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2014

Gomes, Aline C., Prado, Carla M., de Souza, Rávila G. M., Mota, João F.

The analysis of body composition in obese individuals has been intensively discussed due to the methodological limitations of most measurement methods. The aim of this thematic section was to clarify the characteristics, advantages, and limitations of methods of body composition evaluation in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

2005

Willows, Noreen D.

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),...

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...

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...

Fall 2015

Gao, Xia

Phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT), a liver enriched enzyme, is responsible for approximately one third of hepatic phosphatidylcholine (PC) biosynthesis via three sequential methylations of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). PEMT is also expressed in white adipose tissue (WAT). When...