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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Hensikten med undersøkelsen var å kartlegge og vurdere hvilemetabolisme og næringsinntak til en gruppe barn og unge med spinal muskelatrofi (SMA) og en gruppe barn og unge med Duchenne muskeldystrofi (DMD). Vi hadde ingen ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Ageing is a complex physiological process shaped by nutrition, metabolism and hormones, with insulin, responsible for glucose absorption from the blood, being an important pro-ageing factor. The metabolic decline observed ...
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Perceptions of Healthy Eating among Pakistani Immigrant Women in Oslo : Influences on dietary habits (Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2008)Executive Summary Background:South Asians are known to have a high risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), therefor Pakistani immigrants in Norway constitute a high risk subgroup of the population. In particular, the Pakistani ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Conventional cancer therapy, such as ã-irradiation and cytotoxic drugs, acts via DNA damage-induced apoptosis and inhibition of proliferation. Major problems with conventional cancer therapy are that only subgroups of ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Executive summary Background: South Asians are known to be prone to the metabolic syndrome and the adverse effects of this. There are many hypotheses and explanations for the high vulnerability to obesity, diabetes and ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Bakgrunn: Polycystisk ovariesyndrom (PCOS) er en kompleks endokrin forstyrrelse hos kvinner og har viktige helsekonsekvenser. Pasienter med PCOS har høy forekomst av risikofaktorer for kardiovaskulær sykdom, høyere risiko ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Epidemiological studies have shown that a high intake of fruits and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of chronic diseases. The mechanisms behind these beneficial effects are not fully understood, but it is widely ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Summary Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) have an increased risk of premature atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (CAD). Recently, inflammation has been suggested to play a major role in the development ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Aims Several studies have reported an association between a diet low in fruits, vegetables, vitamin C and overweight and the presence of asthma. The primary aim of the present study was to compare the intake of nutrients ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Background: Sugar intake has increased substantially in most parts of the world over the past 50 years. Soft drinks seem to be the largest contributor to this increase. A high intake of sugar is correlated with tooth decay, ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)The content of phytochemicals has been proposed to contribute to the beneficial effects of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. One proposed mechanism of action of phytochemicals is down regulation of NF-kappa B activity. ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Det er en økende prevalens av overvekt og fedme hos barn og unge både internasjonalt og nasjonalt. Definisjon av overvekt og fedme er en abnorm eller overdreven fettmengde i kroppen. På forholdsvis kort tid har kroppsmasseindeks ...
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Mothers and Children -as Targets for Two Nutrition Supplementation Programs in South AfricaRestricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Executive summary Background: South Africa is affected by the nutrition transition as one of many countries, with high prevalence of both over and undernutrition. Differences are sharp throughout the population, rural and ...
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Evaluation of the Nutrition- and Vitamin A supplementation Programs in the Western Cape Province of South Africa: Primary Health Clinic StaffRestricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Executive summary South Africa has marked social differences and substantial inequalities in health. Finding itself in the midst of a nutrition transition, it is a prime example of the double burden of disease , with ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)The beneficial health effects of exercise might be related to keeping the body s energy balance in place, or they could be explained by peptide signals released in response of contractional activity in the skeletal muscles. ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Abstract Background: Human trials on the effect of meal frequency on body composition are scarce. Short-term studies show increased rate of protein synthesis immediately after intake of amino acids (Rennie 2002), and ...
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Fatty acid uptake by MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells : Effects of insulin, TNFalpha, adiponectin and leptinRestricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)In order to exert metabolic effects, biologically important fatty acids must be efficiently taken up by the cells. Therefore, the main aim of this investigation was to examine the uptake of fatty acids representing three ...