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Is vitamin D deficiency in obese youth a risk factor for less weight loss during a weight loss program? Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven

Karolien Van De Maele, Jean De Schepper, Jesse Vanbesien, Monique Van Helvoirt, Ann De Guchtenaere, Inge Gies

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency is common in obese adolescents and a risk factor for insulin resistance. We investigated if prevailing serum 25-OH vitamin D might predict the body fat loss in a group of obese adolescents undergoing a residential weight loss program.

METHODS: In 92 (35 male) obese adolescents (aged 10.6 to 19 years) undergoing a residential weight loss program in Belgium, fasting serum 25-OH vitamin D (25-OH-D), ...

Motivation of overweight patients with atrial fibrillation to lose weight or to follow a weight loss management program: a cross-sectional study Universiteit Hasselt Universiteit Antwerpen

Michiel DELESIE, Lien DESTEGHE, Paul DENDALE, Hein HEIDBUCHEL
Aims Overweight increases the risk of recurrence and progression of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study assesses the knowledge of overweight AF patients about the relation between their weight and AF, to gauge their motivation losing weight and/or following weight reduction programs. Methods A multicenter cross-sectional descriptive study was performed at three Belgian hospitals. A validated self-developed questionnaire was presented to AF ...

Novel pharmacotherapies for weight loss: understanding the role of incretins to enable weight loss and improved health outcomes Universiteit Antwerpen KU Leuven

Christophe De Block
Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) are widespread diseases that significantly impact cardiovascular and renal morbidity and mortality. In the recent years, intensive research has been performed to assess the role of adipose tissue and body fat distribution in the development of metabolic and non-metabolic complications in individuals with obesity. In addition to lifestyle modifications, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists ...

Liraglutide for Weight Management in the Real World: Significant Weight Loss Even if the Maximal Daily Dose Is Not Achieved KU Leuven

Sander Trenson, Matthias Lannoo, Ellen Deleus, Ann Meulemans, Christophe Matthys, Ann Mertens, Bart Van Der Schueren, Roman Vangoitsenhoven
INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a global health challenge, and pharmacologic options are emerging. Once daily subcutaneous administration of 3 mg liraglutide, a glucagon like peptide-1 analogue, has been shown to induce weight loss in clinical trials, but real-world effectiveness data are scarce. METHODS: It is a single-centre retrospective cohort study of patients who were prescribed liraglutide on top of lifestyle adaptations after multidisciplinary ...

Behaviour, wounds, weight loss and adrenal weight of rabbit does as affected by semi-group housing KU Leuven Universiteit Gent

Luc Maertens
© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Group housing is often assumed to improve the welfare of gregarious species. Whether this is actually the case depends on the advantages (e.g. more opportunity for social and locomotor behaviour) and disadvantages (e.g. increased fighting and wounding) induced by the specific housing type. We evaluated the effects of a semi-group system (grouping four does for half of each reproductive cycle) on welfare by comparing it to ...

Behaviour, wounds, weight loss and adrenal weight of rabbit does as affected by semi-group housing Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek

Stephanie Buijs, Luc Maertens, Katleen Hermans, Jürgen Vangeyte, Frank Tuyttens
Group housing is often assumed to improve the welfare of gregarious species. Whether this is actuallythe case depends on the advantages (e.g. more opportunity for social and locomotor behaviour) and dis-advantages (e.g. increased fighting and wounding) induced by the specific housing type. We evaluatedthe effects of a semi-group system (grouping four does for half of each reproductive cycle) on welfare bycomparing it to single-doe cages. ...

Weight loss, behavioral change, and structural neuroplasticity in children with obesity through a multidisciplinary treatment program Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent

Mireille J C M Augustijn, Eva D'Hondt, Alexander Leemans, Lore Van Acker, Ann De Guchtenaere, Matthieu Lenoir, Frederik J. A. Deconinck, Karen Caeyenberghs
To study the pathways for initiation of intrinsic blood coagulation, activated human platelets were compared with dextran sulfate as surfaces for factor XI activation by factor XIIa, factor XIa, or thrombin. Activated gel-filtered platelets promoted the activation of factor XI (60 nm) by thrombin (0.02-10 nm, EC(50) approximately 100 pm, threshold concentration approximately 10 pm) at initial rates 2- to 3-fold greater than those obtained with ...

Weight loss after the first year of stavudine-containing antiretroviral therapy and its association with lipoatrophy, virological failure, adherence and CD4 counts at primary health care level in Kigali, Rwanda Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Johan van Griensven, R. Zachariah, J Mugabo, T. Reid
This study was conducted among 609 adults on stavudine-based antiretroviral treatment (ART) for at least one year at health center level in Kigali, Rwanda to (a) determine the proportion who manifest weight loss after one year of ART (b) examine the association between such weight loss and a number of variables, namely: lipoatrophy, virological failure, adherence and on-treatment CD4 count and (c) assess the validity and predictive values of ...