Association of depression with medical illness: does cortisol play a role?

ES Brown, FP Varghese, BS McEwen - Biological psychiatry, 2004 - Elsevier
Elevated cortisol in a subset of depressed patients is an enduring and well-replicated
finding. Much interest has focused on the possible effects of depression on the …

What is the relationship between exercise and metabolic abnormalities? A review of the metabolic syndrome

S Carroll, M Dudfield - Sports medicine, 2004 - Springer
Prevention of the metabolic syndrome and treatment of its main characteristics are now
considered of utmost importance in order to combat the epidemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus …

Exercise‐induced reduction in obesity and insulin resistance in women: a randomized controlled trial

R Ross, I Janssen, J Dawson, AM Kungl… - Obesity …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To determine the effects of equivalent diet‐or exercise‐induced weight loss and
exercise without weight loss on subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, and insulin sensitivity in …

Exercise for health for early postmenopausal women: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

TM Asikainen, K Kukkonen-Harjula, S Miilunpalo - Sports medicine, 2004 - Springer
Women who pass menopause face many changes that may lead to loss of health-related
fitness (HRF), especially if sedentary. Many exercise recommendations are also relevant for …

Role of a critical visceral adipose tissue threshold (CVATT) in metabolic syndrome: implications for controlling dietary carbohydrates: a review

ES Freedland - Nutrition & metabolism, 2004 - Springer
There are likely many scenarios and pathways that can lead to metabolic syndrome. This
paper reviews mechanisms by which the accumulation of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) may …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity levels among breast cancer survivors

ML Irwin, A McTiernan, L Bernstein… - Medicine and science …, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Black, non-Hispanic White, and Hispanic breast cancer survivors were recruited
into the study through Surveillance Epidemiology End Results registries in New Mexico …

[HTML][HTML] Muscle strength in obese elderly women: effect of recreational physical activity in a cross-sectional study

Y Rolland, V Lauwers-Cances, M Pahor… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Background Muscle strength (MS) may be impaired in obese persons, and this impairment
may be a consequence of both obesity and low physical fitness. Objective We investigated …

Obesity in the elderly: who should we be treating, and why, and how?

RL Kennedy, K Chokkalingham… - Current Opinion in …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Sarcopenic obesity, with accumulation of intra-abdominal fat, is a major determinant of
health status in the elderly. As in the younger population, prevention and treatment …

Effect of a yearlong, moderate-intensity exercise intervention on the occurrence and severity of menopause symptoms in postmenopausal women

EJ Aiello, Y Yasui, SS Tworoger, CM Ulrich, ML Irwin… - Menopause, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the effect of moderate-intensity exercise on the occurrence and
severity of menopause symptoms. Design: A yearlong, randomized, clinical trial, conducted …

ATP-Sensitive K+ Channel Knockout Compromises the Metabolic Benefit of Exercise Training, Resulting in Cardiac Deficits

GC Kane, A Behfar, S Yamada, C Perez-Terzic… - Diabetes, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Exercise training elicits a metabolic and cardiovascular response that underlies fitness. The
molecular mechanisms that orchestrate this adaptive response and secure the wide-ranging …