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- 3Body composition
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- 1Haennel, Bob (Physical Therapy)
- 1Manns, Trish (Physical Therapy)
- 1McCargar, Linda (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- 1Prado, Carl (Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
- 1Prado, Carla (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- 1Prado, Carla M (Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
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Fall 2019
Postpartum weight retention (PPWR) is an important risk factor for long-term obesity. Accurate assessment and understanding of energy expenditure and other metabolic characteristics of postpartum women may improve weight management following childbirth. The overall aims of this research were to...
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Spring 2019
Energy expenditure forms the basis of all dietary recommendations. In patients with cancer, resting energy expenditure (REE) can be impacted by tumor burden, high systemic inflammation, and/or altered body composition. Total energy expenditure (TEE) and physical activity levels (PAL) have been...
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Optimizing Muscle Health in Patients with Colorectal Cancer through Targeted Nutrition Intervention
DownloadFall 2022
Patients with cancer are nutritionally vulnerable and at risk of low muscle mass (MM), a primary nutrition problem that independently predicts poor prognosis. Targeted nutrition interventions to optimize muscle health should focus on adequate energy and protein. Many patients alter their diet but...
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Wheelchair ergometry exercise and the SenseWear Pro Armband (SWA): a preliminary study with healthy controls
DownloadFall 2010
Purpose. To investigate the validity of the Sense Wear Pro Armband (SWA) to measure energy expenditure (EE) in healthy participants using wheelchair ergometry as an exercise modality. Method. Minute by minute EE was measured simultaneously using the SWA and indirect calorimetry(IC) during three...