Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Overweight"
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The effect of a multidisciplinary physical activity intervention on the body composition and physical fitness of obese children
(Minerva Medica, 2013)AIM: The aim was to determine the effect of a physical activity, diet, and behaviour modification intervention of 13 weeks, 3x per week for 60 minutes on the body composition and physical fitness of overweight and obese ... -
Leptin and the vasculature in young adults: the African‐PREDICT study
(Wiley, 2019)Background and aim Information regarding the effect of leptin on the vasculature in young healthy adults at risk for cardiovascular disease development is limited. We therefore examined the associations between measures ... -
Nutritional status of Tajik children and women: transition towards a double burden of malnutrition
(Wiley, 2019)The double burden of malnutrition, an emerging concern in developing countries, can exist at various levels: individual, household, and population. Here, we explore the nutritional status of Tajik women (15–49 years) and ... -
Physical fitness, physical activity, sedentary behavior, or diet: what are the correlates of obesity in Polish school children?
(MDPI, 2017)There is substantial evidence of rising prevalence of overweight and obesity and its co-morbidities among children in western-high income developed countries. In the European Union, the prevalence of overweight and obesity ... -
Prevalence and correlates of underweight and overweight/obesity among women in India: results from the National Family Health Survey 2015-2016
(Dove Medical Press, 2019)Objective: The study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of underweight and overweight or obesity among women in India. Subjects and methods: In a population-based cross-sectional 2015–2016 National Family Health ... -
Prevalence of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity in Benue State, Nigeria
(Wiley, 2012)objective To evaluate demographic variation in the prevalence of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) among 3240 children and adolescents (girls: n = 1714; boys: n = 1526) aged 9–16 years attending primary and secondary ... -
Relationship between physical activity, body fatness and cardiorespiratory fitness in South African adolescents: the PAHL study
(LAM Publications, 2017)Low cardiorespiratory fitness and inactivity are strong health predictors associated with excessive fatness. The objective of this study was to determine the associations between physical activity (PA) and cardiorespiratory ... -
The relationship of overweight and obesity to the motor performance of children living in South Africa
(Cogent OA, 2012)Objectives: This study aimed to determine the relationship between overweight and obesity and the motor performance of nine- to 13-year-old South African children. Design: The study used a one-way cross-sectional design ...