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Journal article · 2025
Anger affects behavioral and physiological correlates of dual-task walking and texting in young adults
Gait & Posture
Journal article · 2018
Angiotensin II Signal Transduction: An Update on Mechanisms of Physiology and Pathophysiology
Physiological Reviews
A hormone involved in blood pressure can affect much more than the pressure reading. Angiotensin II sends signals that influence blood vessels, kidneys, the heart, and immune cells. Some help normal regulation; others can contribute to…
Journal article · 2020
Anthocyanins: A Comprehensive Review of Their Chemical Properties and Health Effects on Cardiovascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
Journal article · 2022
Anthropometric and adiposity indicators and risk of type 2 diabetes: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies
BMJ
How does the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes vary with body size? Researchers combined evidence from 216 cohort studies involving about 26 million adults. In the waist-circumference analysis, a ten-centimeter larger waist was associated with…
Journal article · 2008
Anticipatory physiological regulation in feeding biology: Cephalic phase responses
Appetite
A meal can start affecting the body before nutrients reach the bloodstream. Seeing, smelling, tasting, or expecting food can trigger preparation for digestion. These cephalic phase responses—early responses coordinated by the brain—include saliva production and changes…
Journal article · 2022
Appetite Loss and Anorexia of Aging in Clinical Care: An ICFSR Task Force Report
J Frailty Aging
Losing interest in food in later life can matter before a person visibly loses weight. Appetite loss is associated with malnutrition, reduced physical function, and frailty, a state of increased vulnerability to health problems. This report…
Journal article · 2010
Appetite control: methodological aspects of the evaluation of foods
Obesity Reviews
Methodological review and expert guidance; freely accessible manuscript. Full text reviewed. A food that leaves you feeling full raises a further question: what does that feeling actually tell you? Researchers examined how food studies measure hunger,…
Journal article · 2023
Appetite, Energy Expenditure, and the Regulation of Energy Balance
Gastroenterology Clinics of North America
Journal article · 2022
Application and Measurement Properties of the Talk Test in Cardiopulmonary Patients: A Systematic Review
Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
Can a conversation help guide exercise when someone has heart or lung disease? Across ten studies, the last stage at which patients could speak comfortably generally corresponded to exercise near or below the first breathing threshold,…
Journal article · 2024
Application of mobility training methods in sporting populations: A systematic review of performance adaptations
Journal of Sports Sciences
Mobility work takes time in an athlete's training week, so it matters whether that time helps performance as well as movement. Across 22 studies, programmes involving dynamic stretching, yoga, Pilates, dance or combinations of stretching generally…
Journal article · 2021
Are Dietary Proteins the Key to Successful Body Weight Management? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies Assessing Body Weight Outcomes after Interventions with Increased Dietary Protein
Nutrients
Journal article · 2024
Are Lean Body Mass and Fat-Free Mass the Same or Different Body Components? A Critical Perspective
Advances in Nutrition
The meaning of lean body mass depends on a long history of how researchers defined fat. The authors revisit early chemical measurements and challenge the familiar claim that lean body mass and fat-free mass must be…
Webpage · 2023
Are You Storing Food Safely?
Journal article · 2014
Are intact peptides absorbed from the healthy gut in the adult human?
Nutr Res Rev
Claims about active food peptides raise a basic question: can those small protein fragments reach the places where they are supposed to work? This paper examines evidence for intact peptide absorption in healthy adults. Two- and…
Journal article · 2020
Ascorbic acid: The chemistry underlying its antioxidant properties
Free Radic Biol Med
Journal article · 2023
Assessment and Management of Appetite Loss in Older Adults: An ICFSR Task Force Report
The Journal of Frailty & Aging
Loss of appetite in later life can matter even when the scale has barely changed. In a French primary-care program for adults aged 60 and older, 14,358 people had information on both appetite and weight loss.…
Journal article · 2019
Assessment of Body Composition in Health and Disease Using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) and Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA): A Critical Overview
Contrast media & molecular imaging