Objective: To evaluate the percentage of body fat (% BF) in adolescents with PKU and to relate it to protein consumption, physical activity level, body mass index (BMI), sexual maturity and metabolic control.
Method: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with 94 adolescents between 10 and 20 years of age, with early diagnosis and continuous treatment. Bioimpedance, weight measurements, height and BMI calculation were performed. Questionnaires were applied to quantify protein ingestion and establish the level of physical activity. Sexual maturity was assessed using the Tanner criteria. The annual mean of serum phenylalanine was used as a control parameter of the disease. A multivariate linear regression analysis was performed.
Results: Overweight, obesity, the female sex and the percentage of protein consumption explain 94.1% of the % BF of the patients ( < .05). The overweight prevalence was 19.1%. It was verified that 96.7% of the sample were sedentary. Only 50 (53.2%) of the adolescents had good treatment compliance, and no relationship was found between this variable and the % BF ( = .706).
Conclusions: Being female and presenting high BMI values are important factors associated with % BF in phenylketonuric adolescents. Disease control and protein consumption do not seem to influence the body composition.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7225391 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgmr.2020.100595 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia with Rare Histopathologic Features: A Case Report.
Iran J Med Sci
December 2024
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fibrous dysplasia is a slow-progressing benign condition characterized by abnormal bone formation that leads to some skeletal disorders. Although some of the fibrous dysplasia have unusual clinical and radiographic features that can lead to a challenging diagnosis, most lesions reveal an expansile bone defect due to cortex thinning. This report presented a case of monostotic fibrous dysplasia of a 43-year-old woman with involvement of the right maxillary jaw and sinuses, which indicated unusual histopathological features.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Review on the Application of Animal-Based Materials Using Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing and Protein Restructuring Technologies.
Food Sci Anim Resour
January 2025
Department of Animal Resources Science, Kongju National University, Yesan 32439, Korea.
Production of alternative proteins is crucial for the development of future protein resources. This study explored the creation of sustainable animal resources by combining extrusion molding and three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies. Extrusion effectively organizes vegetable proteins at high temperatures and pressures to replicate meat-like textures, and high-moisture extrusion successfully mimics the fiber structure of conventional meat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImpact of Weight Loss on Testosterone Levels: A Review of BMI and Testosterone.
Cureus
December 2024
Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus, Miami, USA.
The purpose of this review is to explore the relationship between weight loss (WL), specifically reductions in body mass index (BMI), and increases in testosterone levels. Obesity and excess body fat are linked to reduced testosterone levels, which can lead to metabolic dysfunctions, reduced libido, and diminished muscle mass. To attain this purpose, this review will summarize current evidence on how weight reduction interventions, including dietary changes, exercise, and bariatric surgery, affect testosterone production in overweight and obese individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCorrelation between hepatic steatosis severity diagnosed by ultrasound and metabolic indexes in elderly patients with MAFLD.
Front Med (Lausanne)
January 2025
General Practice Department, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Objective: To explore the connection between metabolic parameters and the severity of hepatic steatosis determined through ultrasound in elderly individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).
Methods: 4,663 senior individuals who were 65 years of age or older were included in this research. They were examined physically at the Ninghai Street Community Health Service Center in Yantai City between June 7, 2021, and October 15, 2021.
Different effects of mechano- and metaboreflex on the central blood pressure waveform.
Front Physiol
January 2025
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Japan.
Introduction: The effect of mechanoreflex on central blood pressure (BP) is unclear, although the influence of metaboreflex has been investigated. A relatively small contribution of the mechanoreflex to the pressor response to exercise has been considered in humans because many studies have failed to isolate the mechanoreflex-mediated pressor response. In a recent study, we successfully isolated a mechanoreflex-mediated pressor response using static passive stretching (SPS) in the forearm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!