The ingestion of Lactobacillus plantarum OLL2712 (OLL2712) cells improved glucose metabolism by suppressing chronic inflammation in mouse models and in a preliminary clinical study. We aimed to clarify the effect of OLL2712 on glucose metabolism and chronic inflammation for healthy adults. Prediabetic adults (n= 130, age range: 20–64 years) were randomly assigned to either the placebo or OLL2712 groups (n= 65 each) and were administered conventional yogurt or yogurt containing more than 5× 10 9 heat-treated …

At present the movement activities play more and more important role in the life of human being of any age. In this article are presented results of testing 569 Czech adult people (273 males and 296 females) older than 18 years. There are discussed sex differences results in 6 physical development parameters: fitness score (FS), body height (BH), body weight (BW), BMI, fat tissue percentage (% FAT) and waist hips rate (WHR), which were measured by machine Inbody 720.

Background Currently jump-landing ground reaction forces have only been quantified in the vertical direction as a stimulus for bone development. This study quantified the full-spectrum of jump-landing force magnitudes (body weight's) and rates of strain (body weights per second) of bilateral multidirectional jumps (star jump and stride jump) with reactive jump-landings (ie jumping immediately after initial jump-landing) among premenopausal women. It was also of interest to quantify the influence of instruction on the magnitude and rate of the …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered a hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome and is associated with cardiovascular outcomes. We investigated whether NAFLD was associated with coronary artery calcification (CAC) in participants without a previous …

The purpose of this study was to analyze the accuracy of predictive equations for resting metabolic rate (RMR) and daily energy expenditure in policemen on a rotating shift. Subjects were 28 healthy policemen on a rotating shift (males) age of 23-46 years. The participants' RMR was measured by using indirect calorimetry (TrueOne2400) and also calculated from various predicted equations of RMR (Harris-Benedict, Schofield (W)/(WH), FAO/WHO/UNU (W)/(W/H), Cunningham, Mifflin, Liu, Owen, IMNA and Henry (W)/(WH)). The accuracy of …

[Purpose] This study aimed to investigate correlations between lumbar bone mineral density (BMD) and general characteristics of postmenopausal females, including body composition, knee extensor strength, standing balance, and femur BMD.[Subjects and Methods] A total of 40 postmenopausal females (55.6±4.6 years) who were caregivers or guardians of patients in the K hospital were included in the study. The weight, height, body composition, left and right knee extensor strength, standing balance, femur BMD, and lumbar BMD measurements …

Objectives: Locomotive syndrome (LS) is a condition requiring nursing care for musculoskeletal disorders. Our aim was to evaluate the correlation between body composition, measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and LS, measured using the 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Functional Scale (GLFS-25). Methods: We enrolled 286 individuals who were undergoing regular health follow-up. All individuals completed the GLFS-25, body composition analysis by BIA, and five physical performance tests related to …

Background: There are limited data about daily energy and macronutrient intake after LSG and RNY in the patients with obesity. Methods: This prospective clinical trial was conducted on sixty patients with obesity (BMI≥ 35) who had LSG (n= 33) or RNY (n= 27)(2015–2016). Anthropometric and demographic indices (weight, height, body mass index, sex, and age) were recorded. Two 24-h food intake were completed before and 3 months after surgery. Results: Mean total energy and macronutrient intake decreased three months after surgery …

Objectives Muscle damage symptoms induced by unaccustomed eccentric contraction exercise can be reduced by repeating the experience several times. This phenomenon is termed the repeated bout effect. Although traditional biochemical markers require invasive blood sampling, biochemical measurements have recently been developed that can be non-invasively performed using urinary titin N-terminal fragment (UTF). However, it is unclear whether UTF can reflect the repeated bout effect. Therefore, the aim of the present study was …

RESULTS The prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension combined was 41.36% in this population. High fried food intake was associated with high prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension combined. The odds of having prehypertension and hypertension was higher in the 3rd tertile of fried food intake among fried food consumers compared to non-fried food consumers (OR= 2.46, 95% CI= 1.24, 4.87; P for trend= 0.004). Separate analysis for types of frying showed that deep and shallow fried food intake was …