Obesity is an endemic health problem in most developed countries, requiring serious public
health attention. The first Portuguese nationwide representative survey about obesity (with …

Women's weight and body composition is significantly influenced by the female sex-steroid
hormones. Levels of these hormones fluctuate in a defined manner throughout the …

Background Research on the motivational model proposed by Self-Determination Theory
(SDT) provides theoretically sound insights into reasons why people adopt and maintain …

Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the relation between body mass
index (BMI), Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF), and levels of physical activity (PA) from …

Obesity is a common nutrition-related disorder leading to reduced life expectancy in both
humans and dogs. With the aim of identifying new prevention and control options, the study …

Objectivo: Conhecer o que a escola e a disciplina de Educação Física (EF) estão a fazer
para promoverem estilos de vida activos e saudáveis. Caracterizar os alunos de acordo …

Introduction Many studies of the prevalence of erectile dysfunction have been conducted in
several countries. This is the first Portuguese study that provides current and comparative …

Background Self-perceived health is an important indicator of illness and mortality. This
study aims at identifying a wide range of factors that can influence self-perceived health …

Objective: Limited data are available regarding longitudinal changes in body weight. Here,
we describe changes in the prevalences of overweight and obesity and calculated the …

Fundamento y objetivo Evaluar la tendencia de la prevalencia en España de la obesidad,
diabetes mellitus, hipertensión e hipercolesterolemia. Material y método Se usaron las …