Physical Activity

The Psychology of Eating.

The psychology of eating.

Front Psychol. 2013; 4: 215
Meule A, Vögele C

HubMed – eating

 

A risky occupation? (Un)healthy lifestyle behaviors among Danish seafarers.

Health Promot Int. 2013 Apr 28;
Hjarnoe L, Leppin A

Sedentary working conditions, smoking, unhealthy eating habits and lack of exercise are some of the lifestyle risk factors that form a potentially growing problem for seafarers within certain parts of the maritime sector creating a heightened risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Health promotion initiatives to combat this negative development requires as a first step identifying the magnitude of the different risk factors. A survey was conducted in 2007-08 with two Danish shipping companies on seafarers’ health, wellbeing, diet, smoking and physical activity. In addition, a health profile was offered to the respondents, consisting of physiological measurements, such as fitness rating, body mass index (BMI), cholesterol measurement and blood pressure. The response rate in the questionnaire study was 57% (n = 360) of which 76% (n = 272) of the respondents received a health profile. Results (males) showed 44% daily smokers compared with 32% in the general Danish adult male population. Twenty-five percent of the seafarers were obese with a BMI > 30 compared… Continue reading

The Contributing Factors to Poor Sleep Experiences in According to the University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

The contributing factors to poor sleep experiences in according to the university students: A cross-sectional study.

J Res Med Sci. 2012 Jun; 17(6): 557-61
Altun I, C?nar N, Dede C

Sleep problems among university students are common; however, the… Continue reading

Healthy Families Study: Design of a Childhood Obesity Prevention Trial for Hispanic Families.

Healthy Families Study: Design of a Childhood Obesity Prevention Trial for Hispanic Families.

Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 Apr 25;
Zoorob R, Buchowski M, Beech BM, Canedo JR, Chandrasekhar R, Akohoue S, Hull PC

BACKGROUND: The childhood obesity epidemic disproportionately… Continue reading

Exercise as a Prescription Therapy for Breast and Colon Cancer Survivors.

Exercise as a prescription therapy for breast and colon cancer survivors.

Int J Gen Med. 2013; 6: 245-51
Galanti G, Stefani L, Gensini G

BACKGROUND: Breast and colon tumors are the most common types of cancer in the general… Continue reading

Sedentary Behavior, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Fatigue Among Breast Cancer Survivors.

Sedentary behavior, health-related quality of life, and fatigue among breast cancer survivors.

J Phys Act Health. 2013 Mar; 10(3): 350-8
George SM, Alfano CM, Smith AW, Irwin ML, McTiernan A, Bernstein L, Baumgartner KB, Ballard-Barbash R

Background: Many cancer survivors experience declines in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and increases in fatigue as a result of cancer and its treatment. Exercise is linked to improvements in these outcomes, but little is known about the role of sedentary behavior. In a large, ethnically-diverse cohort of breast cancer survivors, we examined the relationship between sedentary time, HRQOL, and fatigue, and examined if that relationship differed by recreational moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) level. Methods: Participants were 710 women diagnosed with stage 0-IIIA breast cancer in the Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle Study. Women completed questionnaires at approximately 30-months postdiagnosis (sedentary time; recreational MVPA) and 41-months postdiagnosis (HRQOL; fatigue). In multivariate models, we regressed these outcomes linearly on quartiles of daily sedentary time, and a variable jointly reflecting sedentary time quartiles and MVPA categories (0; >0 to <9; ?9 MET-hrs/wk). Results: Sedentary time was not independently related to subscales or summary scores of HRQOL or fatigue. In addition, comparisons of women with high vs. low (Q4:Q1) sedentary time by MVPA level did not result in significant differences in HRQOL or fatigue. Conclusion: In this breast cancer survivor cohort, self-reported sedentary time was not associated with HRQOL or fatigue, 3.5 years postdiagnosis. HubMed… Continue reading

Life After Near Death: Long-Term Outcomes of Emergency Department Thoracotomy Survivors.

Life after near death: Long-term outcomes of emergency department thoracotomy survivors.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 May; 74(5): 1315-20
Keller D, Kulp H, Maher Z, Santora TA, Goldberg AJ, Seamon MJ

Predictors of hospital survival after emergency department… Continue reading

How Can We Predict Which Morbidly Obese Patients Will Adhere to Weight-Loss Programs Based in Life Style Changes?

How can we predict which morbidly obese patients will adhere to weight-loss programs based in life style changes?

Endocrinol Nutr. 2013 Apr 19;
Tur JJ, Escudero AJ, Romaguera D, Burguera B

INTRODUCTION: Dropout is a highly prevalent and serious… Continue reading

Is It Possible That Many Americans Have Eating Disorders?

Question by danielle_la_flor: Is it possible that many Americans have eating disorders?
I find it interesting that we generally have no problem acknowledging that a very thin person could be an anorectic or bulemic, but fail to see that an… Continue reading

Effect of Passive Whole-Body Heating on Central Conduction and Cortical Excitability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients and Healthy Controls.

Effect of passive whole-body heating on central conduction and cortical excitability in multiple sclerosis patients and healthy controls.

J Appl Physiol. 2013 Apr 18;
White AT, Vanhaitsma TA, Vener J, Davis SL

Heat stress is associated with increased fatigue… Continue reading

Habitual Rapid Food Intake and Ineffective Esophageal Motility.

Habitual rapid food intake and ineffective esophageal motility.

World J Gastroenterol. 2013 Apr 14; 19(14): 2270-2277
Li KL, Chen JH, Zhang Q, Huizinga JD, Vadakepeedika S, Zhao YR, Yu WZ, Luo HS

AIM: To study non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP)… Continue reading