[Excess of weight and their relationship with high blood pressure in schoolchildren and adolescents of Medellin, Colombia].

A cross sectional study was carried out in order to investigate the association between excess weight based on body mass index (> or = p85 Must scales), and high diastolic and sistolic blood pressure (> or = p90 Task Force Blood Pressure Control in Children scales). The sample consisted of 1253 male and 1358 female, aged 6 -18 years in the city of Medellín, Colombia. Excess weight was observed in 14.

[The effect of controlled physical activity on the body composition of postmenopausal sedentary women].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a controlled physical activity program on the weight and body composition of healthy sedentary postmenopausal women.

Methods: From a group of 138 postmenopausal women volunteers, 18 of them were selected, using a survey that measured the frequency and intensity of their physical activity. These 18 women were classified as "sedentary," having an average daily energy expenditure (in terms of mL of oxygen per kg per minute) that was below 60% of the maximum oxygen consumption for their age.