Browsing Health (Faculty of) by Type "Article"
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Accuracy of Parental Reporting of Preschoolers’ Dietary Intake Using an Online Self-Administered 24-h Recall
(MDPI, 2018-07-29)Parents are typically relied upon to report young children’s dietary intake. However, there has been limited research assessing the accuracy of such reports captured using novel dietary assessment tools. The purpose of the ... -
Accuracy of self-reported intake of signature foods in a school meal intervention study: comparison between control and intervention period
(Cambridge University Press, 2015-08-28)Bias in self-reported dietary intake is important when evaluating the effect of dietary interventions, particularly for intervention foods. However, few have investigated this in children, and none have investigated the ... -
Acute effects of aerobic exercise on cognitive function in individuals with Parkinson’s disease
(Elsevier, 2018-04-03)Deficits in executive functions are highly prevalent in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Although chronic physical exercise has been shown to improve executive functions in PD, evidence of acute exercise effects is limited. This ... -
Addressing Health Care Needs For Frail Seniors In Canada: The Role of InterRAI Instruments
(Canadian Geriatrics Society, 2013-12-30)Fiscal pressure on the Canadian health care system results from rising numbers of frail seniors with multiple concurrent medical co-morbidities and geriatric syndromes. Improving outcomes in such seniors is contingent on ... -
Advancing the evidence to improve the nutrition of populations: a refreshed vision and scope for Nutrition Journal
(Springer, 2017-07)This editorial introduces a revised and refreshed scope for Nutrition Journal, one of BioMed Central’s open access journals. Diet is among the leading risk factors for morbidity and mortality globally [1]. This signals the ... -
Adverse events among Ontario home care clients associated with emergency room visit or hospitalization: a retrospective cohort study
(BioMed Central, 2013-06-22)Background: Home care (HC) is a critical component of the ongoing restructuring of healthcare in Canada. It impacts three dimensions of healthcare delivery: primary healthcare, chronic disease management, and aging at home ... -
Adverse Events Associated with Hospitalization or Detected through the RAI-HC Assessment among Canadian Home Care Clients
(Longwoods Publishing, 2013-08-19)Background: The occurrence of adverse events (AEs) in care settings is a patient safety concern that has significant consequences across healthcare systems. Patient safety problems have been well documented in acute care ... -
Agpat4/Lpaat delta deficiency highlights the molecular heterogeneity of epididymal and perirenal white adipose depots
(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2017-10-01)Acylglycerophosphate acyltransferase 4 (AGPAT4)/lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase delta catalyzes the formation of phosphatidic acid (PA), a precursor of triacylglycerol (TAG). We investigated the effect of Agpat4 gene ... -
Applying systematic review search methods to the grey literature: a case study examining guidelines for school-based breakfast programs in Canada
(BioMedCentral, 2015-10-15)Grey literature is an important source of information for large-scale review syntheses. However, there are many characteristics of grey literature that make it difficult to search systematically. Further, there is no ... -
Arm posture influences on regional supraspinatus and infraspinatus activation in isometric arm elevation efforts
(Elsevier, 2019-02)This study aimed to evaluate the effect of arm posture on activation of the anterior and posterior regions of supraspinatus and the superior and middle regions of infraspinatus during resisted isometric arm elevations. ... -
Assessing Dietary Outcomes in Intervention Studies: Pitfalls, Strategies, and Research Needs
(MDPI, 2018-07-31)To inform strategies to improve the dietary intakes of populations, robust evaluations of interventions are required. This paper is drawn from a workshop held at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical ... -
Assessment of Nutrient Intakes: Introduction to the Special Issue
(MDPI, 2016-03-25)Accurately measuring consumption of food, drinks and supplements is fundamental to nutrition and health research, including surveillance, epidemiology and intervention studies. However, assessing food intake is an area ... -
Automated Histological Analysis System for Quantifying Microstructural Damage Accumulation to the Annulus Fibrosus
(Kitchener-Waterloo Vision and Imaging Society, 2016)In this paper, we proposed an automated histological analysis system for quantifying microstructural damage accumulation to the annulus fibrosus. This system takes in a digital histology image and uses Gaussian mixture ... -
Beverage consumption and energy intake among Canadians: analyses of 2004 and 2015 national dietary intake data
(BioMed Central, 2019-10-19)Background Among adults and children consuming Western diets, beverages are significant sources of free sugars, saturated fats, excess calories, and alcohol, with relevance to chronic disease risk. The impact of recent ... -
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Overestimates Fat-Free Mass in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment
(Wiley, 2020-12)Background: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is commonly used to assess fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) in breast cancer patients. However, because of the prevalence of overweight, obesity and variable hydration ... -
Build better bones with exercise (B3E pilot trial): results of a feasibility study of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 12 months of home exercise in older women with vertebral fracture
(Springer, 2018-08-08)Summary We pilot-tested a trial of home exercise on individuals with osteoporosis and spine fracture. Our target enrollment was met, though it took longer than expected. Participants stayed in the study and completed ... -
Butylated hydroxytoluene can protect polyunsaturated fatty acids in dried blood spots from degradation for up to 8 weeks at room temperature
(BioMed Central, 2013-02-20)Background: Dried blood spots (DBS) from fingertip prick blood can enable high throughput fatty acid profiling but may be prone to lipid peroxidation during storage. The use of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) on chromatography ... -
Caffeinated energy drink consumption and predictors of use among secondary school students over time in the COMPASS cohort study
(Elsevier, 2019-09)Consumption of caffeinated energy drinks (CED) by youth is a public health priority, given the lack of regulation and evidence for both short and long-term health effects of CED use. Considering the potential risks associated ... -
Camper Self-Concept Promotes Environmental Awareness: A Relationship Mediated by Social Inclusion
(Journal of Youth Development, 2018-04-19)Summer camps in Canada provide services to hundreds of thousands of youth each year, giving opportunities for growth and development. However, summer camps in Canada remain understudied. Using one phase of data from the ... -
Can dietary guidelines support the transformation of food systems to foster human and planetary health?
(UNSCN NUTRITION, 2019-07)There is substantial evidence of the need for efforts to drastically shift the food system to enable eating patterns consistent with human and planetary health. This will have implications for food production, processing, ...