity may attenuate the loss of lean mass that is observed with AOM treatments and may enhance the quality and function of muscle. (bvsalud.org)
  • The various forces placed on the disks of the lumbar spine that can result in degenerative changes. (medscape.com)
  • If a woman has been pregnant, postpartum hormonal changes will cause her depleted milk glands to atrophy. (wikipedia.org)
  • But studies looking at NAD+ precursors in humans have yielded inconsistent results, likely due to small sample sizes, short durations or dosages insufficient to detect a meaningful change. (prohealth.com)
  • A 2010 review found that weight gain during pregnancy and breastfeeding were not significant risk factors for ptosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • We also provide evidence that the genetic etiology of body mass index related traits may differ by ancestry, sex, and environment, and consequently that these factors should be considered when assessing the genetic determinants of the risk of body mass index-related disease. (columbia.edu)
  • Moderator analyses identified that larger proportions were associated with a range of factors consistent with standard exercise theory and were driven by mean changes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Change in eating disorder cognitions, resumption of menses, and rehospitalization rates at 1-year follow-up did not differ between groups. (stanfordchildrens.org)
  • Researchers stated that subjects reported lower depression levels while caring for their bodies more. (hightimes.com)
  • The team of researchers from Harvard and Metro International Biotech analyzed the pharmacokinetics of NMN, or how different doses of the compound are safely absorbed, metabolized, and excreted in the human body. (prohealth.com)
  • Researchers also determined a significant improvement in the subjects' tolerance for strenuous exercise. (nutritionaloutlook.com)
  • The researchers had ensured that all three groups were equal in average age, education level, employment status, and body mass index. (harvard.edu)
  • Weight loss and weight maintenance programs need significant changes in their effectiveness and availability to affect these numbers, note the researchers. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Main outcome measure Death confirmed by state vital records, the national death index, or reported by families and the postal system. (bmj.com)
  • We performed a randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of aerobic exercise on changes in telomerase levels (primary outcome) and telomere lengths (secondary outcome) in inactive caregivers. (nih.gov)
  • Future studies can adapt this intervention for adolescent boys and extend its duration to improve the body mass index outcome. (fao.org)
  • This Body Mass Index Calculator takes your height and weight, and gives you your B.M.I. It then suggests if you are underweight, a healthy weight or overweight - as well as suggesting what range is ideal for your height. (neilstoolbox.com)
  • Blood pressure, blood sugar and body mass index -- a measure of body fat based on height and weight -- should be monitored yearly. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Several studies have shown that retinal blood flow is autoregulated in response to experimental changes in ocular perfusion pressure (OPP). (arvojournals.org)
  • The prevalence of low back and neck pain, which are thought to be associated with degenerative changes in the disk, represent major epidemiological problems. (medscape.com)
  • Stress is the adaptive response of our body through all its homeostatic systems, to external and/or internal stimuli that activate specific and nonspecific physiological pathways. (researchgate.net)
  • Those included were continuously enrolled in both Part A and Part B for 3 years, including the index year and 2-year lookback period. (cdc.gov)
  • We found significant estimates of heritability for all of the body mass index-related phenotypes. (columbia.edu)
  • No significant change in peak or mean plantar pressure was found beneath the medial midfoot. (japmaonline.org)
  • Insulin is significant for the production of sex hormones. (pearltrees.com)
  • All these stressors act on hypothalamic and extra hypothalamic areas inducing specific defensive behavior in the many hypothalamic centers such as those controlling reproduction, body temperature, food intake, sleep regulation [4, 15]. (researchgate.net)
  • A well-documented link between avoidance of unpleasant body sensations and BN symptoms suggests that aversive interoceptive experiences may be particularly relevant to BN pathophysiology. (nature.com)
  • Nutrients from the foods we eat provide the foundation of function and wholeness of all the cells in our body, which is why it is important that we try to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle. (nutfruit.org)
  • All three groups showed significant positive changes in the markers of immune function. (harvard.edu)
  • Sleep efficiency, spontaneous arousal index, and sleep architecture were unchanged with both therapies. (researchgate.net)
  • Biochemically, aging increases the ratio of keratin sulfate to chondroitin sulfate, and it also changes the proportion of chondroitin-4-sulfate to chondroitin-6-sulfate, with a parallel decrease in water content. (medscape.com)