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..We also aimed to examine socioeconomic status in relation to these variables...

..Weight loss and a decrease in waist circumference were maintained in the program group up to 16 months after entering the study. This program has the potential for wider application in other at-risk groups...

..To examine risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in relation to alcohol in a cohort of Australian Aborigines...

..To assess effects of a cognitively based program on health-related behaviors and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight drug-treated hypertensives...

..Longer follow-up in such studies is limited; we therefore re-assessed participants after an additional 2 years in which there was no contact with program facilitators...

..To investigate associations between body mass index (BMI) and family characteristics, including lifestyle, in parents and offspring from Australian families...

..A cognitively based lifestyle program in treated hypertensives is associated with improvements in cognitive measures in the shorter and longer term...

..We examined factors that may influence tracking of BP to identify better predictors of higher BP in early adult life...

..To examine risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in relation to alcohol in a cohort of Australian Aborigines...

..Coronary disease (CHD)-related hospital admission is more common among indigenous than non-indigenous Australians. We aimed to identify predictors of hospital admission potentially useful in planning prevention programs...

..These findings have important implications for the prevention and management of hypertension, particularly in populations in which high blood pressure is prevalent in association with diets low in protein, fiber, or both...

..To examine sedentary behaviours (including television viewing, playing computer games and computer use), diet, exercise and fitness in relation to overweight/obesity in Australian adolescents...

..Mediators for physical activity in the longer term should be investigated in other models, with appropriate cognitive measurements, in future trials...

..To examine predictors of coronary heart disease (CHD) and all-cause mortality in Aboriginal Australians...

..7. Recognition of families at risk offers opportunities for prevention of obesity in children and decreasing risk in parents...

..To examine predictors of body mass index (BMI) at the age of 8 y in a prospective study of Australian children...

..Few studies among young adults have examined clustering of health behaviors affecting risk for lifestyle diseases...

..Sex both of parent and of child might influence associations between parental hypertension and blood pressure in offspring...

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..To examine adiposity in relation to breastfeeding using longitudinal analysis in an Australian birth cohort...

..To examine changes in cardiovascular risk factors and health-related behaviours in young Australian adults at a stage of transition from the family environment...

..26) and negatively by lower alcohol intake (HR 0.90, 95% CI 0.40, 0.92) and exercise (HR 0.66, 95% CI 0.46, 0.95). Central obesity and adverse lifestyle increase risk for diabetes or related hospitalisation among Aboriginal Australians...

..To investigate use of prescription and non-prescription drugs, predictors of drug use and symptoms of postprandial and postural hypotension were examined in 765 men and 846 women...

..To assess effects of multifactorial lifestyle modification on antihypertensive drug needs in treated hypertensive individuals...

..Fewer participants in the high-level group became overweight or obese. Health promotion for couples can improve health behaviors and potentially lower the risk of lifestyle diseases in participants and their future families...

..The present study examined the effects of moderate aerobic exercise and the incorporation of fish into a low-fat (30% total energy) diet on serum lipids and glycemic control in dyslipidemic NIDDM patients...

..To evaluate the long-term effects of regular moderate or vigorous intensity exercise on blood pressure and blood lipids in previously sedentary older women...

..We sought to identify early life influences on development of obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia in children...

..Regular consumption of n-3 fatty acids of marine origin can improve serum lipids and reduce cardiovascular risk...

..To evaluate the effects of patterns of drinking (weekend versus daily drinking) on the pressor responses to alcohol in 55 male drinkers using clinic and 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring...

..3. Regular coffee drinking raised blood pressure in older hypertensives, whereas potential antihypertensive effects of dietary anti-oxidants require further scrutiny...

..5% change in FMD. In summary, we have developed a semiautomated computerized vascular ultrasound analysis system that will improve the power of clinical intervention studies to detect small changes in arterial diameter...

..These results have important implications for human nutrition and the food industry...

