Alon Eliakim

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Affiliation: Bnai Zion Medical Center
Country: Israel

Publications

  1. ncbi Osteopenia of prematurity - the role of exercise in prevention and treatment
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, 44281, Israel
    Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 2:675-82. 2005
  2. ncbi The effect of a combined intervention on body mass index and fitness in obese children and adolescents - a clinical experience
    Alon Eliakim
    Department of Paediatrics, Meir General Hospital, 59 Tshernichovski Street, Kfar Saba 44281, Israel
    Eur J Pediatr 161:449-54. 2002
  3. ncbi Changes in circulating IGF-I and their correlation with self-assessment and fitness among elite athletes
    A Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Int J Sports Med 23:600-3. 2002
  4. ncbi Screening blood tests in members of the Israeli National Olympic team
    A Eliakim
    The Ribstein Center for Sport Medicine Sciences and Research, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    J Sports Med Phys Fitness 42:250-5. 2002
  5. ncbi The effect of neonatal sepsis on bone turnover in very-low birth weight premature infants
    Alon Eliakim
    Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 16:413-8. 2003
  6. ncbi Growth and exercise in health and disease- what every paediatrician needs to know
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
    Paediatr Respir Rev 5:S3-10. 2004
  7. ncbi Parental obesity and higher pre-intervention BMI reduce the likelihood of a multidisciplinary childhood obesity program to succeed--a clinical observation
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 17:1055-61. 2004
  8. ncbi Should we treat elevated thyroid stimulating hormone levels in obese children and adolescents?
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Int J Pediatr Obes 1:217-21. 2006
  9. ncbi Quantitative ultrasound measurements of bone strength in obese children and adolescents
    A Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 14:159-64. 2001
  10. ncbi Assessment of body composition in ballett dancers: correlation among anthropometric measurements, bio-electrical impedance analysis, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
    A Eliakim
    Ribstein Center for Sport Medicine Sciences and Research, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    Int J Sports Med 21:598-601. 2000

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  1. ncbi Osteopenia of prematurity - the role of exercise in prevention and treatment
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, 44281, Israel
    Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 2:675-82. 2005
    ..These results suggest that exercise may play an important role in the prevention and treatment of osteopenia of prematurity...
  2. ncbi The effect of a combined intervention on body mass index and fitness in obese children and adolescents - a clinical experience
    Alon Eliakim
    Department of Paediatrics, Meir General Hospital, 59 Tshernichovski Street, Kfar Saba 44281, Israel
    Eur J Pediatr 161:449-54. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: a combined, structured multidisciplinary intervention for childhood obesity results in decreased body weight, decreased body mass index and improved fitness...
  3. ncbi Changes in circulating IGF-I and their correlation with self-assessment and fitness among elite athletes
    A Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Int J Sports Med 23:600-3. 2002
    ..71, p < 0.001). Intensive training resulted in a decrease, while tapering was associated with an increase in IGF-I levels. These changes were accompanied by parallel changes in subjective physical conditioning self-assessments...
  4. ncbi Screening blood tests in members of the Israeli National Olympic team
    A Eliakim
    The Ribstein Center for Sport Medicine Sciences and Research, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    J Sports Med Phys Fitness 42:250-5. 2002
    ..Blood samples are frequently collected in elite athletes in order to screen for possible medical conditions that might affect their athletic performance. However, the extent of these blood screening programs is not known...
  5. ncbi The effect of neonatal sepsis on bone turnover in very-low birth weight premature infants
    Alon Eliakim
    Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 16:413-8. 2003
    ..No significant differences were found in bone turnover markers at the age of 10 weeks between the groups. Neonatal sepsis in premature infants was not associated with biochemical evidence of reduced bone turnover...
  6. ncbi Growth and exercise in health and disease- what every paediatrician needs to know
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
    Paediatr Respir Rev 5:S3-10. 2004
  7. ncbi Parental obesity and higher pre-intervention BMI reduce the likelihood of a multidisciplinary childhood obesity program to succeed--a clinical observation
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 17:1055-61. 2004
    ..To assess the effects and identify factors associated with success of a combined, structured multidisciplinary weight management program in obese children and adolescents...
  8. ncbi Should we treat elevated thyroid stimulating hormone levels in obese children and adolescents?
