Publications by authors named "Ronald L Forehand"
Background: Sprint interval cycle training is a contemporary popular mode of training but its relative efficacy, under conditions of matched energy expenditure, to reduce risk factors for cardiometabolic disease is incompletely characterised, especially in young women. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relative efficacy of six weeks of moderate-intensity cycling (MOD-C) and vigorous sprint-interval cycling (VIG-SIC) on lipid profile, insulin (INS) and insulin resistance using the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA-IR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in inactive, overweight/obese (OW/OB) young women.
Methods: Participants (BMI ≥25 kg/m, waist circumference ≥88 cm) were randomly assigned to MOD-C (20-30 min at 60-70% of heart rate reserve(HRR)) or VIG-SIC (5-7 repeated bouts 30-second maximal effort sprints, followed by four minutes of active recovery) supervised training three days/week for six weeks, with each group matched on energy expenditure.
Oral contraceptives (OCs) are the most frequently used type of birth control among young women. OC-users have higher C-reactive protein (CRP) values, an indicator of systemic inflammation, than do non-OC-users. In addition, adiposity (percent fat) is positively associated with CRP, and physical activity (PA) is inversely associated with CRP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: We assessed the independent effects of socioeconomic status, sex, adiposity, and physical activity on C-reactive protein in young adults.
Methods: During the fall semester of their first year, college students (n = 177; mean age, 18.1 y; 66.
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- The study aimed to educate University of Georgia (UGA) college health providers on care for pediatric cancer survivors and to establish a cancer survivor registry.
- Twenty-four providers participated, with 16 completing surveys before and after the initiative, showing a significant increase in their familiarity with survivor care and their likelihood to provide it.
- The initiative successfully identified 95 cancer survivors, primarily diagnosed before age 21, demonstrating that college health centers can improve care for medically vulnerable survivor populations through targeted education and health informatics.