..The absence of effects in previous studies may be due to the isolation of LDL particles from polyphenolic compounds that are present in the aqueous phase of serum...

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..We aimed to investigate the effects of sesame supplementation in humans on blood lipids, blood pressure, systemic oxidative stress, inflammatory biomarkers and mammalian lignan metabolism...

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..Therefore, these results do not support the hypothesis that isoflavonoids, and genistein in particular, are major contributors to the BP lowering effect of vegetarian diets...

..We investigated possible differences in the effects of purified EPA or DHA on forearm vascular reactivity in overweight hyperlipidemic men that might contribute to the blood pressure-lowering effects of fish oils...

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..The relevance of substages is questionable in stage-based interventions as women with a profile suggesting less readiness to change or sustain change were just as likely to adopt or maintain exercise...

..Short-term CWT therefore may provide a practical exercise alternative in the lifestyle management of this condition...

..SPONSORSHIP: This study was supported by a grant from the NH&MRC, Australia...

..Regular coffee drinking raises blood pressure in hypertensives. The role of "stress" remains enigmatic, with "job strain" being a possible independent risk factor for hypertension...

..In both trials, urinary F2-isoprostanes were significantly reduced by 20-27%. Therefore, in contrast with previous reports in the literature, these results demonstrate that omega3 fatty acids reduce in vivo oxidant stress in humans...

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..To investigate the effects of fenofibrate and coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ) on diastolic function, ambulatory blood pressure (ABP), and heart rate (HR) in type 2 diabetic subjects with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD)...

..The independent effects of exercise to induce changes in body mass and composition in the longer term in free-living overweight subjects on an energy-restricted diet deserve further study...

..CONCLUSIONS: Programmes using nurse-counsellors were not significantly more successful than usual care from general practitioners, consistent with reported benefits of lifestyle advice from primary-care physicians...

..Furthermore, a small, albeit significant, increase in coagulation factor VIIc associated with fish can be prevented by a concomitant programme of moderate exercise...

..CONCLUSIONS: Health promotion using partners' support and targeting diet and physical activity improves associated cognitive variables in couples. Most improvements were greater and more sustained with interactive group sessions...

..While this result refers uniquely to premature CHD and MI, and could be population specific, it is in general agreement with recent meta-analysis of the larger previous studies...

..The MTHFR genotype does not significantly influence either plasma homocysteine or vascular disease, despite it being a determinant of erythrocyte folate, which reflects its effect on folate metabolism...

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..We assessed whether dietary supplementation with coenzyme Q(10) improves endothelial function of the brachial artery in patients with Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and dyslipidaemia...

..The balance of anticoagulant and procoagulant and fibrinolytic effects in any individual may vary depending on quantity and type of alcoholic beverage ingested, as well as on genetic and other variables, all of which merit further study...

..Year-long interaction with nurse-counsellors may influence longer-term antihypertensive drug prescription, possibly by improving compliance. Suboptimal BP control suggests that continuing physician education on BP targets is needed...

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..To assess the effects in humans of regular ingestion of black tea on haemostasis-related variables and cell adhesion molecules...

..04) and resulted in significantly lower mean 3-h plasma ghrelin concentrations (P = 0.009). CONCLUSION: A novel food enriched in protein and fiber derived from lupin kernel flour significantly influences energy intake acutely...

..CONCLUSION: Relative to moderately paced walking, regular swimming significantly elevates BP in previously sedentary, normotensive, older women. This finding may have important implications for exercise prescription in older subjects...

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..These findings suggest that the type of exercise can influence health benefits...

..Increased oxidative stress and 20-HETE production may be linked, at least in part, to the pathogenesis of alcohol-related hypertension...

..Given that results of population studies have generally shown a negative association between tea intake and tHcy, the significance of these findings to CVD risk remains uncertain...

..6 cm. Between-observer TEM for circumferences ranged from 0.5 cm to 1.9 cm. Unpaid volunteer measurers can, if carefully trained and supervised, provide acceptable blood pressure data and anthropometry in large population surveys...

