Summary: From 1991 until 1996 the long-term effects of the SIMA training programs were analysed on the nutritional status of the participants aged 75 to 93 years (in 1991 mean age 79.5 years). Data analysis was based on data from the decreasing sample and ...
Food addiction – substance use disorder or behavioral addiction?This article looks at food addiction as a subject situated between psychiatry, neurobiology, nutritional science, internal medicine, food industry, and public health. Essentially, the ...
Childhood obesity influences body weight in the adult and is intrinsically associated with multiple co-morbidities. In the past 20 years, the prevalence of overweight and obese school children in Switzerland has increased by three to six-fold. One out of ...
We investigated the nutritional habits of ultra-endurance runners before, during and after the Deutschlandlauf 2006 in Germany, from the north (Kap Arkona–Rügen) to the south (Lörrach), over 1,200 km and 17 stages. Twenty male ultra-runners completed a ...
What is the Optimal Nutrition for Humans?Abstract. As practitioners, we are faced in practice daily with the question about the optimal diet. Nevertheless, nutrition covers only a very small part of our medical training. A look back in the history of ...
Fructose Consumption and the Metabolic Syndrome: Association or Causality?Abstract. Fructose consumption has increased significantly during the past decades – in particular by using added sugar in food and beverages, either sugars containing free ...
Role of Diet and Lifestyle for the Prevention and Therapies of DyslipidemiasAbstract. Despite all controversy, the control of the intake of saturated fat and cholesterol represents a key aspect in the prevention and control of lipid ...
Nutritional Therapy in the Elderly – What Do We Know Today?Abstract. Malnutrition in the elderly has a high prevalence and is a strong and independent risk factor for complications and high mortality. Early ...
Vitamin D Deficiency in SportsAbstract. A deficiency in vitamin D is very common in the general population as well as in athletes. The aim of this overview is to assess the level of knowledge about the importance ...
Nutrition in Case of Heart FailureAbstract. Despite the complexity of the subject, nutritional medicine has made important advances in recent years, especially regarding cardiovascular health and for patients with heart ...
The Impact of Nutrition on Muscle Health in Older IndividualsAbstract: The age-related change in the importance of nutrition for muscle health starts at the age of 50. Considering its effects on the mobility and physical ...
Zusammenfassung. Übergewicht und Adipositas sind heute in den westlichen Industrienationen weit verbreitet. Da die Erfolge der Adipositastherapie begrenzt sind, ist eine Prävention der Adipositas notwendig. Die Kieler Adipositaspräventionsstudie (KOPS) ...