OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) together with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) to study the influence of acupuncture therapy on abdominal fat and hepatic fat content in obese children. DESIGN The design was a longitudinal, clinical intervention study of acupuncture therapy. SUBJECTS SUBJECTS were 10 healthy, obese children (age: ...

Background and Objectives: Gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and constipation can affect the quality of life and various factors play a role in these disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the environmental factors related to these problems among Iranian male university students. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 186 male students at ...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of one-month fasting along with yoga training on the body composition of novice female athletes. twenty trained women were randomly assigned to experimental (n=10) and control (n=10) groups. the experimental group participated in yoga training classes for 4 weeks, two 60-min sessions per week; the control group did not participate in any r...

It is imperative to improve Indonesia's achievement in sprint category using an indicator according talent scouting. The running speed of those with excessive body fat slower. distribution fat, especially the area abdomen and hip, could be measured waist hip ratio indicator. This study aimed at determining relationship between waist-hip 60-m speed. was a cross-sectional study. subjects were cho...

BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a common, chronic, inflammatory skin disorder. Higher adiposity may increase the risk of psoriasis, but, to our knowledge, no prospective data are available on this relationship. METHODS We prospectively examined the relationships between body mass index (BMI [calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared]), weight change, waist circumference, h...

Background: The aim of this study is to estimate the relationship between the new anthropometric parameters [waist circumference to height ratio (WHtR), body adiposity index (BAI) and visceral adiposity index (VAI)] and some inflammatory markers (hsCRP, fibrinogen and TNF-alpha). Methods: Randomly selected 182 healthy adult men included to this study. Height, body weight (BW), waist circumferen...

Recurrent Pregnancy loss is a common obstetrics condition with severe physical and psychological consequences to the patients attending physicians as well. It affects 1-5% of women up 50% has no identifiable etiology. Obesity one independent risk factor this condition; however, evidence association conflicting. This study aims further determine that obese higher visceral fat are at increased Lo...

Background: Obesity has been found to be associated with low grade inflammation characterized by increased levels of inflammatory cytokines. Various anthropometric measurements have shown complications obesity. Determining the most exact index overweight and obesity that best correlates markers will helpful for early prevention related disorders. Aim: To determine correlation between (hs-CRP TN...