Weight Loss, Exercise, Diet, Nutrtition

Preventing weight gain: a population cohort study of the nature and effectiveness of mid-age women's weight control practices

by John Germov

The Genetic Basis of Body Shape: Lessons from Mirror Twins and High-Definition Digital Photography

by David Teplica

Adolescent fiber consumption is associated with visceral fat and inflammatory markers

by Norman Pollock

Parikh S,* Pollock NK,* Gutin B, Zhu H, Dong Y. Adolescent fiber consumption is associated
with visceral fat and inflammatory markers. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
2012, In Press. (*Co-First Authorship)

You are what you eat: within-subject increases in fruit and vegetable consumption confer beneficial skin-color changes

by Ross Whitehead

Body Fat Fluctuations among Female Adolescents with Restrained Eating Behaviours.

by Yong Peng Why

Lai, Z.*, Why, Y. P.*, Koh, D. S. Q., Ng, V. A. C., & Lim, C. L. (accepted manuscript). Body Fat Fluctuations among Female Adolescents with Restrained Eating Behaviours. Appetite. 

*These authors contributed equally to this manuscript.

Body fat fluctuation during varying competing academic demand was examined among female adolescents with high (n = 24)... more Body fat fluctuation during varying competing academic demand was examined among female adolescents with high (n = 24) or low (n = 24) restrained eating behaviours. Body fat, perceived stress, energy intake, and exercise behaviour were measured three times with 10 weeks between consecutive sessions.  High restrained eaters’ body fat increased during a period when academic demands were high. Significant results were found for exercise behaviours but not for food consumption. Post hoc analyses did not reveal significant results for low restrained eaters. The results lend support to Muraven and Baumeister’s limited strength model of self-regulation.

Kelly, C., Molcho, M. & Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010). Patterns of weight reduction by weight status in schoolchildren. Public Health Nutrition, 13(8), 1229-1236.

by Saoirse Nic Gabhainn

Buy Capsiplex - To Lose Weight And Feel Great

by Vanessa Williams

You can find a lot of diet supplements on the internet, but it is very hard to find a weight loss product which has... more You can find a lot of diet supplements on the internet, but it is very hard to find a weight loss product which has proof that it works, and has a golden recommendation from celebrities, so if you buy capsiplex, you’re in good hands.

Phen375 Reviews - A Genuine Review on Phen375

by Alan Williams

Phen375 reviews are quite popular these days. But I guess you are fed up with lying reviews and you are looking for... more Phen375 reviews are quite popular these days. But I guess you are fed up with lying reviews and you are looking for honest and truthful phen375 reviews. This is why I made a few Phen375 reviews which will give you a better insight of the product as I have tried it myself and I am going to tell you the results I had.

Understanding successful behaviour change: the role of intentions, attitudes to the target and motivations and the example of diet

by Jane Ogden

Good & Bad Medicine

by Peter Linenthal

A working draft of a paper describing the problems and potentials of the drug ephedra, both today and thousands of... more A working draft of a paper describing the problems and potentials of the drug ephedra, both today and thousands of years ago.

I look forward to your comments to help me improve this paper.

Sex in the spinning

by Tara Brabazon

EnterText, Vol. 7, No. 3, October 2007

First anthropometric parameters for reference and practice analysis upon body structure od LIJUERJ judokas aging 9 to 10 years old

by Mauro Carvalho

1º autor: CARVALHO, Mauro Cesar Gurgel de Alencar
2º autor: SILVA, Suzana Costa
3º autor: HAUSEN, Iano Tolomei
4º autor: CHAGAS, Luciana Souza
5º autor: MELLO, André Luis Pereira de
6º autor: RAMOS, Marcelo dos Santos
7º autor: RIMES, Michell Angelo Marinho
8º autor: HENRIQUES, Daniel Dantas Faria

The FIEP Bulletin, ISSN: 0256-6419, volume 74, article, pp. 572-77, 2004.

Communicating Stigma about Body Size

by Jenn Anderson

Authors: Anderson, J., & Bresnahan, M.

This paper is under review at Health Communication, and for the ICA annual conference.

Body-size related stigma is a well-documented phenomenon, particularly among large body sizes (Puhl & Brownell,... more Body-size related stigma is a well-documented phenomenon, particularly among large body sizes (Puhl & Brownell, 2003), but few studies have investigated the particular features of body-related communication that exhibit stigma. This paper uses Smith’s (2007) stigma communication framework to analyze descriptions of male and female bodies of various sizes for their stigma content. Analyses reveal that elements of stigma communication appeared in 46.5% of comments across all bodies. The most common elements of stigma communication were severe labeling and comparison to body shape ideals. The most stigmatized body was the large male body; the second most stigmatized body was the very small female body. This paper suggests that stigmatizing communication about bodies occurs across the spectrum of body sizes for both genders. Implications for future health communication interventions aimed at decreasing body size stigma are presented.

