Research Paper Title Smart-Phone Obesity Prevention Trial for Adolescent Boys in Low-Income Communities: The ATLAS RCT. Background The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Active Teen Leaders Avoiding Screen-time (ATLAS) intervention for adolescent boys, an obesity prevention intervention using smartphone technology. Methods ATLAS was a cluster randomised controlled trial conducted… Read More
Soda Tax & Its Effect on Childhood Obesity
A penny-an-ounce tax on sweetened beverages would have a bigger effect on childhood obesity in the United States than would after-school physical activity programs or a ban on fast food advertising directed at children, a new study has claimed. A tax would also be easier to implement than the other programs and would raise a… Read More
What are the Associations between Active Commuting, Body Fat & BMI?
Research Paper Title Associations between Active Commuting, Body Fat, and Body Mass Index: Population Based, Cross Sectional Study in the United Kingdom. Objective To determine if promotion of active modes of travel is an effective strategy for obesity prevention by assessing whether active commuting (walking or cycling for all or part of the journey to… Read More
Fasting vs Non-Fasting LDL & Mortality
Research Paper Title Prognostic Value of Fasting vs. Non-Fasting Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels on Long-term Mortality: Insight from the National Health and Nutrition Survey III (NHANES-III). Background National and international guidelines recommend fasting lipid panel measurement for risk stratification of patients for prevention of cardiovascular (CV) events. Yet, the prognostic value of fasting vs.… Read More
Female Military Personnel, Pregnancy & Exposure to Occupational Hazards
Research Paper Title Therapeutic Morbidity Rate among Female Military Personnel, with Exposure to Occupational Hazards in the Period of Service in the Armed Forces its Influence on the Course of Pregnancy and Fetal Development. Abstract The study was made into therapeutic incidence among female military personnel who had contact with various kinds of occupational hazards… Read More
Obesity & Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now more common than alcoholic liver disease owing to the rapid rise in the prevalence of obesity (Marchesini et al., 2008), and NAFLD is the most common cause of abnormal liver function tests (Clark et al., 2011). Its prevalence worldwide is thought to be approximately 20% in the general population… Read More
Cardiovascular Risk of HDL: Niacin, Fibrates & CETP Inhibitors
Research Paper Title Effect of Cardiovascular Risk of the High Density Lipoprotein Targeted Drug Therapies Niacin, Fibrates, and CETP Inhibitors: Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials including 117 411 Patients. Study Question Do treatments to increase the level of high density lipoprotein (HDL) deliver the cardiovascular event reduction that might be expected from the strong relation… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 