Does increased exercise or physical activity alter ad-libitum daily energy intake or macronutrient composition in healthy adults? A systematic review

JE Donnelly, SD Herrmann, K Lambourne, AN Szabo… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background The magnitude of the negative energy balance induced by exercise may be
reduced due to compensatory increases in energy intake. Objective To address the …

[HTML][HTML] Leisure-time physical activity, occupational physical activity and the physical activity paradox in healthcare workers: a systematic overview of the literature

TI Janssen, C Voelcker-Rehage - International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Physical activity positively influences cardiovascular health. Results from male-
dominated physically active occupations suggest that a high level of occupational physical …

Long-term leisure-time physical activity and serum metabolome

UM Kujala, VP Mäkinen, I Heinonen, P Soininen… - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Long-term physical inactivity seems to cause many health problems. We
studied whether persistent physical activity compared with inactivity has a global effect on …

Differences in muscle and adipose tissue gene expression and cardio-metabolic risk factors in the members of physical activity discordant twin pairs

T Leskinen, R Rinnankoski-Tuikka, M Rintala… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
High physical activity/aerobic fitness predicts low morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to
identify the most up-regulated gene sets related to long-term physical activity vs. inactivity in …

Menstrual dysfunction and body weight dissatisfaction among Finnish young athletes and non‐athletes

S Ravi, B Waller, M Valtonen, J Villberg… - … journal of medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To determine the prevalence of menstrual dysfunction (MD; ie, oligomenorrhea or
amenorrhea) and attitudes toward body weight among athletes and non‐athletes, we …

Physical activity and health: Findings from Finnish monozygotic twin pairs discordant for physical activity

UM Kujala, T Leskinen, M Rottensteiner… - … journal of medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic and early environmental differences including early health habits associate with
future health. To provide insight on the causal nature of these associations, monozygotic …

Physically active vs. inactive lifestyle, muscle properties, and glucose homeostasis in middle-aged and older twins

T Leskinen, S Sipilä, J Kaprio, H Kainulainen, M Alen… - Age, 2013 - Springer
Exercise-induced positive changes in skeletal muscle properties and metabolism decrease
the risk for disability, cardiometabolic diseases and mortality. Here, we studied muscle …

Health-related findings among twin pairs discordant for leisure-time physical activity for 32 years: the TWINACTIVE study synopsis

T Leskinen, UM Kujala - Twin Research and Human Genetics, 2015 - cambridge.org
We are lacking very long-term and controlled intervention studies investigating the effects of
habitual physical activity on health-related factors. To address this gap, we performed a …

A higher Mediterranean diet adherence and exercise practice are associated with a healthier drinking profile in a healthy Spanish adult population

C Ferreira-Pêgo, N Babio, J Salas-Salvadó - European journal of nutrition, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Very few studies have examined the association between beverage intake patterns
and healthy lifestyle characteristics. Most of the research that has been carried out focuses …

Twin metabolomics: the key to unlocking complex phenotypes in nutrition research

R Barron, K Bermingham, L Brennan, ER Gibney… - Nutrition Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Twin studies are a valuable resource for studying phenotypes and their underlying biology.
Heritability estimates based on the classic twin model show that genes influence human …