BACKGROUND: Anthropometric measurements are widely used to reliably quantify body composition and to estimate risks of overweight in healthy subjects and in patients. However, information about the reliability of anthropometric measurements in subjects with severe intellectual and sensory disabilities …

Obesitas is al meer dan 25 jaar een ernstig medisch probleem in de Verenigde Staten, maar ook in Europa en Nederland is er sprake van een forse toename van het aantal mensen dat te kampen heeft met overgewicht en obesitas. In 2007 had 47,8% procent van de mannen van 25 jaar en ouder een normaal gewicht. …

Objective: Frequent high caloric intake (snacking) induces overweight. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of social and physical environmental factors on the snacking behavior of adolescents. Design: cross-sectional population based study Method: Snacking behavior of individuals and their …

The aim of this study was to investigate changes in heart rate during submaximal exercise as an index of cardiovascular function in older adults participating in the Groningen Active Living Model recreational sports programme who were sedentary or underactive at baseline. A repeated measurement design …

The aim of this study was to investigate changes in heart rate during submaximal exercise as an index of cardiovascular function in older adults participating in the Groningen Active Living Model recreational sports programme who were sedentary or underactive at baseline. A repeated measurement design …

Samenvatting Het doel van het onderzoek is het valideren van de Impact of Weight on Quality of Life - Kids (IWQOL - kids) met speciale aandacht op het fysieke domein. Dit onderzoek wordt uitgevoerd in opdracht van de Fontys Paramedische Hogescholen, Opleiding Fysiotherapie, vertegenwoordigd door Drs. …

Inleiding In deze pilotstudie is de effectiviteit van het Huis Tuin en Keuken programma (HTK) onderzocht. Het HTK programma is een bewegingsprogramma dat ontwikkeld is voor mensen met obesitas. Het programma wordt door de deelnemers zelf uitgevoerd en geeft met behulp van een boek aan welke activiteiten …

OBJECTIVE: Pre-eclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by systemic vascular dysfunction and pathological changes in placental arteries. Growing evidence of chronic infection as an aetiological factor in vascular diseases prompted us to study maternal periodontal disease in subjects with …

Background: A meta-analysis examined differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between seekers of surgical and non-surgical treatment, and non-treatment seekers, over and above differences that are explained by weight, age, and gender. Methods: Our literature search focused on the 'Impact …