Adiponectin is considered a biomarker of health status, and high levels are associated with good health. Science discusses the results on the effects of physical activity on increasing adiponectin levels, especially in child with obesity. The scope of the present study was to evaluate a physical exercise intervention program, after 10 months of duration, in the plasma concentration of adiponectin in students fr...
Ginger is a plant whose rhizome has a high therapeutic potential in combating various diseases due to the action of several of its constituents. The 6-gingerol, phenolic compounds and carotenoids, act on macrophage modulation, antiplatelet aggregation and immunosuppressive activity. This work aimed to determine the total antioxidant capacity as well as to evaluate the use of paper spray mass spectrometry to obt...
The aim of this study was to analyze the validity of self-reported diagnoses of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components through participants of the Cohort of Universities of Minas Gerais (CUME). A subsample of 172 cohort participants (33 males and 139 females, age 38 ± 11 years) was randomly selected for this study. The presence of MetS was defined according to the criteria of the International Diabetes Fe...
Introduction: Child obesity has important consequences on the child’s health and is related to the risk of developing chronic diseases. That brings up the need for research assessing the impact of obesity - and overweight - reduction programs with close attention to methodology aspects and precise indicators of the impact of such programs. Goal: Assessing the impact of a physical activity program on the plasma ...