Vanity v. Gluttony: Competing Christian Discourses on Exercise and Weight Management

by Jenn Anderson

Anderson, J. (2011). Vanity v. Gluttony: Competing Christian Discourses on Exercise and Weight Management. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 39 (4), p. 370-388. doi:10.1080/00909882.2011.608699

Note: This paper was featured in the Institute for the Biocultural Study of Religion's (IBSCR) November 2011 Review of Research. The review features a digest of cutting-edge research on religion, brain, and behavior. The IBSCR website can be accessed here: www.scienceonreligion.org

Three focus groups with adult Christians explored the ways that Christians give religious meaning to their physical... more Three focus groups with adult Christians explored the ways that Christians give religious meaning to their physical health experiences through communication. Participants described their thoughts on the link between faith and health and expressed their personal values through that talk. Christians spoke about the connection between faith and health in terms of both personal beliefs and interpersonal interactions. Personal beliefs were characterized by a sense that God calls a Christian to be healthy, and that a response to this call—particularly through exercise—can demonstrate personal values of obedience and self-discipline. Interpersonally, failure to respond to this call and express these values was addressed through personal confession or confrontation of others. Discursive tensions arose throughout the discourse concerning how to discern the spiritual motives and/or character of a person given their health behaviors or physical appearance. Given these meaning-making sensibilities, implications for tailored health communication messaging are discussed.

Osteopenia: a silent warning to women of the XXI Century / OSTEOPENIA: UM AVISO SILENCIOSO ÀS MULHERES DO SÉCULO XXI

by Mauro Carvalho

Authors: Cláudio Joaquim Borba Pinheiro, Mauro César Gurgel de Alencar Carvalho, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas

Revista de Educação Física 2008;140:43-51.

Key words: Osteopenia, Woman, Factors of Risk, Physical Activity, Osteoporosis.

The lack of body culture of the population, allied to the need for knowledge by Physical Education professionals of... more The lack of body culture of the population, allied to the need for knowledge by Physical Education professionals of the health area, regarding the value of physical activity in an existential perspective, has contributed, in a negative way, to the evolution of humanity. Women, in the pre-menopause phase, have suffered various consequences due to this lack of culture, constituting, thus, the problem motivating this study. An adopted objective is to realize a study of the literary review regarding osteopenia, its risk factors, causes and its relation to physical activity. Endowed with this knowledge, Physical Education professionals and those in related areas act as multiplying agents, informing and alerting women regarding the
importance of premature diagnosis for preventive treatment to be effected, using physical activity as a resource. The methodology utilized was a review of the literature, placing physical activity as the object of the study and showing possible ways both of prevention and of treatment of osteopenia. However, it is inferred that this problem could be minimized and treated by orientation of professionals. regarding the multiple factors of risk, such as: age, sex, genetics and, especially, the risks referring to the phenotype such as nutrition, vices, medicines and lack of physical activity. Health researchers in diverse areas have
recommended regular physical activity for all ages, principally for those with excess bodyweight, for the prevention and treatment of osteopenia, in order to avoid osteoporosis.

A falta de cultura corporal da população, aliada à
necessidade de conhecimento dos profissionais de
Educação Física da área de saúde, sobre o valor da
atividade física, em uma perspectiva existencial, têm
contribuído, de forma negativa, para a evolução da
humanidade.Asmulheres, na fase de pré-menopausa, vêm
sofrendo várias conseqüências por essa falta de cultura,
constituindo-se, dessa forma, a problemática motivadora
do estudo. Adotou-se, como objetivo, fazer um estudo de
revisão literária sobre osteopenia, seus fatores de risco,
suas causas e sua relação com a atividade física. Dotados
desses conhecimentos, os profissionais de Educação
Física e áreas afins atuarão como agentesmultiplicadores,
transmitindo e alertando as mulheres sobre a importância
de um diagnóstico prematuro, para que o tratamento
preventivo seja efetuado, utilizando a atividade física como
recurso. A metodologia utilizada foi de revisão literária,
situando as atividades físicas como objeto de estudo e
mostrando possíveis caminhos, tanto para a prevenção,
quanto para o tratamento da osteopenia.Contudo, infere-se
que essa problemática poderá ser minimizada e tratada a
partir da orientação de profissionais sobre os múltiplos
fatores de risco como: idade, sexo, genética e, em especial,
aos riscos referentes ao fenótipo, como a nutrição, os
vícios, os medicamentos e a falta de atividade física.
Pesquisadores de diversas áreas da saúde têm recomendado a atividade física regular para todas as idades, principalmente com sobrecarga corporal para prevenção e tratamento da osteopenia, a fim de evitar a osteoporose.

Palavras-chave: Osteopenia, Mulher, Fatores de Risco,
Atividade Física, Osteoporose.

Effect Of Calcium Supplementation On Body Composition And Total Energy Expenditure During Sub Maximal Exercise

by Rehana Jawadwala

Jawadwala, R., Atkins, S., and Lowe, N. (2009) Effect of calcium supplementation on body composition and total energy expenditure during submaximal exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41: 5 (ACSM Annual Conference, Seattle, USA)