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Int J Pediatr Obes 1:217-21. 2006
    ..To examine the prevalence of abnormal thyroid function tests among obese children and adolescents, and to study the effect of thyroid hormone supplementation on body weight, linear growth and lipid profiles in these children...
  9. ncbi Quantitative ultrasound measurements of bone strength in obese children and adolescents
    A Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 14:159-64. 2001
    ..025, respectively). No significant correlation was found between endurance time as an indicator of fitness and bone SOS. Bone strength measured by QUS is reduced in obese children, but is not affected by the severity of obesity...
  10. ncbi Assessment of body composition in ballett dancers: correlation among anthropometric measurements, bio-electrical impedance analysis, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
    A Eliakim
    Ribstein Center for Sport Medicine Sciences and Research, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    Int J Sports Med 21:598-601. 2000
    ..This may help to determine a minimal body weight of female dancers based on their percent body fat and as a result may reduce excessive weight loss and prevent the use of a risky weight-reducing behavior...
  11. ncbi Adiposity, lipid levels, and brief endurance training in nonobese adolescent males
    A Eliakim
    Department of Research, Connecticut Children s Medical Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Hartford, USA
    Int J Sports Med 21:332-7. 2000
    ..Exercise training did not change lipid levels, the latter may require more sustained alterations in patterns of physical activity...
  12. ncbi Bone turnover markers and bone strength during the first weeks of life in very low birth weight premature infants
    Ita Litmanovitz
    Department of Neonatology, Meir General Hospital, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Perinat Med 32:58-61. 2004
    ..To determine the association between changes in bone turnover markers and bone strength of very low birth weight infants during the first eight postnatal weeks...
  13. ncbi Early physical activity intervention prevents decrease of bone strength in very low birth weight infants
    Ita Litmanovitz
    Department of Neonatology, Meir General Hospital, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
    Pediatrics 112:15-9. 2003
    ..To evaluate the effect of early range-of-motion intervention on bone strength and bone turnover in very low birth weight infants...
  14. ncbi Short- and long-term beneficial effects of a combined dietary-behavioral-physical activity intervention for the treatment of childhood obesity
    Dan Nemet
    Department of Pediatrics, Child Health and Sports Center, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
    Pediatrics 115:e443-9. 2005
    ..Surprisingly, however, only a minor fraction of obese children participate in weight reduction interventions, and the longer-term effects of these weight-reduction interventions among children have not been elucidated...
  15. ncbi Growth factors, inflammatory cytokines and postnatal bone strength in preterm infants
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 22:733-40. 2009
    ..To assess the relationships between growth factors, inflammatory cytokines and postnatal bone development in preterm infants...
  16. ncbi The effect of a brief sprint interval exercise on growth factors and inflammatory mediators
    Yoav Meckel
    Zinman College of Physical Education, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    J Strength Cond Res 23:225-30. 2009
    ..Changes in the anabolic-catabolic hormonal balance and in inflammatory mediators can be used as an objective tool to gauge the training intensity of different types of anaerobic exercises and training periods...
  17. ncbi Exercise training, physical fitness and the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor-1 axis and cytokine balance
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Endocrinology Clinic, Pediatric Department, Meir Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, Israel
    Med Sport Sci 55:128-40. 2010
    ..Finally, changes in the balance of anabolic and catabolic hormones and inflammatory mediators during the training season may help elite athletes and their coaches in their training and preparation for competition...
  18. ncbi Health promotion intervention in Arab-Israeli kindergarten children
    Dan Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Department of Pediatrics, Meir Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 24:1001-7. 2011
    ..Obesity is the most common chronic pediatric disease in westernized societies, with minorities and children from low socioeconomic status being mostly affected. Arab-Israelis are the largest minority population in Israel...
  19. ncbi Immunological and growth mediator response to cross-country training in adolescent females
    Dan Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Department of Pediatrics, Meir Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 22:995-1007. 2009
    ..Moreover, there are few studies that have examined growth factors, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and peripheral blood mononuclear cell responses to 'real-life' or field exercise solely in girls...
  20. ncbi Effect of HMB supplementation on body composition, fitness, hormonal profile and muscle damage indices
    Shawn Portal
    Ribstein Center for Sport Medicine Sciences and Research, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 23:641-50. 2010
    ..These are described here, and hormonal interactions are discussed, along with HMB dosage and safety issues...
