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Effects of low-load blood flow restriction training in healthy adult tendons: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 2024, 39: 13-23, 2024-07)Objective To systematically review the effects of low-load blood flow restriction training (LL-BFR) on healthy adult tendons. Design A systematic review with meta-analysis. Literature search Six ... -
Ultrasound-guided gluteal nerves electrical stimulation to enhance strength and power in individuals with chronic knee pain: a randomized controlled pilot trial
(Frontiers in Medicine, 2024, 11: 1410495, 2024-07)Introduction: Various pathophysiological contexts can be accompanied by weakness, arthrogenic muscle inhibition, and even disability. In this scenario, peripheral nerve stimulation has been studied not ... -
Effectiveness of home-based exercise delivered by digital health in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Age and ageing, 2022, 51(11): 1-10, 2022-11)Background regular physical exercise is essential to maintain or improve functional capacity in older adults. Multimorbidity, functional limitation, social barriers and currently, coronavirus disease ... -
Emotional eating and cognitive restraint mediate the association between sleep quality and BMI in young adults
(Appetite, 2022, 170: 105899, 2022-03)This cross-sectional study was designed to investigate whether diet quality and eating behaviors could mediate the association between sleep quality and body mass index (BMI) in young adults. For all ... -
Mediterranean diet and white blood cell count — A randomized controlled trial
(Foods, 2021, 10(6): 1268, 2021-06)We aimed to assess the effects of the antioxidant-rich Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) on white blood cell count. Our study population included participants in the PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea study ... -
Fruit and vegetable consumption is inversely associated with plasma saturated fatty acids at baseline in Predimed Plus Trial
(Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 2021, 65(17): 2100363, 2021-09)Scope Plasma fatty acids (FAs) are associated with the development of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome. The aim of our study is to assess the relationship between fruit and vegetable (F&V) ... -
Association of pre-pandemic high-density lipoprotein cholesterol with risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation and death: The UK Biobank cohort study
(Preventive Medicine Reports, 2021, 23: 101461, 2021-06)There is growing evidence of, and biological plausibility for, elevated levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) being related to lower rates of respiratory disease. We tested whether ... -
Association between lifestyle and hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype in the PREDIMED-Plus Study
(Obesity, 2020, 28(3): 537-543, 2020-02)Objective The hypertriglyceridemic waist (HTGW) phenotype is characterized by abdominal obesity and high levels of triglycerides. In a cross-sectional assessment of PREDIMED-Plus trial participants at ... -
Body mass index and subfertility: multivariable regression and Mendelian randomization analyses in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study
(Human Reproduction, 2021, 36(12), 3141-3151, 2021-10)STUDY QUESTION What is the association between BMI and subfertility? SUMMARY ANSWER We observed a J-shaped relationship between BMI and subfertility in both sexes, when using both a standard ... -
Smoking and infertility: multivariable regression and Mendelian randomization analyses in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study
(Fertility and Sterility, 2022, 118(1): 180-190, 2022-07)Objective To investigate the association between smoking and infertility. Design Prospective study. Setting Nationwide cohort. Patients 28,606 women and 27,096 men with questionnaire and genotype ... -
Risk of cardiovascular disease in women and men with subfertility: the Trøndelag Health Study
(Fertility and Sterility, 2022, 118(3): 537-547, 2022-07)Objective: To investigate the association between subfertility and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Population-based cohort. Patient(s): We studied ... -
Mediterranean diet, energy restriction, physical activity, and atherogenicity of very-low density lipoproteins: findings from two randomized controlled trials
(Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 2023, 67(1): 2200338, 2023-01)Scope: Some very-low density lipoprotein (VLDL) properties may render themmore pro-atherogenic. We aimed to assess whether a Mediterranean diet(MedDiet) or an energy-reduced MedDiet with increased ... -
Yearly attained adherence to Mediterranean diet and incidence of diabetes in a large randomized trial
(Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2023, 22: 262, 2023-09)Background Several large observational prospective studies have reported a protection by the traditional Mediterranean diet against type 2 diabetes, but none of them used yearly repeated measures of ... -
Impaired glucose tolerance and cardiovascular risk factors in relation to infertility: a Mendelian randomization analysis in the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study
(Human Reproduction, 2024, 39(2), 436-441, 2023-11)STUDY QUESTION Are impaired glucose tolerance (as measured by fasting glucose, glycated hemoglobin, and fasting insulin) and cardiovascular disease risk (as measured by low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ... -
Cardiovascular disease risk factors and infertility: multivariable analyses and one-sample Mendelian randomization analyses in the Trøndelag Health Study
(Human Reproduction Open, 2024, 2024 (3), hoae033, 2024-05)STUDY QUESTION Are cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors causally associated with higher risk of infertility among women and men? SUMMARY ANSWER We found evidence to support a causal relationship ... -
Placental efflux transporters and antiseizure or antidepressant medication use impact birth weight in MoBa cohort
(iScience, 2024, 27(3): 109285, 2024-03)Low birth weight raises neonatal risks and lifelong health issues and is linked to maternal medication use during pregnancy. We examined data from the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study ... -
Parental infertility and offspring cardiometabolic trajectories: a pooled analysis of three European cohorts
(Fertility and Sterility, 2024, 121(5): 853-863, 2024-05)Objective To assess whether parental infertility is associated with differences in cardiometabolic trajectories in offspring. Design Pooled observational analysis in three prospective cohorts. Set ... -
Increased consumption of virgin olive oil, nuts, legumes, whole grains, and fish promotes HDL functions in humans
(Molecular nutrition and food research, 2019, 63(6): 1800847, 2019-01)Scope To evaluate whether increases in the consumption of cardioprotective food groups (virgin olive oil, nuts, fruits/vegetables, legumes, whole grains, fish, and wine) are associated with improvements ... -
Mediterranean diet and antihypertensive drug use: a randomized controlled trial
(Journal of hypertension, 2021, 39(6): 1230-1237, 2021-06)Objective: To examine in older individuals at high cardiovascular risk whether following a Mediterranean diet decreased the necessity of antihypertensive drugs and modulated their associated cardiovascular ... -
Exceso de peso en España: situación actual, proyecciones para 2030 y sobrecoste directo estimado para el Sistema Nacional de Salud
(Revista española de cardiología, 2019, 72(11): 916-924, 2019-11)Introducción y objetivos El exceso de peso potencia algunas enfermedades crónicas y reduce la calidad de vida, y su prevalencia crece en todo el mundo. El objetivo es estimar la evolución del exceso ...