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Effects and experiences of exercise during pregnancy
(2015-09-25)
Background: Recommendations regarding intensity, duration and type of exercise during pregnancy vary worldwide. Most research on exercise during pregnancy investigates the effects of aerobic exercise while only a few trials ...
Socioeconomic aspects of lifestyle and women's health: a primary care and population perspective
(2020-03-05)
Aims: To estimate growth characteristics and socioeconomic factors in relation to over-weight/obesity among 4-year-old children. To explore whether a primary care lifestyle programme reached and engaged socioeconomically ...
Physical activity and well-being among adolescents: A public health perspective
(2016-05-26)
Background: Physical activity among adolescents is diminishing and worldwide about 80% of 13–15-year-old adolescents do not meet the public health guidelines of minimum 60 minutes of daily physical activity of at least ...
Diabetes under seven (DU7). Aspects of glycaemic control, hypoglycaemia, nutrition and physical activity in children younger than seven years with type 1 diabetes mellitus
(2014-03-06)
Aim: The aim of this thesis is to elucidate the specific challenges in insulin treatment for
children younger than seven years with type 1 diabetes, with a focus on glycaemic control,
hypoglycaemia, nutrition and physical ...
On the prevention of migraine -focus on exercise and the patient's perspective
(2012-02-03)
ABSTRACT
Migraine is a common neurological disorder causing huge suffering both for the individuals affected and for society. As migraine is a chronic disorder that cannot be cured, but merely relieved, prevention is of ...
Physical activity among patients undergoing bariatric surgery
(2013-04-30)
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that adults should
perform ≥150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity or ≥75 minutes
of vigorous intensity physical activity or an equivalent combination of ...
Cardiovascular health promotion among Nepalese mothers with young children: Need assessment, development, implementation, and impact of the HARDIC trial
(2018-06-07)
Background
Nutritional transition toward a high-fat and high-energy diet, decreasing physical activity level, and poor knowledge about cardiovascular health contribute to a rising burden of cardiovascular disease in ...
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation, physical fitness, and physical activity in cardiac disease
(2018-09-12)
Background: Evidence suggests that individualised exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation should be offered to patients with ischemic heart disease and chronic heart failure (HF) because it improves physical fitness and ...
Studies on nutrition, body composition and bone mineralization in healthy 8-yr-olds in an urban Swedish community
(2009-09-30)
Background: The incidence of welfare diseases including overweight in childhood is
increasing worldwide. The results from a study of healthy pre-school children showed that in a population with well educated parents 17% ...
Iron deficiency in female adolescent athletes - prevalence, mechanisms and diagnostics
(2014-05-26)
Background: Iron deficiency (ID) is a very common condition and the most
common nutritional deficiency in the world. ID mostly affects females, both
athletes and non-athletes. Several underlying mechanisms are identified ...