Obesity and its related health complications is a major problem worldwide. Hypothalamus
and their signalling molecules play a critical role in the intervening and coordination with …

Background Physical and functional losses due to aging and diseases decrease human
mobility, independence, and quality of life. This study is aimed at summarizing and …

Background Although the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet has been
shown to lower blood pressure (BP) in short-term feeding studies, it has not been shown to …

Obesogenic environments are thought to underlie the increased obesity prevalence
observed in youth during the past decades. Understanding the environmental factors that …

Muscle weakness—which can result from neurological injuries, genetic disorders, or typical
aging—can affect a person's mobility and quality of life. For many people with muscle …

Objective To examine how change in level of physical activity after middle age influences
mortality and to compare it with the effect of smoking cessation. Design Population based …

BACKGROUND: Earlier observational studies of the relation between physical activity and
obesity are inconsistent and ambiguous, showing a clear cross-sectional inverse relation …

Increasingly important objectives for developed and especially for developing countries
include increasing the numbers of individuals who do not smoke, who eat healthy diets and …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of physical activity and body mass index (BMI), and
their combined effect, with the risk of total, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer …

Objectives To examine long‐term changes in handgrip strength and the factors predicting
handgrip strength decline. Design Longitudinal cohort study with 22 years of follow‐up …