Aim The aims of this study were to:(a) describe the physical activity (PA) and quality of life (QOL) in living donor liver transplant (LDLT) recipients pre‐operatively and at 3 months and 6 months post‐operatively;(b) compare PA and QOL at 6 months post‐operatively with a healthy control group; and (c) explore pre‐operative factors that predict PA changes. Methods Patients over 20 years of age who were undergoing LDLT were recruited. PA was measured based on the number of steps/day and time spent performing moderate‐to …

Objectives: Bariatric surgery is the most effective weight loss therapy, and recently laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is gaining popularity worldwide. On the other hand, patients undergoing bariatric surgery have a high prevalence of mental disorders. A Japanese nationwide survey reported high prevalence of mental disorders in patients with low percent total weight loss (% TWL) and also in those with high% TWL. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of 1-year% TWL with background mental health …

The development of effective nutritional supports for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) is still challenging. This study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of daily consumption of fortified whey on inflammation, muscle mass, functionality, and quality of life in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD. A single-blind, randomized trial study was performed on patients with COPD (n= 46). Participants in the intervention group (n= 23) daily received 250 ml of whey beverage fortified with magnesium and vitamin C for 8 …

Studies have shown that lean mass must be an important determinant of blood pressure value in children and adolescents. The absence of adjustment for the collinearity between lean and fat mass (FM), restricted age span, and lack of separate analysis by sex leave a gap in the literature. This study determined direct and indirect effects of the somatic growth indicators linked to the association between age and systolic blood pressure (SBP) in boys and girls. This is a cross‐sectional study comprising 1,510 participants (6‐18 years). Path …

Abstract Background: The MC4R gene harbours one of the strongest susceptibility locus for obesity, and its metabolic consequences. The objective of this study was to analyze whether dietary factors may attenuate the MC4R genotypes effects on obesity and its comorbidities. Methods: In 819 adult participants, genotyped for MC4R SNPs (rs17782313, rs12970134, rs633265, rs1350341) the anthropometric measurements, total body fat, visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), blood glucose, insulin, total-, LDL-, HDL-cholesterol …

Muscle oxygenation (MO) status is the dynamic balance between O 2 utilization and O 2 delivery. Low-impact high-intensity interval exercise MO responses in the exercise and recovery stage are still unclear. We compared the differences in MO and physiological parameters between high-intensity interval water-based exercise (WHIIE) and high-intensity interval land bike ergonomic exercise (LBEHIIE) in postmenopausal women. Eleven postmenopausal women completed WHIIE or LBEHIIE in counter-balanced order. Eight sets …

During the first three months of the Temple Vie programme, average weight loss in 36 subjects exceeded 13 kg. There were associated improvements in Patient Reported Outcome Measures, blood pressure and serum lipids. The Covid-19 pandemic may focus attention on programmes that give rise to rapid weight loss and improvements in cardiovascular health parameters.

Purpose As obesity becomes increasingly prevalent, its impact on fertility has been a subject of great debate. Nearly all prior research is retrospective and evaluates obesity utilizing body mass index (BMI), which may overestimate adiposity in individuals with a greater amount of lean muscle and underestimate adiposity in those with less muscle mass. Methods We prospectively evaluated 2013 couples undergoing infertility treatment with in vitro fertilization (IVF). Percent body fat (% BF) was measured by use of a bioelectric …

The aim of this study is to evaluate the body composition, physical and physiological parameters of the functional (cross fit, HIIT) exercises applied at the beginning of the preparatory season and at the end of the preparatory season, and to determine the physical and physiological parameters that occur in female footballers during the preparatory season. The average age of the study was 22.25±3.8 years, average height; 166.36±8.14 cm and a weight average 2018-2019 season in Turkey with 54.44±3.24 kg Football Federation …

Results In 124 healthy children, positive correlations between QUS SI and DXA (BMC and BMD) were observed (range= 0.30–0.45, P< 0.01). Results from Lin's CCC test showed almost perfect correlations between BIA and DXA fat free mass (0.96), fat mass (0.92), and substantial correlation for percentage of fat mass (0.75)(P< 0.05). Conclusion Although BIA results were not as accurate as DXA and DXA remains the gold standard method for clinical assessment, BIA can be an alternative method for investigating body composition among …