Physical Activity Level Assessed by Accelerometer and PAQ-C in Tunisian Children.

Background: Physical activity (PA) is an important agent in the prevention of chronic diseases such as obesity.

Objectives: To provide preliminary data on PA among school children and to correlate the PA with weight status.

Material And Methods: A total of 40 children aged between 8 and 11 years and attending Tunisian schools were recruited.

Argan oil and postmenopausal Moroccan women: impact on the vitamin E profile.

Vitamin E supplements could be beneficial for postmenopausal women. To evaluate the effect of edible argan oil consumption on the antioxidant status of postmenopausal women, the vitamin E serum level of 151 menopausal women consuming either olive or argan oil was determined. Serum level of vitamin E was increased in the argan oil consumer group.