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Self-perceived body image, dissatisfaction with body weight and nutritional sta...
Moehlecke,Milene; Blume,Carina Andriatta; Cureau,Felipe Vogt; Kieling,Christian; Schaan,Beatriz D.Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the agreement and risk factors for underestimation and overestimation between nutritional status and self-perceived body image and to assess the prevalence and associated factors for dissatisfaction with body weight among Brazilian adolescents. Methods Students aged 12-17 years participating in the Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (“ERICA”...
Determinants of body weight regulation in humans
Moehlecke,Milene; Canani,Luis Henrique; Silva,Lucas Oliveira Junqueira e; Trindade,Manoel Roberto Maciel; Friedman,Rogerio; Leitão,Cristiane BauermannABSTRACT Body weight is regulated by the ability of hypothalamic neurons to orchestrate behavioral, endocrine and autonomic responses via afferent and efferent pathways to the brainstem and the periphery. Weight maintenance requires a balance between energy intake and energy expenditure. Although several components that participate in energy homeostasis have been identified, there is a need to know in more deta...
Polimorfismo K121Q do gene ENPP1 e cardiopatia isquêmica em pacientes com diabe...
Moehlecke,Milene; Kramer,Caroline K.; Leitão,Cristiane B.; Krahe,Ana Luiza; Balbosco,Ivaldir; Azevedo,Mirela Jobim de; Gross,Jorge L.FUNDAMENTO: O gene ecto-nucleotídeo pirofosfatase/fosfodiesterase 1 (ENPP1) é um gene candidato à resistência insulínica. A resistência à insulina é um componente importante da síndrome metabólica e tem sido implicada no desenvolvimento de doença cardíaca isquêmica (DCI). OBJETIVO: Avaliar a associação entre o polimorfismo K121Q do gene ENPP1 e a presença da DCI em pacientes caucasianos com diabete melito (DM) ...