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Mesirow, Maurissa S. C.; Roberts, Susanna; Cecil, Charlotte A. M.; Maughan, Barbara; Jacka, Felice N.; Relton, Caroline; Barker, Edward D. – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Depression is associated with dietary factors and epigenetics. Serum cholesterol, which is prone to dietary influences, has been linked to symptoms of depression. This relationship may be (in part) due to altered epigenetic regulation of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR). MTHFR codes for the MTHFRenzyme, which has diverse metabolic…
Descriptors: Children, Depression (Psychology), Metabolism, Dietetics
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Howells, Kristy; Wellard, Ian; Woolf-May, Kate – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Objectives: This paper explores the impact of physical education (PE) lessons, focusing on children aged 6-7 years, an underrepresented age in physical activity research. Methods: 10 children wore Actigraph accelerometers recording physical activity throughout the school day (9 am until 3.10 pm), for a year. Repeated measures ANOVA analysed: type…
Descriptors: Young Children, Physical Activity Level, Elementary School Students, Physical Education
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Hauton, David; Ray, Clare J. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2018
We describe a simple, cost-effective experiment to demonstrate cardiovascular integration of heart rate and blood pressure to accommodate the environmental and dietary factors of gravity and caffeine. Specific learning objectives associated with this include understanding the effects of posture on blood pressure and heart rate, coupled with the…
Descriptors: Physiology, Diagnostic Tests, Dietetics, Environmental Influences
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Teeluckdharry, Sadira; Sharma, Sujit; O'Rourke, Elizabeth; Tharian, Priyanka; Gondalekar, Anjali; Nainar, Feroz; Roy, Meera – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
This audit was undertaken prospectively to examine the compliance of a group of psychiatrists against guidelines they developed for monitoring the onset of metabolic syndrome, a potential side effect of antipsychotic medication, especially second generation or atypical ones. Phase 1 of the audit was to set standards by a questionnaire survey of…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Metabolism, Drug Therapy, Audits (Verification)
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Apekey, Tanefa A.; Morris, A. E. J.; Fagbemi, S.; Griffiths, G. J. – Health Education Journal, 2012
Objective: Despite the health benefits, many people do not undertake regular exercise. This study investigated the effects of moderate-intensity exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness (lung age, blood pressure and maximal aerobic power, VO[subscript 2]max), serum lipids concentration and body mass index (BMI) in sedentary overweight/obese adults…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Obesity, Body Composition, Exercise
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Longhi, Elena; Pickett, Nick – Psychology of Music, 2008
The aim of this study was to investigate the physiological responses of long-term hospitalized children when exposed to live music. Twenty-one paediatric patients at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London, between 3 months and 14 years of age, took part in the study. They were all long-term patients with cardiac and/or respiratory…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Music, Musicians, Hospitalized Children