OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long term efficacy and implications of the low carbohydrate diets, especially the ketogenic variant, with respect to weight loss, changes in metabolism and mental effects. BACKGROUND: The low ...

Bakgrunn: Vi har i dag gode kunnskaper om hvordan kosthold og helse henger sammen, blant annet vet vi at høyt LDL-kolesterol øker risiko for hjerte- og karsykdom. Det norske kosthold har vært i stor endring siden andre ...

Background: It has long been discussed whether supplementation of antioxidants promotes or inhibites adaptation to exercise. Regular exercise leads to increased oxidative stress in muscles through increased production of ...

ABSTRACT Background and aims: During the last years it has evolved more and more interest in taking antioxidant supplementation to potentiate the effects of exercise and this is in despite of that this is an area of ...

Purpose: Based on avaliable literature the objective of this study was to determine if increased protein intake is beneficial in terms of muscle growth for people on a normal diet and with low or high physical activity. ...

THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS IN PREVENTING OVERWEIGHT Overweight, obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease are demanding public health issues. Nutrition and physical activity are important contributors ...

Hensikt: I denne artikkelen undersøker vi om det finnes en sammenheng mellom rødt kjøtt og pankreaskreft. Bakgrunn: Pankreaskreft har en høy mortalitet og det finnes ingen effektiv behandling, siden diagnostiseringen er ...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet (LCKD) on weight loss and side effects. Background: Many Norwegian embrace the “Ketolytic diet” (<20g carbohydrates/day), even if they know little ...

Abstract: Background: A large proportion of the population in Norway today has hypercholesterolemia. The patients can be classified in several ways including whether they have a poly etiological cause or if there is an ...

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In excess of 1% of all children born in Norway in the course of a year, have a birth weight below 1500g (VLBW). We wanted to get an overview of the literature that exists within the field of nutrition ...

Background Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been found to be positively associated with weight gain among children and adolescents. In order to develop effective interventions aimed at reducing intake or ...

Title: BREAST CANCER: What is the mechanism behind antioxidants anticarsinogenic effect, and do fruits and vegetables have a protective role? Author: Kristiane Woie, University of Oslo, Norway Advisor: Giske Ursin The ...

The prevalence of diabetes type 2 is increasing dramatically all over the world, especially among South Asians whom migrated to western countries. There are several reasons for this, among other things a change in food ...

Abstract In 2007 the World Cancer Research Fund published the second edition of a report covering the latest research on cancer, nutrition, physical activity and obesity. In this paper we examine the methodology and process ...

Oppgaven sammenfatter nåværende kunnskap om mulige mekanismer bak den LDL-kolesteroløkende effekt av kaffediterpenene cafestol og kahweol. Epidemiologiske studier har tydelig stadfestet forholdet mellom inntak av kokekaffe ...

Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) is a holoenzyme composed of two catalytic (C) subunits and a regulatory (R) subunit dimer. The holoenzyme dissociates when four cAMP molecules bind to the R subunit dimer. This ...

Hyperlipidemia often occurs after transplantation and may contribute to increased cardiovascular morbidity. The cause is multifactorial, including weight, age, pretransplant lipids, medication and renal function. Several ...

Abstract This paper reviews 15 articles about nitric oxide`s role in FFA-induced apoptosis/cell death of â-cells in relation to DM2. These are mostly in vitro studies, but also included are 3 in vivo experiments. The main ...

Protein kinase A, PKA, regulates a number of cellular processes like metabolism, cell growth and differentiation and gene transcription. PKA becomes activated upon binding of cAMP to its regulatory subunits thus releasing ...

Despite the fact that many methods have been used for assessing nutritional status throughout history, no gold standard for the identification of malnutrition exists today. This paper describes and evaluates different ...