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Apr 2026 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-450X.jom-26-6138
Nicolaus DahlmannCorresponding author
Indices, based on data such as height and weight in general and in particularly the body mass index (BMI), are often used to assess overweight. However, there is limited capacity to differentiate the amount of fat mass between individuals. This review refers to an anthropometric model called Dahlman…
Sep 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2643-2811.jmbr-25-5688
Nicolaus DahlmannCorresponding author
Obesity is associated with functional limitations in muscle performance. The true effect of obesity on skeletal muscle mass, including any interactions with aging effects, remains to be elucidated. The present study investigated the impact of obesity on the stimulation of muscle growth, based on a n…
Apr 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2645
Ângelo José Gonçalves BósCorresponding author
Introduction Brazil has undergone considerable changes in age distribution, particularly in nonagenarians. Allied to this reality, there is a series of nutritional disorders in this population segment. An important factor related to quality of life and healthy aging is good nutrition throughout life…
Sep 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-450X.jom-16-1062
Meghana GudalaCorresponding author
Background: Obese adults with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) have shown differences in body composition and response to varying diets when compared to obese adults without T2D. This difference in body composition affects management options for obesity. Such studies have not been done on adolescents thus far.…
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-16-986
S YarakCorresponding author
Abstract: Several researchers have suggested that a targeted diet for reducing theadipose tissue may interfere with the severity of cellulite. Others emphasize that the diet composition seems to play a more relevant role than the calorie profile for weight loss and cellulite control. Objective: The…
Jun 2016
Arup Ratan BandyopadhyayCorresponding author
Earlier studies reported significant association of obesity, hypertension and Type2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Genetic and many disease-associated alleles have been identified through GWAS and applied to T2DM and indicated roles of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in insulin signaling pathway and insul…