Effects of physical activity on quality of life in overweight and obese children.

Background: in recent years the prevalence of obesity in infants, children, and adolescents has increased alarmingly, which may affect their health, educational level, and quality of life. Objectives: the aim of this study was to determine whether a program with physical activity and nutritional recommendations may improve health-related quality of life (HRQL) in overweight and obese children. Material and methods: the design of this study was that of a randomized clinical trial (RCT).

Childhood Obesity and its Influence on Sleep Disorders: Kids-Play Study.

Sleep disorders are associated with overweight and obese children, and could decrease life quality with limitations to normal daily activities. The purpose of the study is to describe the prevalence of sleep disorders in a cohort of overweight/obese children using respiratory polygraphy. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Granada (Spain) on a sample of 98 children with overweight or obesity.

Influence of a Water-Based Exercise Program in the Rate of Spontaneous Birth: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Many women change their lifestyles and habits when they become pregnant, to avoid potentially harmful effects to themselves and their babies. This is especially so with respect to physical exercise, which is often greatly reduced due to ignorance of the benefits it provides during pregnancy. To evaluate the prevalence of spontaneous birth among women who participated in a water-based physical exercise program.

Play as a Method to Reduce Overweight and Obesity in Children: An RCT.

Background: Overweight and obesity are the result of a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors, which begins prenatally.

Aim: To analyse an intervention based on play as a means of improving the body composition of children who are overweight or obese.

Methods: The Kids-Play study is a randomized clinical trial (RCT) consisting of 49 children aged 8-12 years on a nine-month intervention programme based on physical activity, play and nutritional advice.

Feasibility and reliability of a physical fitness tests battery for adults with intellectual disabilities: The SAMU DIS-FIT battery.

Background: People with intellectual disability (ID) have lower performances in physical fitness (PF) tests than people without ID, a situation that exists during all the life stages. However, the assessment of the FP of persons with ID often uses instruments that were designed for non-disabled people.

Aim: To check the reliability and feasibility of 8 PF tests in adults with mild to moderate ID.

Influence of Physical Activity on Blood Pressure in Children With Overweight/Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: The prevalence of childhood hypertension (HT) is growing exponentially, influenced by environmental factors such as foods with high salt content, sedentary lifestyles, and poor-quality food. The incidence of HT is about 10.4% in well-nourished children, but when associated with obesity or overweight, this can rise to 38% and 68%, respectively.

Feasibility and Reliability of a Physical Fitness Test Battery in Individuals with Down Syndrome.

Background: Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder that occurs because of an abnormal division between cells that results in an extra copy of chromosome 21. Some studies show that physical exercise in people with DS increases some cognitive capacities, such as memory, and improves the quality of life.

Aim: The main aim of this study was to perform an analysis of the reliability and feasibility of the SAMU-Disability Fitness (DISFIT) battery in adults with DS.

Randomized Clinical Trial of an Aquatic Physical Exercise Program During Pregnancy.

Objective: To determine the effect of an aquatic physical exercise program performed during pregnancy on rate of intact perineum after childbirth.

Design: Randomized clinical trial.

Setting: Health centers in the metropolitan health district of Granada, Spain.

Physical activity during pregnancy and its influence on delivery time: a randomized clinical trial.

Introduction: During pregnancy, women often change their lifestyle for fear of harmful effects on the child or themselves. In this respect, many women reduce the amount of physical exercise they take, despite its beneficial effects.

Objective: To determine the duration of labor in pregnant women who completed a program of moderate physical exercise in water and subsequently presented eutocic birth.

Moderate Physical Activity in an Aquatic Environment During Pregnancy (SWEP Study) and Its Influence in Preventing Postpartum Depression.

Introduction: Postpartum depression (PPD) can begin within 6 weeks postpartum (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision) and represents a significant health problem for mothers.

Aim: To determine whether physical activity during pregnancy alleviates PPD.

