Urinalysis of glucose and ketones are non-invasive tests, which are used to reflect the levels of said molecules in the blood. Such tests are often used to monitor the effectiveness of interventions (i.e., nutrition, medication, lifestyle) for diabetics and individuals with insulin resistance (Pagna & Pagna, 2014). As a means of appreciating the need and […]
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Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) does affect the elderly population. The loss of skeletal muscle mass from inactivity and lack of food consumption can negatively affect performance and activities of daily living in said population (Lancha, Zanella, Tanabe, Andriamihaja, & Blachier, 2017). Furthermore, the loss of skeletal muscle can begin as early as the 4th decade of […]
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In my last post, anthropometric assessments (body mass index, waist circumference, skinfold measurements, and bioelectrical impedance) were considered as a means of exploring an individual’s nutritional and health status. Although such measures are considered useful, biochemical tests provide another layer of screening designed to provide deeper objective and quantitative findings. Such biomarkers, in conjunction with […]
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Body composition (BC) can be defined as the proportions of various tissues (i.e., fat, muscle, and bone) making up the body, which is generally expressed as percent body fat and percent lean body mass (Lee & Nieman, 2013). As such, knowing BC can help one track changes during weight loss or weight gain programs, in […]
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- BLOG Digestive Immune / Lymphatic
Research has indicated that individuals with Crohn’s disease (CD) can benefit from vitamin D3 supplementation (Carvalho et al., 2013). However, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) can blunt the anti-inflammatory properties of said vitamin. Such phenotypic variability makes one question the efficacy of recommending vitamin D3 supplementation without first considering potential roadblocks to absorption and utilization. The […]
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Modern Western diets, including macronutrient ratios and macronutrient quality, are substantially different than the hominin diets 10,000 years ago (Ilich, Kelly, Kim, & Spicer, 2014). Modern diets tend to include over 70% of total energy from refined sugars, refined vegetable oils, processed foods, and alcohol (Ilich et al., 2014). Of particular interest is the shift […]
Read MoreDay and DeHeer (2001) considered the role of adequate protein ingestion, and lack thereof, when treating older individuals recovering from bone fractures. Using rat models, the authors explored how poor protein ingestion before fractures affected bone healing; studies prior to the aforementioned experiment considered low protein intake after injury. Day and DeHeer (2001) submitted that the […]
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- BLOG Muscular Respiratory Respiratory Skeletal
The order that I would take on improving UCS would be correction of breathing technique first, because it is simple, and it has the capacity for far reaching effects; proper deep breathing plays a key role in posture and spinal stabilization (Perri & Halford, 2004). The authors also noted that conditions like UCS and others […]
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- BLOG Body Fat / Skin Body Fat / Skin
Obesity, as an epidemic, finds its beginnings within the last 100 years, though we have only seen its obvious growth since the 1970s (Kenney, Wilmore, & Costill, 2012). As Western society and culture moved from a subsistent nation to an industrialized one, we began slipping from the ways of old. That is, we began moving […]
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Obesity carries with it, many complications that have detrimental effects on the health of an individual. Side effects can grow in a stealthy and insidious fashion, such that a person may not know a disease exists until it has manifested too deeply. I would like to cover the health problems associated with obesity, its complications, […]
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