A review of α-amylase inhibitors on weight loss and glycemic control in pathological state such as obesity and diabetes

N Mahmood - Comparative Clinical Pathology, 2016 - Springer
Overweight, obesity, and diabetes are the most common disorders in the world. In most
diets, carbohydrates are the greatest source of calories. Inhibition of carbohydrate digestion …

Personal responsibility and obesity: a constructive approach to a controversial issue

KD Brownell, R Kersh, DS Ludwig, RC Post… - Health …, 2010 - healthaffairs.org
The concept of personal responsibility has been central to social, legal, and political
approaches to obesity. It evokes language of blame, weakness, and vice and is a leading …

The impact of perceived stress and coping adequacy on the health of nurses: A pilot investigation

TR Jordan, J Khubchandani… - Nursing Research and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Stress and coping abilities influence the health and work performance of nurses. However,
little is known about the combined influence of stress perception and perceived coping …

Socioeconomic factors in the development of childhood obesity and diabetes

DC Lieb, RE Snow, MD DeBoer - Clinics in sports …, 2009 - sportsmed.theclinics.com
The pandemic of obesity in the United States has been well publicized through scientific
investigation and media reports. Among children in the United States aged 2 to 19 years …

Waterpipe smoking among US university students

BA Primack, A Shensa, KH Kim… - Nicotine & tobacco …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: While cigarette use is declining, smoking tobacco with a waterpipe is an
emerging trend. We aimed to determine the prevalence of waterpipe use in a large diverse …

Hookah use among US high school seniors

JJ Palamar, S Zhou, S Sherman, M Weitzman - Pediatrics, 2014 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: Prevalence of hookah use is increasing significantly among adolescents. This
study aimed to delineate demographic and socioeconomic correlates of hookah use among …

[HTML][HTML] Practice of physical activities and associated factors in adults, Brazil, 2006

AA Florindo, PC Hallal, EC Moura… - Revista de saúde …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
OBJETIVO: Estimar a prevalência da prática de atividades físicas por adultos e sua
associação com fatores sociodemográficos e ambientais. MÉTODOS: Foram utilizados …

Evidence of emerging hookah use among university students: a cross-sectional comparison between hookah and cigarette use

TE Barnett, T Smith, Y He, EK Soule, BA Curbow… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background The emergence of hookah is being noted on college campuses and in large US
cities and evidence points to an increasing trend for college students. The purpose of this …

[PDF][PDF] Prática de atividades físicas e fatores associados em adultos, Brasil, 2006

AA Florindo, PC Hallal, EC Moura… - Revista de Saúde …, 2009 - SciELO Public Health
OBJETIVO: Estimar a prevalência da prática de atividades físicas por adultos e sua
associação com fatores sociodemográficos e ambientais. MÉTODOS: Foram utilizados …

Quality of care for atrial fibrillation among patients hospitalized for heart failure

JP Piccini, AF Hernandez, X Zhao, MR Patel… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to examine quality of care and warfarin use at discharge in
patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF). Background: Atrial fibrillation is …