Obesity is a multifactorial disease with increasing incidence and burden on societies
worldwide. Obesity can be managed through everyday behavioral changes involving energy …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Exercise is an integral component of lifestyle intervention aimed at
weight loss, but an independent benefit of exercise in NAFLD has also been suggested …

Recent guidelines on exercise for weight loss and weight maintenance include resistance
training as part of the exercise prescription. Yet few studies have compared the effects of …

Purpose. To conduct a systematic literature review to determine if physical activity is
associated with prevention of weight gain in adults. Methods. The primary literature search …

Hypertension (HTN), one of the most common medical disorders, is associated with an
increased incidence of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Lifestyle …

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem. In the
National Kidney Foundation Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines it is stressed that …

Overweight and obesity affects more than 66% of the adult population and is associated with
a variety of chronic diseases. Weight reduction reduces health risks associated with chronic …

Objective: To determine the effects of a 15-week high-intensity intermittent exercise (HIIE)
program on subcutaneous and trunk fat and insulin resistance of young women. Design and …

This article updates the 1994 American Heart Association scientific statement on cardiac
rehabilitation. It provides a review of recommended components for an effective cardiac …

It is increasingly recognized that the location of excess adiposity, particularly increased
deposition of visceral adipose tissue (VAT), is important when determining the adverse …