Search results for " LIFESTYLE"

Using text messages to bridge the intention-behavior gap? A pilot study on the use of text message reminders to increase objectively assessed physica…

2012

Sedentarism is a serious health concern in industrialized countries throughout the world. We examined whether a text message-based intervention, targeted at increasing daily levels of physical activity, would be more effective than a standard psychoeducational intervention and a control condition. Sixty-three individuals (43 women) with a mean age of 23.7 years participated in the study. They were randomly assigned to a psychoeducational standard intervention; an augmented intervention with additional short text messages sent to the mobile phones to remind participants of their action plans, and a control condition. Objectively assessed physical activity and self-efficacy were assessed pre-…

Competing Effects Between Screen Media Time and Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls: Clustering a Self-Organizing Maps Analysis.

2016

Background:Previous research shows contradictory findings on potential competing effects between sedentary screen media usage (SMU) and physical activity (PA). This study examined these effects on adolescent girls via self-organizing maps analysis focusing on 3 target profiles.Methods:A sample of 1,516 girls aged 12 to 18 years self-reported daily time engagement in PA (moderate and vigorous intensity) and in screen media activities (TV/video/DVD, computer, and videogames), separately and combined.Results:Topological interrelationships from the 13 emerging maps indicated a moderate competing effect between physically active and sedentary SMU patterns. Higher SES and overweight status were l…

Antiaging Medicine

2009

• The factors best demonstrated to delay aging are fruit and vegetables, exercise, not smoking, drinking one or two glasses of alcohol daily, and fish consumption. • Vitamin D replacement, in persons with low 25[OH] vitamin D levels, decreases hip fractures, improves muscle strength, enhances function, and decreases mortality. • Antiaging medicine has been hijacked by charlatans who promote unproven or dangerous remedies to a naïve aging public. • Too often animal studies that produce longevity are directly applied to humans before appropriate clinical trials have been carried out. • There is no evidence that hormones or megadoses of vitamins prolong life. • Numerous products of varying qua…

MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND LIFESTYLE: A PROVED APPROACH TO HEALTHY LONGEVITY

2017

Aging is a multifactorial and progressive process, universal and irreversible, that takes place at different levels, affecting practically all-living organisms. Human life expectancy increased extraordinarily during the last century worldwide. Currently, there is growing evidence that there are modifiable factors that contribute to ageing per se, and particularly to longevity (i.e. diet, physical and mental activity). These factors may interact with the ageing process and may alter the susceptibility of an individual to develop age-associated diseases. There is currently much promise in research that provides information about the underlying biology of ageing and longevity, which has unveil…

THE IMPORTANCE OF TIGHT BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IN DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

2005

Ketogenic diet, physical activity, and hypertension—a narrative review

2021

Several studies link cardiovascular diseases (CVD) with unhealthy lifestyles (unhealthy dietary habits, alcohol consumption, smoking, and low levels of physical activity). Therefore, the strong need for CVD prevention may be pursued through an improved control of CVD risk factors (impaired lipid and glycemic profiles, high blood pressure, and obesity), which is achievable through an overall intervention aimed to favor a healthy lifestyle. Focusing on diet, different recommendations emphasize the need to increase or avoid consumption of entire classes of food, with only partly known and only partly foreseeable consequences on the overall level of health. In recent years, the ketogenic diet (…

POOR DIET, LITTLE EXERCISE, SMOKING: WESTERN WAYS THAT PROMOTE HEART DISEASE

2008

La inmigración de Bulgaria y Reino Unido en el medio rural valenciano. Estudio comparado de dos modelos migratorios.

2016

Esta tesis tiene como objetivo la comprensión del fenómeno migratorio en la Comunidad Valenciana partiendo de la dualidad del contexto, en el que existe un fuerte componente de migración laboral, pero que a la vez un porcentaje importante de la inmigración es de tipo lifestyle, lo que supone que son personas de una edad superior que vienen a pasar los últimos años de su vida. Para ello se realizó un estudio de caso comparado en dos municipios tipo de cada uno de los tipos de migración, en el que se desarrollaron historias de vida (a extranjeros/as), entrevistas (a personas autóctonas, así como a informantes clave), pero también observación participante (y no participante), así como el refue…

Ķengaragā dzīvojošo jauniešu veselība dzīvesveida paradumi

2018

Bakalaura darbs: “Ķengaragā dzīvojošu jauniešu veselīga dzīvesveida paradumi.” Darbā iekļautas 71 lpp., 26 attēli, 5 tabulas un 2 pielikumi. Bakalaura darba mērķis ir noskaidrot, kādi ir Ķengaragā dzīvojošo jauniešu veselīga dzīvesveida paradumi. Pētnieciskie jautājumi: kā jaunieši interpretē veselīgu dzīvesveidu? Kādas ir jauniešu veselīga dzīvesveida prakses un aktivitātes? Kādi faktori ietekmē jauniešu veselīga dzīvesveida paradumus? Kā teorētiskā bāze izmantota zinātniskā literatūra, iepriekš veikti pētījumi. Empīriskā bāze dati, kurus iegūs ar anketēšanu un dziļajam intervijām. Darba teorētiskā daļa sastāv no divām nodaļām. Pirmajā nodaļā skaidrots jauniešu un veselīga dzīvesveida jēdz…

The impact of healthy lifestyles on academic achievement among Italian adolescents

2021

AbstractWe evaluated the association between healthy lifestyles and academic achievement in a sample of 373 adolescent Italian students. Specifically, we investigated on the association between use of illegal drugs, habits to practice a regular physical, typology of diet, levels of social support, levels of self-esteem, level of Internet use, perceived stress and amount of sleep and academic achievement. Academic performance was positively correlated with good diet, perceived social support, and self-esteem. A statistically significant difference emerged between students with high versus low correct grade point averages in relation to lifetime and current use of illegal drugs. Last, academi…