BACKGROUND This study examines changes in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the Swiss general population from 1992/93 to 2002 and their relationship with changes in the distribution and effect of socioeconomic and health behavioural risk factors. METHODS Cross-sectional data from telephone interviews of the non-institutionalized Swiss population aged 19 years and more were obtained ...

South Asians have a higher incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) than individuals of European descent1 and present with first acute myocardial infarction at younger ages.2 In the study by Joshi et al,2 among the several CHD risk factors that differentiated native South Asians from those living in other countries was an increase in abdominal obesity. Of interest in this context is the sugges...

background: higher risks of reproductive problems have been found in underweight and overweight women with rapid weight gain or loss but evidence is inconsistent especially in relation to the effect of age of body weight changes. objective: the aim of our study was to detect the peculiarities of menstrual function, prevalence of different types of reproductive disorders and correlations of resp...

The body mass index (BMI) is the metric currently in use for defining anthropometric height/weight characteristics in adults and for classifying (categorizing) them into groups. The common interpretation is that it represents an index of an individual's fatness. It also is widely used as a risk factor for the development of or the prevalence of several health issues. In addition, it is widely u...

introduction: inappropriate body composition represents impaired energy and nutrient intake and can be a risk factor for many diseases, especially for cardiovascular disease. different methods have been suggested for the estimation of body fat volume and its distribution. however, they may be either expensive or hazardous for some groups of patients. sonography is a very accessible technique, w...

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to measure the influence of diet, exercise or both on serum lipids and lipoproteins in obese women. METHODS Obese subjects were randomly divided into one of four groups: diet alone (1,200-1,300 kcal/day, NCEP, Step I), exercise alone (five 45 minute sessions per week at 78.4+/-0.5% maximum heart rate), exercise and diet, and controls. Maximal aerobic power, b...

Background: Lack of physical activity has been noted in breast cancer survivors and been attributed to decreased physical function. Purpose: This study assessed the effects of a moderate-to-vigorous physical exercise program on body fat percentage, maximal oxygen consumption (VO 2 max), body mass index, and bone mineral density (BMD) of breast cancer survivors. Methods: Eleven stage I and II br...

The cardiorespiratory responses to weight reduction due to physical exercise were examined in fourteen women with obesity, aged 36 to 67 years (Body Mass Index, 32.4 +/- 1.5 kg/m2). The patients were instructed to exercise at approximately 60% of maximum oxygen uptake for 2 h every day for approximately 3 months. To evaluate physical strength, a graded cycling exercise test was performed both b...

background: despite the importance of hamstring tendon autograft, one major disadvantage in applying this technique in the surgical reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament is individual variability in the tendon diameter. hence, the purpose of the present study was to use anthropometric parameters such as gender, height and body mass index to predict 4-strand (quadruple) hamstring tendons ...