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Muscular Strength, Aerobic Capacity, And Adipocytokines In Obese Youth After Resistance Training: A Pilot Study, Sarah Schultz, Rachana Dahiya, Gary Leong, David Rowlands, Andrew Hills, Nuala Byrne
Muscular Strength, Aerobic Capacity, And Adipocytokines In Obese Youth After Resistance Training: A Pilot Study, Sarah Schultz, Rachana Dahiya, Gary Leong, David Rowlands, Andrew Hills, Nuala Byrne
Nuala Byrne
Abstract Background Exercise has shown positive training effects on obesity-related inflammation, however, resistance training has shown mixed results concerning adipocytokine levels. Aims The purpose of thispilot study was to explore the effects of resistance training on blood adipocytokine concentrations in obese youth, with specific examination of the relationship between these biomarkers and improved fitness (i.e., aerobic capacity, muscular strength). Methods Fourteen obese adolescents (16.1 ± 1.6 y; BMI: 32.3 ± 3.9 kg/m2) participated in a 16-week resistance training intervention. Body composition, fasting blood concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), adiponectin, and leptin were measured pre- and post-training. Aerobic …
Childhood Obesity In Asia: The Value Of Accurate Body Composition Methodology, Andrew Hills, Najat Mokhtar, Sharon Brownie, Nuala Byrne
Childhood Obesity In Asia: The Value Of Accurate Body Composition Methodology, Andrew Hills, Najat Mokhtar, Sharon Brownie, Nuala Byrne
Nuala Byrne
Childhood obesity, a significant global public health problem, affects an increasing number of low- and middle income countries, including in Asia. The obesity epidemic has been fuelled by the rapid nutrition and physical activity transition with the availability of more energy-dense nutrient-poor foods and lifestyles of many children dominated by physical inactivity. During the growing years the pace and quality of grow this best quantified by a combination of anthropometric and body composition measures. However, where normative data are available, this has typically been collected on Caucasian children. To better define and characterise overweight and obesity in Asian children, and …