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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Genes, lifestyle and coronary heart disease risk-epidemiological interaction studies
(2015-03-03)
Coronary heart disease (CHD) has multifactorial background involving both genetic and lifestyle factors, but much is still unknown about their interactions. The aim of this thesis was to study interactions focusing on ...
Perceptions and Practices of Cardiovascular Health: A Population Perspective from a Peri-Urban Nepalese Community
(2014-05-20)
Background
Global phenomena such as urbanization and individual traits such as health literacy affect people’s exposure and vulnerability to cardiovascular risk factors. Nepal, a low-income South Asian country undergoing ...
Exercise and physical activity in relation to kinesiophobia and cardiac risk markers in coronary artery disease
(2012-10-26)
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Patients who have survived a coronary event are the highest priority for secondary prevention. In the secondary prevention of CAD, strong evidence of ...
Physical activity: Prescription in health care and relationship to different health measures
(2015-12-01)
Background: Physical inactivity is one of the major modifi able risk factors, contributing
to the global burden of disease. Thus, reducing physical inactivity is of importance
for global health. Worldwide, different ...
Childhood obesity prevention in the context of socio-economic status and migration
(2011-01-04)
Abstract
Childhood obesity prevention in the context of socio-economic status and migration
Maria Magnusson, Department of Public Health and Community, Institute of Medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of ...
The role of physical activity on bone density and bone geometry in men
(2010-04-14)
THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON BONE DENSITY AND BONE GEOMETRY IN MEN Introduction: Several studies indicate that peak bone mass, reached during the third decade in life, is an important determinant of osteoporosis later ...