..4 (-3.4, 0.5) mg/L], and plasma fibrinogen concentrations [-0.08 (-0.40. 0.24) g/L]. Our results suggest that partial replacement of dietary carbohydrate with protein from lean red meat does not elevate oxidative stress or inflammation...

..This study examined the associations between vascular function and markers of inflammation in Type 2 diabetic subjects with treated hypertension...

..Our aim was to investigate the effect of alpha-tocopherol and gamma-tocopherol supplementation on 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and heart rate, vascular function and oxidative stress in individuals with type 2 diabetes...

..n-3 Fatty acids lower blood pressure, improve lipids, and benefit other cardiovascular disease risk factors. Effects on glycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes are uncertain...

..The results of this study do not support the suggestion that reduced postprandial platelet aggregability contributes to any benefits of black tea on cardiovascular risk...

..These differences remained after adjustment for age, sex and body mass index. These results suggest that one mechanism by which black tea may reduce cardiovascular risk is via improved vasodilator function of conduit arteries...

..These results do not support the suggestion that polyphenolic antioxidants derived from tea inhibit in vivo lipid peroxidation...

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..Neither F(3)- nor F(4)-IsoPs were observed in plasma in both studies. These results show that in humans, EPA and DHA reduce in vivo oxidant stress as measured in human plasma and urine...

..Nutrition is important for the development and maintenance of bone structure and for the prevention of osteoporosis and fracture. The relation of chocolate intake with bone has yet to be investigated...

..To examine in previously sedentary older women the effects of exercise mode and a behavioural intervention on short and long-term retention and adherence...

..This qualitative research explored the relationship between dog ownership and dog-related, social environmental and physical environmental factors associated with walking with a dog...

..The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between inflammatory markers and components of a metabolic syndrome cluster in adolescents...

..This study determined whether omega3FA and CoQ have independent or additive effects in improving the cardiovascular profile, particularly blood pressure and heart rate, in nondiabetic patients with CKD stages 3-4...

..We assessed whether purified eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from fish oil have differential effects on platelet, fibrinolytic and vascular function in patients with both conditions...

..Controlled trials in humans have found that ingestion of tea can improve endothelial function, but also cause a rapid onset acute increase in blood pressure...

..Thus, dietary antioxidants may beneficially influence blood pressure (BP) and endothelial function by reducing oxidative stress...

..A recent population study suggested that dietary-derived omega3 fatty acids lower leptin levels independent of body fat...

..This study is the first report demonstrating that either EPA or DHA reduce in vivo oxidant stress without changing markers of inflammation, in treated hypertensive, type 2 diabetic subjects...

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..Few controlled trials have assessed the independent and combined effects of energy restriction and exercise on the prevention of these conditions...

..We examined the thermoregulatory response to heat exposure in patients with chronic heart failure...

..Thus, differences in flavonoid metabolism could be related to the level of benefit of dietary flavonoids on the risk of CVD...

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..This biphasic relationship could partly be due to contrasting actions of low and high alcohol intake on endothelial function...

..The object of this study was to determine whether reducing alcohol intake in moderate-to-heavy drinkers (40-110 g/day) results in improvement in insulin sensitivity...

..This may result in elevations in plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations after ingestion of polyphenol-rich beverages such as tea...

..Compared with carbohydrate intake, dietary intake of plant protein can lower blood pressure in humans, but the effects of animal protein intake on blood pressure have yet to be investigated...

..211; P = 0.191). We conclude that, although short-term exercise training improves endothelium-dependent nitric oxide-mediated vascular function in both conduit and resistance vessels, the magnitude of these improvements are unrelated...

..DISCUSSION: In men WC is the anthropometric index that most uniformly predicts the distribution of adipose tissue among several fat compartments in the abdominal region, there apparently being little value in measuring WHR or BMI...

..The association between IN and genital warts needs to be further studied...

..To determine if subjects' cholesterol levels tracked relative to their peers from early childhood to adult mid-life...