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This study aimed to evaluate the modifications of electroencephalographic (EEG) power spectra in overweight and obese patients. EEG was recorded while performing the Stroop Color Word Test. Stroop Color Word Test was performed and EEG activity was also monitored during the experiment. Paired t-test and independent t-test were used to show statistical difference between baseline and Stroop Color Word...
Childhood overweight and obesity are related to cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors (hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, abnormal lipid profiles and increased risk of adult obesity and high morbidity and mortality rates. Methods: We performed a retrospective study of 78 overweight and obese children, hospitalized in a Pediatric Clinic from Saint Mary Hospital Iasi, 42 girls and 37 boys. The nutritional...
Mexico ranks first in the world in childhood obesity, and second in obesity in adults. Although there are several health promotion programs, some vulnerable communities are still in a high risk for increasing the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility to develop an automatic screening tool for obesity diagnosis in a vulnerable community...
The primary objective is self-treating weight problems and insulin resistance with the guidance of a metabolic health monitor app. A mathematical model of the energy metabolism has been developed to estimate daily changes of fat mass and insulin resistance by the R-ratio through biweekly serial measurements of body composition using waist circumference and resting metabolic rate, daily measurement...
Obesity is simply defined as the condition of being significantly overweight. It's the state where an individual weight is greater than and exceeding the healthy weight. Obesity and overweight has become the fastest growing epidemic affecting not only Americans but also the entire population in the world. Now, The question is how to fight Obesity? Surely there are numerous effective, safe and natural...
The number of web based health communities has increased during the latest years, and so has also the number of users. Among these, we find the health communities for people who suffer from lifestyle problems. These communities aim at helping people change their habits, and thereby preventing them from getting severe illnesses later. The communities are used for conversations about everyday struggles...
The obesity epidemic is one of the most rapidly evolving public health problems of our day. At present, 2/3 of American adults and 1/6 of American children and adolescents are considered either overweight or obese. Public health concern about obesity is high and reflects documented increased risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, many forms of cancer, gallbladder disease, and osteoarthritis,...
A major national health concern is the rapidly increasing incidence of obesity among people of all ages. Overweight conditions are associated with a wide variety of health problems, and costs associated with dealing with this issue are expected to be very high. Obesity offers opportunities for novel engineering approaches to deal with the diagnosis and treatment of the basic condition and related...
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