Publications by authors named "T Stjernholm"
Feasibility and efficacy of adding high-intensity interval training to a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention in children with obesity-a randomized controlled trial.
Int J Obes (Lond)
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- A study investigated the effects of adding a 12-week High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) program to a year-long lifestyle intervention for children with obesity in Denmark, focusing on health outcomes like BMI z-score and quality of life.
- Results showed that while attendance in the HIIT program was decent and dropout rates were lower than the control group, HIIT did not significantly improve BMI z-scores compared to just the lifestyle intervention alone.
- However, participants in the HIIT group reported improved health-related quality of life scores, especially in psychosocial aspects at the 3-month mark, but no significant differences were found for waist circumference or blood pressure changes.
Background: Adipokines are biologically active, low-molecular weight peptides, which play a major role in metabolic homeostasis in humans. Leptin has gained increasing attention in pediatrics as a biomarker for various metabolic pathologies. Yet, its usefulness is hampered by the relative lack of reference values from pediatric settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of overweight/obesity among parents of children entering childhood obesity treatment and to evaluate changes in the parents' weight statuses during their child's treatment.
Methods: The study included parents of 1,125 children and adolescents aged 3-22 years, who were enrolled in a multidisciplinary childhood obesity treatment program. At baseline, weight and height of the parents were obtained by self-reported information and parental body mass index (BMI) was calculated.
Leptin is an adipocyte-derived cytokine secreted mostly by adipose tissue. Serum leptin levels are elevated in obese individuals and correlate positively with body mass index (BMI). Interestingly, serum leptin levels are also elevated in patients with psoriasis and correlate positively with disease severity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Childhood and adolescent obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. The pathogenesis of obesity is complex and multifactorial, in which genetic and environmental contributions seem important. The gut microbiota is increasingly documented to be involved in the dysmetabolism associated with obesity.
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