Expert panels sponsored by both the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health have recommended that obese adults (ie, body mass index 30 kg/m), as well as those who are overweight (body mass index of 25–29.9 kg/m) and have comorbid conditions, lose 10% of their initial weight.1,2 A comprehensive program of lifestyle modification is considered the first option for achieving...

Expert panels sponsored by both the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health have recommended that obese adults (ie, body mass index 30 kg/m), as well as those who are overweight (body mass index of 25–29.9 kg/m) and have comorbid conditions, lose 10% of their initial weight.1,2 A comprehensive program of lifestyle modification is considered the first option for achieving...

Behavioral specialization is key to the success of social insects and leads division labor among colony members. Response thresholds task-specific stimuli are thought proximally regulate behavioral specialization, but their neurobiological regulation complex not well understood. Here, we show that response task-relevant correspond three phenotypes honeybee workers in well-studied important Apis...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to examine the effectiveness of a 6-month lifestyle modification program on the improvement in metabolic syndrome (MetS) status and in stages of change for lifestyle behaviors associated with MetS among Korean older adults. METHODS A lifestyle modification program was developed based on the transtheoretical model. The program consisted of health counseling, educatio...

Expert panels sponsored by both the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health have recommended that obese adults (ie, body mass index 30 kg/m), as well as those who are overweight (body mass index of 25–29.9 kg/m) and have comorbid conditions, lose 10% of their initial weight.1,2 A comprehensive program of lifestyle modification is considered the first option for achieving...

Pediatric anxiety disorders have high prevalence rates and morbidity and are associated with considerable functional impairment and distress. They may be predictors for the development of other psychiatric disorders and, without intervention, are more likely to persist into adulthood. While evidence-based pharmacological and behavioral interventions are currently available, there remains a siza...