Worldwide, large studies have shown that the menopause is mainly associated with substantial changes in body composition that result in an increase in waist circumference, fat accumulation and specially weight gain. T...Worldwide, large studies have shown that the menopause is mainly associated with substantial changes in body composition that result in an increase in waist circumference, fat accumulation and specially weight gain. This overweight could be exacerbated by fat intake. Thus, this study was planned to evaluate the impact of the consumption of olive and argane oils on anthropometric profile and body composition of postmenopausal women. The nutritional intervention was conducted over a period of eight weeks, involving daily consumption of 25 mL of argane oil The anthropometric profile （weight, height and body mass index or olive oil in 151 postmenopausal women （55.49 ± 6.18 years old）. （BMI）） and body composition （fat mass （FM） and lean mass （LM）） were determined at 0 week （baseline）, and after the 4th and 8th weeks of nutritional intervention. Results clearly demonstrated that argane oil or olive oil consumption did not affect the anthropometric parameters and the body composition of postmenopausal women. Thus, argane and/or olive oils＇ regular diet does not lead to weight gain, and postmenopausal women could benefit from their impact on health for a better quality of life and to overcome all menopause associated problems. A longer period of nutritional intervention is required to confirm the trend down that was recorded.展开更多
Past research examining the content of media programming has demonstrated that women in the media tend to have to conform to certain beauty and body standards in order to succeed. Because this thin ideal is so weU-doc...Past research examining the content of media programming has demonstrated that women in the media tend to have to conform to certain beauty and body standards in order to succeed. Because this thin ideal is so weU-documented, there has been an interest in examining the effects of those portrayals on media consumers. Results from experimental studies suggest that the media can play an important role in causing body dissatisfaction among women. This research looks to build upon prior studies by exploring the role of familiarity with the mediated image in causing body dissatisfaction. Results suggest that in line with prior research, unfamiliar images of skinny women and moderately overweight women influenced women so that they felt worse about themselves. A similar result was obtained with familiar images of skinny celebrities. Familiar images of overweight celebrities, though, did not cause body dissatisfaction. Implications from these results are discussed.展开更多
This study investigated the level of mercury in hair samples of pregnant women and newborns living in marshes. Hair mercury concentration, as an indicator of mercury body load, was studied in 30 samples of indigenous ...This study investigated the level of mercury in hair samples of pregnant women and newborns living in marshes. Hair mercury concentration, as an indicator of mercury body load, was studied in 30 samples of indigenous women and newborns to assess the association between fish consumption and specific characteristics that can influence exposure. In January 2013, 40 pregnant women were invited to participate. An interview was administered and a questionnaire was used to collect information about age, body weight, height, fish （fresh） consumption, pregnancy stage, residence duration, education level, family income and number of dental amalgam fillings. The results showed that for hair total Hg concentration was 6.47 p.g/g （6.47 ~ 0.71 pg/g）. About 5.9% of mothers had hair total Hg levels in excess of 14 ~tg/g. Maternal hair mercury was above the threshold level of WHO （World Health Organization） （5 pg/g）. As expected, there was a clear increase in hair Hg with reported fresh fish consumption （p = 0.08）. The highest mean in a group who consumed fish several times per week was 5.93 lag/g. Moreover, a significant effect of age and residential time on Hg in women＇s hair was found such as the older women.展开更多
文摘Worldwide, large studies have shown that the menopause is mainly associated with substantial changes in body composition that result in an increase in waist circumference, fat accumulation and specially weight gain. This overweight could be exacerbated by fat intake. Thus, this study was planned to evaluate the impact of the consumption of olive and argane oils on anthropometric profile and body composition of postmenopausal women. The nutritional intervention was conducted over a period of eight weeks, involving daily consumption of 25 mL of argane oil The anthropometric profile （weight, height and body mass index or olive oil in 151 postmenopausal women （55.49 ± 6.18 years old）. （BMI）） and body composition （fat mass （FM） and lean mass （LM）） were determined at 0 week （baseline）, and after the 4th and 8th weeks of nutritional intervention. Results clearly demonstrated that argane oil or olive oil consumption did not affect the anthropometric parameters and the body composition of postmenopausal women. Thus, argane and/or olive oils＇ regular diet does not lead to weight gain, and postmenopausal women could benefit from their impact on health for a better quality of life and to overcome all menopause associated problems. A longer period of nutritional intervention is required to confirm the trend down that was recorded.
文摘Past research examining the content of media programming has demonstrated that women in the media tend to have to conform to certain beauty and body standards in order to succeed. Because this thin ideal is so weU-documented, there has been an interest in examining the effects of those portrayals on media consumers. Results from experimental studies suggest that the media can play an important role in causing body dissatisfaction among women. This research looks to build upon prior studies by exploring the role of familiarity with the mediated image in causing body dissatisfaction. Results suggest that in line with prior research, unfamiliar images of skinny women and moderately overweight women influenced women so that they felt worse about themselves. A similar result was obtained with familiar images of skinny celebrities. Familiar images of overweight celebrities, though, did not cause body dissatisfaction. Implications from these results are discussed.
文摘This study investigated the level of mercury in hair samples of pregnant women and newborns living in marshes. Hair mercury concentration, as an indicator of mercury body load, was studied in 30 samples of indigenous women and newborns to assess the association between fish consumption and specific characteristics that can influence exposure. In January 2013, 40 pregnant women were invited to participate. An interview was administered and a questionnaire was used to collect information about age, body weight, height, fish （fresh） consumption, pregnancy stage, residence duration, education level, family income and number of dental amalgam fillings. The results showed that for hair total Hg concentration was 6.47 p.g/g （6.47 ~ 0.71 pg/g）. About 5.9% of mothers had hair total Hg levels in excess of 14 ~tg/g. Maternal hair mercury was above the threshold level of WHO （World Health Organization） （5 pg/g）. As expected, there was a clear increase in hair Hg with reported fresh fish consumption （p = 0.08）. The highest mean in a group who consumed fish several times per week was 5.93 lag/g. Moreover, a significant effect of age and residential time on Hg in women＇s hair was found such as the older women.
