BACKGROUND Co-morbidities in adulthood is a significant problem and is associated with obesity during adolescent. METHODS This 3-months randomised controlled trial was aimed at determining the effectiveness of having internet-based intervention (obeseGO!) toward obesity among adolescents in Kuala Lumpur. Forty seven students were assigned randomly to the obeseGO! (intervention) group for inte...

The history of licorice, as a medicinal plant, is very old and has been used in many societies throughout the millennia. The active principle, glycyrrhetinic acid, is responsible for sodium retention and hypertension, which is the most common side-effect. We show an effect of licorice in reducing body fat mass. We studied 15 normal-weight subjects (7 males, age 22-26 yr, and 8 females, age 21-2...

OBJECTIVE We compared body composition estimates using an eight-electrode, segmental, multiple-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (segmental MF-BIA) and dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in a group of healthy adults with a range of body mass indexes (BMIs). METHODS Percentage of body fat (%BF), fat-free mass, and fat mass assessed by DXA and segmental MF-BIA in 132 healthy adults were c...

CKD patients, especially those undergoing hemodialysis, often have poor nutritional status. This condition can increase morbidity and mortality decrease the patients quality of life, therefore an assessment status in hemodialysis is important. study aims to determine at Universitas Airlangga Hospital. research a quantitative using descriptive method. The sample was taken by total sampling techn...

BACKGROUND It has been well documented that obesity is closely associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Although body mass index (BMI) is the most frequently used method to assess overweightness and obesity, this method has been criticized because BMI does not always reflect true body fatness, which may be better evaluated by assessment of body fat and fat-free mass. The objective of this stu...

The aim of this study was to validate noninvasive models, retrieved from the literature, estimating body fat in white women. The cohort used for the validation consisted of 277 postmenopausal women, and the reference method was dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Five models were retrieved containing anthropometric measurements such as bicep and tricep skinfolds, waist circumference (WC), h...

To evaluate the extent to which fat mass contributes to serum osteopontin (OPN) concentration, we investigated whether serum OPN levels are decreased by exercise-induced fat mass loss and whether they are associated with body fat percentage in obese humans. Twenty‑three female college students were recruited to participate in an 8‑week body weight control program. Body composition [body weight,...

BACKGROUND The development of obesity is still a poorly understood process that is dependent on both genetic and environmental factors. OBJECTIVE The objective was to examine how physical activity and the proportion of energy as protein in the diet modify the genetic variation of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and percentage body fat. DESIGN Twins from Denmark (756 complete pai...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association of breakfast intake with Mediterranean diet adherence, physical activity levels, obesity, selected cardiovascular risk markers and Fe status. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. BMI, body fat percentage and waist circumference were assessed. Physical activity was assessed using a pedometer and diet quality was evaluated by applying the KIDMED index. Blood tests t...