Purpose: Obesity is one of the most common problems in the world. Imbalance between energy consumption and expenditure is a main factor in weight disorder. Exercise helps losing weight by increasing energy expenditure and modulation of the energy intake. The present study examined protective effects of daily moderate aerobic exercise on preventing weight gain in high fat diet rats. Materia...

OBJECTIVE The angiopoietin-like protein 4 (Angptl4)/fasting-induced adipose factor (Fiaf) is known as a regulator of peripheral lipid and glucose metabolism. In the present study, we investigated the physiological role of Angptl4 in central regulation of body weight homeostasis. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Hypothalamic Angptl4 expression levels were measured using immunoblot assay during feed...

BACKGROUND Out of pocket (OOP) health spending can potentially expose households to risk of incurring large medical bills, and this may impact on their welfare. This work investigates the effect of catastrophic OOP on the incidence and depth of poverty in Malawi. METHODS The paper is based on data that was collected from 12,271 households that were interviewed during the third Malawi integrat...

We examine the effects of receiving remittances on household saving behaviour and expenditure patterns in Vietnam. consider amount saving, rate, share expenditure, as well per capita education, health, assets, house repairs, food, non-food, utilities. apply propensity score matching to data from Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) 2012. find that have a positive impact savings incr...

The study examined the income distribution and effects of on food expenditure, non-food expenditure savings households. survey data was used, Gini-coefficient derived from observing across households different classes. Engel coefficient used to estimate elasticity items. This found significant disparities in rich poor with a high Gini Index. Also, it variations consumption patterns proportion b...

Bes-Rastrollo et al (1) report in this issue of the Journal that the consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fast-food intake—and, to a lesser extent the consumption of sweetened fruit drinks and red meat—predicts a weight gain of 0.4 kg/y independent of energy intake, physical activity, and television viewing. Their study was conducted over 28.5 mo in a cohort of Spanish men and women w...

The study aims to describe and compare two methods of energy intake assessment and one measure of energy expenditure applied in adolescents from a birth cohort. In a sub-sample of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort, followed up in 2006-7, information on intake was obtained through a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and three 24-hour-recalls (24hR), while energy expenditure was assessed us...