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2011-07-01
Ng, Carmina, Corey, Paul N., Young, T. Kue
"Objectives: Large disparities exist between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians in both obesity and socio-economic status (SES). The purpose of this paper was to assess associations between obesity and three indicators of SES–employment, education and income–in conjunction with demographic...
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Systematic review of safety and tolerability of a complex micronutrient formula used in mental health
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Simpson, J. Steven A., Crawford, Susan G., Kaplan, Bonnie J., Field, Catherine J., Burgess, Ellen, Goldstein, Estelle T.
Background Theoretically, consumption of complex, multinutrient formulations of vitamins and minerals should be safe, as most preparations contain primarily the nutrients that have been in the human diet for millennia, and at safe levels as defined by the Dietary Reference Intakes. However, the...
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2012
Birch, Daniel W., Gill, Richdeep S., Karmali, Shahzeer, Whitlock, Kevin
Obesity has become a major issue for healthcare providers as its prevalence continues to increase throughout the world. The literature suggests that increased body mass index (BMI) is associated with the development of certain cancers such as colorectal cancer (CRC). Consequently, CRC surgeons...
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The effect of sex, size and habitat on the incidence of puncture wounds in the claws of the porcelain crab Petrolisthes cinctipes (Anomura: Porcellanidae)
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Many porcelain crabs have an unusual claw (cheliped) form that is broad, flat and thin. This seemingly flimsy form suggests claws may be used more for display than for feeding or aggressive interactions. However, in the flat-topped porcelain crab Petrolisthes cinctipes, one of the most abundant...
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The relationship between body mass index, treatment, and mortality in patients with established coronary artery disease:a report from APPROACH.
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Padwal, R. A., Sharma, A., Kalanta-Zadeh, K., Oreopoulos, A., Norris, C.M., McAlister, F. A., Ezekowitz, J., Fonarow, G.C.
Our objective was to examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and survival according to the type of treatment in individuals with established coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods and results: Patients with CAD were identified in the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment...
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2009
Proctor, Spencer D., Ruth, Megan R., Field, Catherine J., Gergung, Christopher A., Blewett, Heather J.
Vaccenic acid (VA) is a ruminant-derived trans-fat and precursor of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). The objective of the present study was to explore the effects of VA on immune function in a model of the metabolic syndrome, JCR:LA-cp rats. Lean (2:1 mix of +/cp and +/+) and obese (cp/cp) rats,...
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Validity and accuracy of body fat prediction equations using anthropometrics measurements in adolescents
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Ripka, Wagner L., Orsso, Camila E., Haqq, Andrea M., Prado, Carla M., Ulbricht, Leandra, Leite, Neiva
Background The pediatric relative fat mass (RFM) has been recently presented and validated as an index for estimating percentage body fat (%BF) in North American children and adolescents. Similar to body mass index (BMI) and tri-ponderal mass index (TMI), RFM uses anthropometric measures (i.e.,...