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2009-05-28
Fergenbaum, Jennifer H., Bruce, Sharon, Lou, Wendy, Hanley, Anthony J.G., Greenwood, Carol, Young, T. Kue
"The association between obesity, other cardiovascular risk factors, and cognitive function in a Canadian First Nations population was investigated using a cross‐sectional design. Eligible individuals were aged ≥18 years, without a history of stroke, nonpregnant, with First Nations status, and...
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2011
Bruce, Sharon G., Riediger, Natalie D., Zacharias, James M., Young, T. Kue
"Introduction: Rates of obesity are higher among Canada’s Aboriginal First Nations populations than among non-First Nations populations. We studied obesity and obesity-related illness in a Manitoba First Nation community. Methods: We conducted a screening study of diabetes and diabetes...
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2006-01-01
Ng, Carmina, Marshall, Dru, Willows, Noreen D.
Objectives. To describe the levels of obesity, adiposity measures, physical activity and fitness in Cree children aged 9-12 years. Study Design. Cross-sectional survey. Methods. The study took place in northern Quebec, Canada. Height, body mass, waist circum- ference and five skinfold thicknesses...
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2011
Bergen, Werner G., Fernyhough, Melinda E., Hausman, Gary J., Dodson, Mike V., Du, Min, Mir, Priya S., Guan, Leluo, Jiang, Zhihua
Obesity and metabolic syndromes are examples whereby excess energy consumption and energy flux disruptions are causative agents of increased fatness. Because other, as yet elucidated, cellular factors may be involved and because potential treatments of these metabolic problems involve systemic...
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2014
Prado, C. M., Ormsbee, M. J., Ilich, J. Z., Panton, L. , Siervo, M., Folsom, A., Purcell, S.
Osteopenia/osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and obesity are commonly observed in the process of aging, and recent evidence suggests a potential interconnection of these syndromes with common pathophysiology. The term osteosarcopenic obesity has been coined to describe the concurrent appearance of...
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2005
Obesity is a condition of excessive body fat to an extent that health may be compromised. Overweight children have high weight for their height and may be at risk for obesity and its complications. In Canada, children are classified as obese or overweight based on their body mass index (BMI),...
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Phosphorylation status of 72 kDa MMP-2 determines its structure and activity in response to peroxynitrite
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Jacob-Ferreira, Anna Laura, Kondo, Marcia Yuri, Baral, Pravas Kumar, James, Michael N., Holt, Andrew, Fan, Xiaohu, Schulz, Richard
Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) is a key intra- and extra-cellular protease which contributes to several oxidative stress related pathologies. A molecular understanding of 72 kDa MMP-2 activity, directly mediated by S-glutathiolation of its cysteine residues in the presence of peroxynitrite...
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2007-11-14
Tremblay, Mark S., Shephard, Roy J., Brawley, Lawrence R., Cameron, Christine, Craig, Cora Lynn, Duggan, Mary, Esliger, Dale W., Hearst, William, Hicks, Audrey, Janssen, Ian, Katzmarzyk, Peter T., Latimer, Amy E., Martin Ginis, Kathleen A., McGuire, Ashlee, Paterson, Donald H., Sharratt, Michael, Spence, John C., Timmons, Brian, Warburton, Darren, Young, T. Kue, Zehr, Lori
"This article summarizes the main findings from the papers included in this journal supplement. It consolidates the evidence currently available to inform and advance the development of physical activity guidelines for Canadians, and it highlights the specific needs of various population...
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2007-11-14
Young, T. Kue, Katzmarzyk, Peter T.
"This paper summarizes available information on patterns of physical activity, their determinants and consequences, and the results of various interventions designed to increase the physical activity of Aboriginal peoples in Canada and the United States. There is a paucity of national data on...
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Possibilities and challenges for physical and social environment research in Brazil: a systematic literature review on health behaviors
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Belon, A. P., Nykiforuk, Candace I.J.
This systematic review analyzed articles focused on the relationship between environment (physical, built, perceived, and social) and smoking, alcohol drinking, physical activity, diet, and obesity in Brazil. Studies published between 19952011 were retrieved from seven databases and hand...