  21. ncbi Treatment of childhood obesity in obese families
    Dan Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Department of Pediatrics, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 21:461-7. 2008
    ..Parental obesity reduces the likelihood of a multidisciplinary childhood obesity program to succeed, suggesting that special family-based interventions should be constructed for obese children from obese families...
  22. ncbi Effect of local cold-pack application on systemic anabolic and inflammatory response to sprint-interval training: a prospective comparative trial
    Dan Nemet
    Pediatric Department, Meir Medical Center, Child Health and Sport Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba 44821, Israel
    Eur J Appl Physiol 107:411-7. 2009
    ....
  23. ncbi Influence of short vs. long repetition sprint training on selected fitness components in young soccer players
    Yoav Meckel
    Life Science Department, Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Israel
    J Strength Cond Res 26:1845-51. 2012
    ..Therefore, to maintain a player's training interest and enthusiasm, coaches may alternate between these methods during the busy soccer season...
  24. ncbi Hormonal and inflammatory responses to different types of sprint interval training
    Yoav Meckel
    Zinman College of Physical Education, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    J Strength Cond Res 25:2161-9. 2011
    ..Coaches and athletes should be aware of these differences, and as a result, of a need for specific recovery adaptations after different interval training protocols...
  25. ncbi Health promotion intervention in low socioeconomic kindergarten children
    Dan Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    J Pediatr 158:796-801.e1. 2011
    ..To prospectively examine the effects of a randomized school-based intervention on nutrition and physical activity knowledge and preferences, anthropometric measures, and fitness in low socioeconomic kindergarten children...
  26. ncbi Repeated sprint tests in young basketball players at different game stages
    Yoav Meckel
    Life Science Department, The Zinman College for Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    Eur J Appl Physiol 107:273-9. 2009
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  27. ncbi Enriched post-discharge formula versus term formula for bone strength in very low birth weight infants: a longitudinal pilot study
    Ita Litmanovitz
    Department of Neonatology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Perinat Med 35:431-5. 2007
    ..To initiate a longitudinal pilot study comparing the effect of nutrient-enriched post-discharge formula (PDF) with standard term formula (TF) on bone strength of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in the first six months post-term...
  28. ncbi Bone speed of sound in infants of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus
    Rivka H Regev
    Neonatal Department, Meir Hospital, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba and The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 17:1083-8. 2004
    ..The aim of the present study was to assess bone strength by QUS-SOS measurements in IGDM in comparison to healthy matched full-term infants...
  29. ncbi The effects of nutritional-physical activity school-based intervention on fatness and fitness in preschool children
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 20:711-8. 2007
    ..Obesity is now the most common chronic pediatric disease. Early health education programs could serve to prevent and treat childhood obesity and its numerous complications...
  30. ncbi The effect of aerobic exercise on neutrophil functions
    Ronit Gavrieli
    Department of Pediatrics and The Laboratory for Leukocyte Function, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 40:1623-8. 2008
    ..Intensive exercise suppresses several neutrophil functions including chemotaxis. The study investigates the pathophysiological mechanisms of impaired chemotaxis after submaximal aerobic exercise...
  31. ncbi Immediate post-exercise energy intake and macronutrient preferences in normal weight and overweight pre-pubertal children
    Dan Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Int J Pediatr Obes 5:221-9. 2010
    ..To examine the immediate effect of three different types of popular exercise activities on food intake and preferences in normal weight and overweight children...
  32. ncbi The association between adiposity and the response to resistance training among pre- and early-pubertal boys
    B Falk
    Ribstein Center for Sports Medicine Sciences and Research, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 15:597-606. 2002
    ..More research is required to elucidate the efficacy of resistance training among overweight children...
  33. ncbi Health-related knowledge and preferences in low socio-economic kindergarteners
    Dan Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 9:1. 2012
    ..The aim of the present study was to determine physical activity (PA) and nutrition knowledge and preferences in low socio-economic status kindergarten children...
  34. ncbi Causes and patterns of referral to a tertiary, multidisciplinary program for the treatment of childhood obesity
    Gili Yaeger-Yarom
    Department of Pediatric, Child Health and Sports Center, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 24:303-6. 2011
    ..Despite the childhood obesity epidemic, few obese children receive therapy and relatively few weight management multidisciplinary programs exist...
