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Body composition, but not insulin resistance, influences postprandial lipemia i...
Siqueira,Rodrigo de Azeredo; Carlos,Aluana Santana; d'Avila,Joana Costa; Moreno,Adalgiza Mafra; Alves,Estela Luz; Farias,Maria Lucia Fleiuss deABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of body composition and insulin resistance on the magnitude of postprandial lipemia in patients with Turner's syndrome receiving oral versus transdermal estrogen replacement. Subjects and methods: Twenty-five patients with Turner's syndrome receiving oral or transdermal estrogen replacement were evaluated for body mass index, waist-to...
Guidelines of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the diagnosis and treat...
Loures,Marco Antônio R.; Zerbini,Cristiano Augusto F.; Danowski,Jaime S.; Pereira,Rosa Maria R.; Moreira,Caio; Paula,Ana Patrícia deAbstract Osteoporosis, a metabolic disease characterized by low bone mass, deterioration of the bone tissue microarchitecture and increased susceptibility to fractures, is commonly regarded as a women's health problem. This point of view is based on the fact that compared with men, women have lower bone mineral density and longer lifespans and lose bone mass faster, especially after menopause, due to a marked d...