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Agreement Between Self-Reported and Device-Based Sedentary Time among Eight Countries: Findings from the ELANS
(2021-01-27)
The purpose of this study was to analyze the agreement between self-reported and device-based sedentary time among eight countries in Latin America. As part of the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS), data ...
Accelerometer-measured daily step counts and adiposity indicators among Latin American aults: a multi-country study
(2021)
The aim of the present study was to examine the sex-related associations between accelerometer-measured daily step counts and adiposity indicators in adults from eight Latin American countries. We analyzed data from 2524 ...
Leptina, lípidos y sobrepeso en escolares de sexto grado de un área urbano-marginal
(Acta Médica Costarricense 45 (3) 107-112, 2003-06)
Introduction: The hormone called Leptine has been associated with several factors of the Metabolic Syndrome, including hypertension, obesity, insulin resistance and high density lipoprotein, not only in adults but also in ...
Metabolic and Performance Responses to Carbohydrate Intake During Exercise
(2000-09)
During exercise, an adequate supply of substrates is required for the continuing resynthesis of ATP in working muscles. Muscle fibers have limited stores of creatine phosphate, glycogen, and triglycerides and so must also ...
Voluntary Hydration with Skimmed Lactose-Free Milk during Exercise in the Heat: Exploring Effectiveness and Tolerance
(2023)
Replacement of fluid losses (dehydration) during sports activities in the heat has been
investigated with different beverages. Bovine milk has been recommended for post-exercise rehydration, but its use during exercise ...
Is the perceived neighborhood built environment associated with domain-specific physical activity in Latin American adults? An eight-country observational study
(2020-10-01)
Methods
This study examined data from 8185 adults (aged 18–65 years) from eight Latin American countries. The Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Survey - Abbreviated (NEWS-A) scale was used to assess perceptions of ...
Association between Active Transportation and Public Transportation with an Objectively Measured Meeting of Moderate-To-Vigorous Physical Activity and Daily Steps Guidelines in Adults by Sex from Eight Latin American Countries
(2021)
This study aimed to examine the associations between active transportation and public
transport and the objectively measured meeting of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)
and steps per day guidelines in adults ...
The nature of the nutrition problem
(1978)
This paper attempts to conceptualize malnutrition
from an ecological point of view. One definition of
malnutrition, a term that in Spanish can be rendered
by either 'desnutricion' or 'malnutricion', is:
a pathologic ...
Interactions of malnutrition and infection
(Arab World Printing House. In: Practical approaches to combat malnutrition with special reference to mothers and children. Cairo, Egypt. May 25-29, 1977. N.S. Scrimshaw y M. Gabr (editors). Ministry of Health, Cairo, Egypt, Arab World Printing House, Egypt, p.134-144, 1979., 1979-05)
It is impossible and impracticable to separate health problems from their environmental causes. Thus, a quick glance at the present world distribution of famine and of severe and chronic malnutrition reveals a concentration ...