  35. ncbi Growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor-1 and inflammatory response to a single exercise bout in children and adolescents
    Dan Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Endocrinology Clinic, Pediatric Department, Meir Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, Israel
    Med Sport Sci 55:141-55. 2010
    ..Therefore, changes in the anabolic-catabolic hormonal balance and in circulating inflammatory cytokines can be used by adolescent athletes and/or their coaches to gauge the training intensity in individual and team sports...
  36. ncbi [Physical education in Israeli middle schools--a time for action!]
    Dan Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Harefuah 146:265-8, 319. 2007
    ..School-based physical education is considered an important means for increasing physical activity in children and is believed to contribute a substantial proportion of the physical activity recommended for health purposes...
  37. ncbi Decreased bone speed of sound in children with growing pains measured by quantitative ultrasound
    Orit Friedland
    Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology Service, Meir Hospital, Kfar-Saba, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    J Rheumatol 32:1354-7. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: Bone SOS was significantly reduced in children with GP, especially in painful tibial regions. GP may represent a local overuse syndrome...
  38. ncbi The effects of exercise on body weight and circulating leptin in premature infants
    Alon Eliakim
    Department of Pediatrics, Meir General Hospital, Kfar-Saba, The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    J Perinatol 22:550-4. 2002
    ..This may suggest that at least part of the daily movements associated with increase in body weight resulted from an increase in adipose tissue...
  39. ncbi Spontaneous activity in premature infants affects bone strength
    Alon Eliakim
    Department of Pediatrics, Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    J Perinatol 22:650-2. 2002
    ..QUS may become an important diagnostic modality for the evaluation, treatment, and follow-up of bone strength and osteopenia in this unique population...
  40. ncbi High Beta-palmitate formula and bone strength in term infants: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial
    Ita Litmanovitz
    Department of Neonatology, Meir Medical Center, 59 Tchernichovsky Street, 44281, Kfar Saba, Israel
    Calcif Tissue Int 92:35-41. 2013
    ..We concluded that infants consuming HBP formula had changes in bone SOS that were comparable to those of infants consuming breast milk and favorable compared to infants consuming LBP formula...
  41. ncbi Transient decrease of neutrophil chemotaxis following aerobic exercise
    Baruch Wolach
    Department of Pediatrics, The Laboratory for Leukocyte Function, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:949-54. 2005
    ....
  42. ncbi Quantitative ultrasound of the tibia and radius in prepubertal and early-pubertal female athletes
    Bareket Falk
    Department of Physiology, Ribstein Center for Sport Medicine Sciences and Research, Wingate Institute, Netanya 42902, Israel
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:139-43. 2003
    ..Physical exercise during childhood has been shown to enhance bone mineral density, thus reducing the risk of osteoporosis...
  43. ncbi Relationship among repeated sprint tests, aerobic fitness, and anaerobic fitness in elite adolescent soccer players
    Yoav Meckel
    Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    J Strength Cond Res 23:163-9. 2009
    ..Therefore, anaerobic testing procedures should consist of specific protocols that mimic the athlete's specific sports activity pattern...
  44. ncbi Exercise provocation test for growth hormone secretion: methodologic considerations
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Endocrinology Clinic, Pediatric Department, Meir Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Pediatr Exerc Sci 20:370-8. 2008
    ..In addition to recommendations of more standardized exercise protocols and environmental considerations, we will also focus on GH responses to exercise in unique populations such as obese children...
  45. ncbi Urinary tract infection in very low birth weight preterm infants
    Sofia Bauer
    Department of Neonatology, Meir General Hospital, 59 Tchernichovski Street, Kfar Saba 44281, Israel
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 22:426-30. 2003
    ..The prevalence of urinary tract infection (UTI) in preterm neonates ranges between 4 and 25%. The need for a radiologic investigation has not yet been established in very low birth weight premature newborns (<1500 g birth weight)...
  46. ncbi The effect of a volleyball practice on anabolic hormones and inflammatory markers in elite male and female adolescent players
    Alon Eliakim
    Pediatric Department, Child Health and Sport Center, Meir Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    J Strength Cond Res 23:1553-9. 2009
    ..The increase in IL-6 may indicate its important role in muscle tissue repair. These changes may serve as an objective quantitative tool to monitor training intensity in unique occasions in team sports...
  47. ncbi Pediatric sports nutrition: an update
    Dan Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 12:304-9. 2009
    ..In this article, we review some of the new data concerning the possible short-term and long-term effects of nutrition on children's performance, current and future health...
