“In general, our and previous studies do not show that calcium has a great effect on weight loss. The association is very moderate, but even though you find a modest correlation, there may well be sub-groups in the population for whom this correlation does not apply, and some for whom the correlation is stronger. This is, simply speaking, what we are looking at,” says Larsen, adding that scient...

____________ _ Seventy-two consecutive patients undergoing coronary revascularization were divided initially into three groups consisting of those with perfusion time less than or equal to 90 minutes (Group 1), those with perfusion time between 90 and 150 minutes (Group II), and those with perfusion time 150 minutes or longer (Group Ill). The patients having the longest perfusion displayed, as ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this review was to summarize the literature regarding the impact of the menopause transition on body weight and body composition. METHODS We conducted a search of the literature using Medline (Ovid, 1946-present) and PubMed (1966-2012) for English-language studies that included the following search terms: 'menopause', 'midlife', 'hormone therapy' or 'estrogen' combined wi...

Both overweight or obesity and cigarette smoking are relevant risk factors for public health. Cigarette smoking is associated with lower body weight while smoking cessation is associated with weight gain. Most smokers who quit experience a weight gain, particularly within one year, and it may persist up to 8 years after smoking cessation. However, only a minority of quitters gain excessive weig...