This study was conducted to examine the effects of a near infrared-light-emitting diode (NIR-LED) in conjunction with low endurance exercise on obesity and abdominal fat. Twenty-six overweight adolescents aged 14-15 years were divided into an experimental and control group. Participants in the experimental group performed endurance exercise on a treadmill while wearing NIR-LED belts on their ab...

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-lipodystrophy syndrome is associated with fat redistribution and metabolic abnormalities, including insulin resistance. Increased intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) concentrations are thought to contribute to insulin resistance, being linked to metabolic and body composition variables. We examined 46 women: HIV infected with fat redistribution (n = 25), and age...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated potential associations between novel biomarkers for cardiovascular disease and other surrogate markers for health. METHODS Community sample of 170 (92 boys and 78 girls) children aged 8-11 years. Total fat mass (TBF) and abdominal fat (AFM) were measured by Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Total body fat was also expressed as percentage of total body m...

Purpose To examine the associations between muscular fitness (MF) and body composition.Method MF was assessed with three tests of FitnessGram test battery. Total fat percentage (BF%), abdominal (AF%) fat-free mass (FFM) were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The IOTF index (BMI) cut-offs used to define healthy weight, overweight, obesity.Results inversely associated BF% AF%. c...

background: obesity is a worldwide health problem which is associated with a lot of complications. one of these comorbidities is the metabolic syndrome that is in correlation with abdominal fat thickness and waist circumference. various methods were used to reduce abdominal fat thickness such as liposuction. a noninvasive method is the topical agent. in this study, we investigated the effective...

Betaine is donor of methyl groups and can partially replace methionine in diets for this purpose. The objective of this study was to evaluate three sources of betaine in partial substitution of methionine supplement in broiler diets. The Cobb-500 broiler chickens were allocated in a completely randomized experimental design with 5 treatments and 7 replicates of 49 birds each. The positive contr...

Background & objectives: Today, accurate measurement of physical activity volume and assessment of physical fitness is necessary to promote community health. So, the purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of obesity and its relationship with physical fitness indices of Mashhad offices employees. Methods: A total of 3737 subjects aged 20 to 60 years (2559 men and 1178 women) we...

INTRODUCTION The association of the Mediterranean diet and exercise appears to have a protective role, reducing cardiovascular risk. This study investigated the effects of education sessions on the Mediterranean diet and an exercise program in modifying eating behaviors, body composition and abdominal fat. METHODS An experimental study was performed on 20 subjects with known coronary heart di...