  48. ncbi Exercise training, menstrual irregularities and bone development in children and adolescents
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
    J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 16:201-6. 2003
    ....
  49. ncbi [Exercise and the male reproductive system]
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatrics, Meir General Hospital, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
    Harefuah 145:677-81, 702, 701. 2006
    ..Surprisingly, even in the medically well-supervised elite athletes, changes in testosterone levels and their effects on performance and health are rarely evaluated...
  50. ncbi Fitness, training, and the growth hormone-->insulin-like growth factor I axis in prepubertal girls
    A Eliakim
    Connecticut Children's Medical Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 86:2797-802. 2001
    ..05). Fitness in prepubertal girls is associated with an activated GH-->IGF-I axis, but, paradoxically, early in a training program, children first pass through what appears to be a neuroendocrine state more consistent with catabolism...
  51. ncbi Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) of the tibia: a sensitive tool for the detection of bone changes in growing boys
    B Falk
    Ribstein Center for Sport Medicine Sciences and Research, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 13:1129-35. 2000
    ..We conclude that changes in tibial SOS, as obtained with QUS, can be detected in groups of prepubertal boys over a period of 8 months...
  52. ncbi A case study of virilizing adrenal tumor in an adolescent female elite tennis player--insight into the use of anabolic steroids in young athletes
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Endocrine Clinic, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Strength Cond Res 25:46-50. 2011
    ..The lack of beneficial effect on performance in adolescents, combined with the potentially hazardous side effects of anabolic steroids, suggests that teenage athletes should avoid their use...
  53. ncbi [Banned performance enhancing ergogenic aids in children and adolescent athletes]
    Dan Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Department of Pediatrics, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Harefuah 146:794-9, 812. 2007
    ..While there is no scientific evidence to support the usage of these agents for enhancing performance in children and adolescents, using supra-physiological doses may be associated with undesired side effects...
  54. ncbi Endogenous hyperandrogenism and exercise capacity lessons from the exercise-congenital adrenal hyperplasia model
    Alon Eliakim
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 23:1213-9. 2010
    ....
  55. ncbi Proteins and amino acid supplementation in sports: are they truly necessary?
    Dan Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Department of Pediatrics, Meir General Hospital, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
    Isr Med Assoc J 7:328-32. 2005
    ..The use of supplements for the healthy, non-competitive adult engaged in recreational sports is usually not warranted...
  56. ncbi Resistance training, skeletal muscle and growth
    Bareket Falk
    The Ribstein Center for Sport Medicine Sciences and Research, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 1:120-7. 2003
    ..Finally, numerous studies have demonstrated that with appropriate supervision and precautions, resistance training can be safe and effective for children and adolescents...
  57. ncbi Assisted exercise and bone strength in preterm infants
    I Litmanovitz
    Department of Neonatology, Pediatrics, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 59 Tchernichovsky Street, Kfar Saba 44281, Israel
    Calcif Tissue Int 80:39-43. 2007
    ..There is a significant postnatal decrease in bone SOS in VLBW preterm infants. Eight weeks of assisted range-of-motion exercise attenuates the decrease in bone strength and may decrease the risk of osteopenia in premature infants...
  58. ncbi The relationship between short- and long-distance swimming performance and repeated sprint ability
    Yoav Meckel
    1Department of Life Sciences, Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel 2Institute of Sport, Exercise, and Active Living and School of Sport and Exercise Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia 3Pediatric Department, Child Health and Sport Center, Meir Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    J Strength Cond Res 26:3426-31. 2012
    ..05). The results suggest that RSA in swimmers is a specific quality that cannot predict short- or long-distance swim performance. The significantly strong relationship between the 100- and 2,000-m swim times is unique for swimming...
  59. ncbi Subcutaneous fat necrosis and hypercalcemia following therapeutic hypothermia--a patient report and review of the literature
    Eyal Zifman
    Pediatric Department, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 23:1185-8. 2010
    ..This prompts the need for awareness by treating physicians for this complication...
  60. ncbi Increased sodium concentrations in drinking water increase blood pressure in neonates
    Avishalom Pomeranz
    Unit of Pediatric Nephrology, Meir General Hospital, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    J Hypertens 20:203-7. 2002
    ..However, the final sodium concentration in the milk formula depends upon the concentration of sodium in the diluting water, which varies remarkably...
