Publications by authors named "Silviya Mladenova"
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- There is growing interest in natural antioxidants, particularly phenolics, for preventing diseases linked to oxidative stress due to their effectiveness and lower side effects compared to synthetic options.
- Researchers analyzed Meadowsweet, a traditional herb known for treating various ailments, using HPLC and bioassays to evaluate its antioxidant, antiproliferative, and DNA-protective properties.
- The study found that Meadowsweet's dry tincture contains 12 key phenolics and demonstrated significant protective effects against oxidative DNA damage and anti-cancer properties against HepG2 cells, highlighting its potential in disease prevention.
Objective: the objective of this cross-sectional research was to outline the different somatotypes and the trends in the changes of the three basic components (endomorphy, mesomorphy and ectomorphy) among the middle-aged Bulgarian men.
Material And Methods: the Heath-Carter method was used to identify the anthropometric somatotypes of 860 adult men, aged 30-50 years old, from the city of Plovdiv, located in Central Bulgaria. The men were divided into 4 age groups, in five-year intervals.
Objective: to study of impact of some socio-economic and demographic factors, feeding and physical activity on the prevalence of overweight, obesity and underweight among Bulgarian children and adolescents.
Material And Methods: the sample of this research included 881 children and adolescents from both sexes, aged from 8 to 15 years, that were measured transversally in the period 2012- 2014 in eight government school in Smolyan region, Bulgaria. Of each child the height and weight were measured and body mass index (BMI) were calculated.
Objective: The objective of this work is to investigate the distribution of underweight, overweight, the general and central obesity in 8-15-year-old Bulgarian children and adolescents, through the use of the anthropometric indices BMI and WHtR.
Materials And Methods: Subject of this study are 878 children and adolescents (437 boys and 441 girls) of Smolyan region, Bulgaria, at the age of 8 to 15 years. The study is cross-sectional and was conducted in the period 2012-2014.
Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate the level of obesity and its relationship to age, educational level, occupation and physical activity in adult Bulgarian men.
Material And Methods: The sample included 1010 men, aged 18-50 years old, from town of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The study was made in period 2004-2008.
The aim of this study is to investigate age- and sex-related changes in somatotypological characteristics of Bulgarian children and adolescents from Smolyan region. The investigated sample in this work included a total 1086 (559 boys and 527 girls), aged 7-17 years and measured cross-sectional between 1998-2001. Standard anthropometric technique and instruments were used.
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