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Potential Nutrigenomic Approaches to Reduce the High Incidence of Obesity in Qatar
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OMICS International
, 2016 , Article)
Obesity prevalence has been growing exponentially over the last few decades, with a high impact in high-income countries, like Qatar. Several approaches are attempting to understand the causes of this phenomenon however ...
Topiramate monotherapy for weight reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Aims: To conduct a systematic review with meta-analysis to determine the efficacy and safety of topiramate as monotherapy for weight reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, ...
Characteristics of preferred gait patterns: considerations for exercise prescription - Chapter 7
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Gait patterns have been widely studied in different fields of science for their particular characteristics. A dynamic approach of human locomotion considers walking and running as two stable behaviours adopted spontaneously ...
Adolescents Surveillance System for Obesity in Europe. A pioneering project to prevent obesity in Italy using e-technology: the ASSO Project Adolescence Surveillance System for Obesity Prevention
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IADIS
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Adolescents’ obesity is a major concern in our modern life; it could lead to significant increase in the rate of obese in the
future generations and consequently the health budget. The ASSO Project in Italy (Adolescence ...
Charactertistics of preferred gait patterns: Considerations for exercise prescription
(
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Gait patterns have been widely studied in different fields of science for their particular characteristics. A dynamic approach of human locomotion considers walking and running as two stable behaviours adopted spontaneously ...
Adolescents surveillance system for obesity in Europe. A pioneering project to prevent obesity in Italy using E-technology: The ASSO* project * adolescence surveillance system for obesity prevention
(
IADIS
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Adolescents' obesity is a major concern in our modern life; it could lead to significant increase in the rate of obese in the future generations and consequently the health budget. The ASSO Project in Italy (Adolescence ...
Greater effects of high- compared with moderate-intensity interval training on cardio-metabolic variables, blood leptin concentration and ratings of perceived exertion in obese adolescent females
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Institute of Sport National Research
, 2016 , Article)
This study examined the effects of high- vs. moderate-intensity interval training on cardiovascular fitness, leptin levels and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) in obese female adolescents. Forty-seven participants were ...
Promoter–enhancer looping at the PPARγ2 locus during adipogenic differentiation requires the Prmt5 methyltransferase
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Oxford University Press
, 2016 , Article)
PPARγ2 is a critical lineage-determining transcription factor that is essential for adipogenic differentiation. Here we report characterization of the three-dimensional structure of the PPARγ2 locus after the onset of ...
Associations of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism rs1544410 with Adiposity Phenotypes
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MedCrave
, 2016 , Article)
Background: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is present on adipocytes, and many studies were performed to investigate the association between polymorphisms in VDR gene with obesity. However, in the Arab Gulf populations, whereas ...
Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Adolescents and Surveillance System for the Obesity Prevention Project
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2016 , Article)
The Adolescents Surveillance System for Obesity prevention
(ASSO) Project aimed at developing standardized and web-based
tools for collecting data on adolescents’ obesity and its potential
determinants. This has been ...