Association of Unhealthy Exercise Patterns with Overweight and Obesity in Kuwaiti Adults.

Background: Our aim was to investigate the frequency of the behaviors that are most often associated with excess weight gain in Kuwaitis and to determine which gender and age groups are at highest risk for each behavior.

Methods: A questionnaire developed to identify barriers to exercise in western populations was modified for use with Kuwaitis and posted online during September through December 2012. Data from 1370 adults 18 to 59 years old with BMIs ranging from 15.

Organoleptic and glycemic properties of chickpea-wheat composite breads.

Prevalence of obesity and type-2-diabetes requires dietary manipulation. It was hypothesized that wheat-legume-composite breads will reduce the spike of blood glucose and increase satiety. Four pan bread samples were prepared: White bread (WB) as standard, Whole-wheat bread (WWB), WWB supplemented with chickpea flour at 25 % (25%ChB) and 35 % (35%ChB) levels.

Relationship between perceived body image and recorded body mass index among Kuwaiti female university students.

The associations between body image and attitudes toward obesity and thinness and their associations with measured body mass index (BMI) among female students of Kuwait University (n = 137) was examined in 2008. The body image perceptions were assessed using nine female silhouettes figures. The difference between current perceived body image (PBI) and ideal body image (IBI) was used as a measure of body image dissatisfaction (BID).

Whey protein sweetened beverages reduce glycemic and appetite responses and food intake in young females.

We hypothesized that whey protein (WP) will reduce the blood glucose spike, increase satiety, and reduce subsequent energy intake. The objective of the current study was to investigate WP-glucose mixed drinks relative to glucose or WP alone on glycemic response, appetite and energy intake (EI). In Experiment 1 sweetened beverages of 300-mL solution were given to 12 normal-weight females once a week after an overnight fast at 50 g or 75 g glucose, 25 g WP or 25 g WP with 50 g glucose.

Trends and risk factors of hyperglycemia and diabetes among Kuwaiti adults: National Nutrition Surveillance Data from 2002 to 2009.

Background: Current prevalence estimates for diabetes in Arabian Gulf countries are some of the world's highest, yet regional trends and contributing factors are poorly documented. The present study was designed to determine temporal changes in the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and diabetes and associated factors in Kuwaiti adults.

Methods: Data analysis from the nationally representative cross-sectional Kuwait National Nutrition Surveillance System.

Trends and risk factors of hypercholesterolemia among Kuwaiti adults: National Nutrition Surveillance Data from 1998 to 2009.

Objective: To determine temporal changes in hypercholesterolemia prevalence and associated factors in Kuwaiti adults.

Design: Analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional population survey data from the Kuwait National Nutrition Surveillance.

Methods: A total of 15,110 men and 17,701 women, aged 20-69 years, registered for employment or pensions, Hajj Pilgrimage health checkups, or were parents accompanying their children for immunization from 1998 through 2009.

Secular trends and risk factors of overweight and obesity among Kuwaiti adults: National Nutrition Surveillance System data from 1998 to 2009.

Objective: To determine trends in prevalence of overweight and obesity in Kuwaiti adults, and to examine their association with selected sociodemographic and lifestyle factors.

Design: Analysis of cross-sectional population survey data from the Kuwait National Nutrition Surveillance System.

Setting: Social and health facilities in Kuwait.

Major dietary patterns, ethnicity, and prevalence of type 2 diabetes in rural Hawaii.

Objective: The association of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) with the overall dietary pattern and its relation with ethnicity was examined.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with 1257 participants with four ethnicities (Caucasian, Filipino, Native Hawaiian, and Japanese) in the North Kohala region of Hawaii was conducted. Participants 18-95 y of age were surveyed for their ethnic and demographic backgrounds, dietary intakes, and biochemical indexes of glucose intolerance between 1997 and 2000.

Prevalence of diabetes and glucose intolerance in an ethnically diverse rural community of Hawaii.

Background: We report the prevalence of diabetes in a rural, multiethnic community in Hawaii, of predominantly Asian and Native Hawaiian ancestry, by using 1997 World Health Organization diagnostic criteria applied to a two-hour oral glucose tolerance test.

Methods: This cross-sectional survey included 1452 men and nonpregnant women who were >18 years of age. Blood was drawn in the fasting and postchallenge states.

Cardiorespiratory fitness, macronutrient intake, and the metabolic syndrome: the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study.

Objective: This study examines the cross-sectional associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and the metabolic syndrome with adjustment for macronutrient intake from 3-day dietary records.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Subjects/setting: Women and men who had a comprehensive medical examination, including a symptom-limited maximal treadmill exercise test, and completed 3-day dietary records at the Cooper Clinic, Dallas, TX.

Are remnant-like particles independent predictors of coronary heart disease incidence? The Honolulu Heart study.

Background: Remnant-like particles have been proposed as a new risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). This is the first long-term prospective investigation of the relationship between remnant-like particles and a cardiovascular disease outcome in healthy men.

Methods And Results: A cohort of 1156 Japanese-American men aged 60 to 82 from the Honolulu Heart Program was followed for 17 years.

Ethnic differences in the prevalence of overweight among young children in Hawaii.

Objectives: To compare the prevalence of overweight among young children of different ethnic backgrounds and describe the age pattern of overweight in early childhood.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of 21,911 children, 12 to 59 months old, participating in the Hawaii Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in 1997-1998. They were grouped in eight ethnic categories.