Biological effects of drinking-water mineral composition on calcium balance and bone remodeling markers.

Objective: To compare the effects of 2 drinking waters containing similar calcium (Ca) concentration in order to analyze the role of ions other than Ca on bone metabolism. These mineral drinking-waters differed by their mineral composition primarily concerning the concentration of bicarbonate (HCO3-), high in the HB, and sulfate, high in HS water.

Design: Of 60 included women, 39 completed the study.

Who should be educated? Education strategies: could children educate their parents?

The International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) concluded that the prevention of weight gain is easier, less expensive and more effective than treating obesity after it has fully developed. The objective of prevention programmes is to reduce the exposure of populations to the environmental causes of obesity. Public health prevention is based on education and behavioural changes aiming at promoting physical activity and a less energy dense diet.

Food and nutritional data for a population from northern France: the Fleurbaix Laventie Ville Santé (FLVS) Study.

Background: This paper describes nutritional characteristics and eating habits of the participants of the Fleurbaix Laventie Ville Santé study.

Methods: One-day dietary records for children (under 14 years of age) and three-day records for adolescents and adults provided nutritional data for 2,364 people between the ages of 2 and 70.

Results: Daily energy intake increased up to the age of 18 (9038 +/- 2620 kJ in women and 11,659 +/- 2146 kJ in men) and decreased thereafter.

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a frequent complication of obesity.

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a major health problem, not only because of its consequences in terms of morbidity and mortality, but also because of its social impact in the form of car accidents and industrial accidents. These facts stress the necessity of screening OSAS among the population, particularly in patients suffering from obesity or hypertension, diseases frequently associated with OSAS. This review will focus on the epidemiology and the pathophysiology of this syndrome, its clinical features with a view to screening OSAS, and the main examination used to confirm the diagnosis.

[Gonadotropic adenoma. Clinical and hormonal characteristics].

The main clinical and hormonal features of gonadotropin secreting adenomas (GSA) are reviewed through the literature and our personal data. There is still no agreement about their definition and frequency. The most classical clinical presentation is that of men aged 50 years or more, bearing a large pituitary adenoma, the only biological expression of which is a moderately elevated serum FSH level.