Method: Randomized controlled trial in which the exercise group practiced moderate physical exercise in an aquatic environment (1-hour sessions, 3 days a week), following the recommendations of the SWEP method.

[Influence of physical exercise during pregnancy on newborn weight: a randomized clinical trial].

Introduction: Recent studies have proved that physical activity of the pregnant woman brings benefits not only for the mother but also for the fetus, given that it decreases the number of macrosomic newborns and their negative consequences in both of them.

Objective: To analyze in pregnant women the influence of a moderate physical activity program in the aquatic environment on the weight of the newborn.

Material And Methods: A randomized clinical trial with 140 healthy pregnant women, aged between 21 and 43 years, divided into two groups, study (GE, n = 70) and control (GC, n = 70).

[Not Available].

Introduction: Moderate exercise training during the pregnancy benefits both the pregnant woman and the fetus. The research papers consulted have linked physical activity with the reduction of the number of cesareans, instrumental delivery and with a more physiological delivery. It also prevents excessive weight gain in women and decreases the risk of gestational diabetes and high blood pressure.

[REBOUND EFFECT OF INTERVENTION PROGRAMS TO REDUCE OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW].

Background: studies show that overweight and obesity are the result of a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors that begins prenatally. In evidence of this relationship the potential impact of prenatal nutrition experience in the development of the endocrine and neuroendocrine systems that regulate energy balance, with special emphasis on leptin, an adipocytederived hormone. Different authors relate the risk of obesity with rapid weight gain in the first years of life.

[NON PHARMACOLOGICAL METHODS TO REDUCE PAIN IN NEWBORNS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW].

Background: newborns require diagnostic and preventive procedures since the early days of life, such as the heel prick screening for metabolic disorders, intramuscular injection of vaccines and, in some cases, channeling venous route. Which are often associated with a painful sensation. The evaluation of the intensity of painful stimuli in newborns has been studied in recent years.

[MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILD NEURODEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW].

Background: at present, diabetes has become a global health problem. The consequences that entails, both short and long term, do more studies and knowledge necessary for detection, control and treatment. Moreover, its prevalence is increasing in both the general population and pregnant women.

Application of Extra Virgin Olive Oil to Prevent Nipple Cracking in Lactating Women.

Background: It is well established that extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), applied to the skin, has healing and anti-inflammatory properties.

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of EVOO in the prevention of nipple cracking in lactating women.

Methods: Experimental, prospective, randomized study of 300 lactating women, admitted to the postpartum unit of the city's general hospital (Cienfuegos, Cuba).

[TRIGLYCERIDE LEVELS AS A RISK FACTOR DURING PREGNANCY; BIOLOGICAL MODELING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW].

Introduction: introduction: Some of the diseases that can appear in pregnancy (gestational diabetes, hypertension and preeclampsia) are being associated with an increased risk of heart throughout life diseases. This should be present in future assessments of the health of women. One of the most important biomarkers in cardiovascular diseases is the triglyceride level, and that undergoes a significant change during pregnancy.

[Breastfeeding as a method to prevent cardiovascular diseases in the mother and the child].

Introduction: Breastfeeding is a recommended practice from all health institutions, both national and international, due to the benefits that it provides for both the nursling's and the mother's health. It has been proved that mothers who breastfeed their children suffer from less cardiovascular disorders, including hypertension, than those women who have never done it.

Aim: The goal of this review is to analyse the studies that have done some research on breastfeeding as a protection from cardiovascular diseases in the mother and the infant.

[Breastfeeding for the prevention of overweight and obesity in children and teenagers; systematic review].

Background: Breastfeeding is a recommended practice from national and international institutions due to the health benefits that it provides, both for the nursling and for the mother. Nowadays, overweight and obesity result in greater morbidity along different life periods.

Objective: The goal of this systematic review is to explore the characteristics of breastfeeding in the prevention of overweight and obesity during childhood.