  61. ncbi The effect of the Ramadan fast on physical performance and dietary habits in adolescent soccer players
    Yoav Meckel
    Life Science Department, The Zinman College for Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netanya 42902, Israel
    Eur J Appl Physiol 102:651-7. 2008
    ..The results indicate that Ramadan fasting can lead to a significant decrease in athletic performance capacities. The decrease in performance does not necessarily relate to changes in caloric intake and sleeping hours during the fast...
  62. ncbi Child abuse suspicion masquerading new onset insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
    Ayelet Shles
    Pediatric Emergency Care Unit, Pediatric Department, Meir Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 24:823-5. 2011
    ..We present a case of a 9.5-year-old child in which the workup for a suspected abusive event led to a delay in the diagnosis of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus later presented as diabetic ketoacidosis...
  63. ncbi Effect of motivational music on lactate levels during recovery from intense exercise
    Michal Eliakim
    Department of Music Therapy, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
    J Strength Cond Res 26:80-6. 2012
    ....
  64. ncbi A combined dietary-physical activity intervention affects bone strength in obese children and adolescents
    D Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Kfar-Saba, Israel
    Int J Sports Med 27:666-71. 2006
    ..These results highlight the importance of multi-disciplinary programs for the treatment of childhood obesity and its complications...
  65. ncbi Evidence for exercise-induced bone formation in premature infants
    D Nemet
    Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Meir General Hospital, Kfar-Saba, The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
    Int J Sports Med 23:82-5. 2002
    ..7 +/- 3.1 versus -5.5 +/- 5.4 % in trained and control subjects, respectively). A relatively brief exercise intervention was associated with a biochemical evidence of bone formation in very low birth weight premature infants...
  66. ncbi A cumulative effect of physical training on bone strength in males
    B Falk
    Ribstein Center for Sport Medicine Sciences and Research, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    Int J Sports Med 28:449-55. 2007
    ..Further studies are needed to assess possible sport-specific mechanisms which affect bone properties and to determine the minimal cumulative effect which is needed to influence bone properties...
  67. ncbi Bone properties and muscle strength of young haemophilia patients
    B Falk
    Ribstein Center for Sport Medicine Sciences and Research, Wingate Institute, Israel
    Haemophilia 11:380-6. 2005
    ..To evaluate bone properties, muscle strength and the relationship between the two, in young (7.0-17.7 years) haemophilia patients (h) and healthy boys (c)...
  68. ncbi Higher tibial quantitative ultrasound in young female swimmers
    B Falk
    Wingate Institute, Wingate Institute, Physiology Department, Netanya 42920, Israel
    Br J Sports Med 38:461-5. 2004
    ..It has been found that swimming, a non-impact sport, generally has no effect on bone mineral density...
  69. ncbi Physical activity and nutrition knowledge and preferences in kindergarten children
    D Nemet
    Department of Pediatrics, Child Health and Sports Center, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
    Int J Sports Med 28:887-90. 2007
    ..Our data suggest that in developing health promotion programs for kindergarten children, an effort should be made to increase physical activity knowledge and to improve nutritional preferences...
  70. ncbi Clinical and genetic heterogeneity of congenital adrenal hypoplasia due to NR0B1 gene mutations
    Zohar Landau
    Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, E Wolfson Medical Center, Holon and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 72:448-54. 2010
    ..AHC is characterized by adrenal insufficiency in infancy and early childhood. Later, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) manifests as pubertal failure...
  71. ncbi [Sports emergencies in the pediatric population]
    Dan Nemet
    Child Health and Sports Center, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Harefuah 146:713-8, 733. 2007
    ..Other conditions that may endanger children engaged in sports are related to heat illness or allergic reactions. This article reviews these sports-related emergencies, their diagnosis, treatment and ways of prevention...
  72. ncbi Quantitative ultrasound measurements of bone speed of sound in premature infants
    D Nemet
    Department of Paediatrics, Meir General Hospital, Kfar-Saba, The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Eur J Pediatr 160:736-40. 2001
    ..The potential role of this technique in assessing osteopenia in premature infants warrants further exploration...
  73. ncbi Measurements of bone turnover markers in premature infants
    Y Shiff
    Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 14:389-95. 2001
    ..The increased bone turnover in VLBW compared to ELBW premature infants may be the result of a generally higher morbidity in ELBW preterm infants in early stages of life...
  74. ncbi Stress fractures of the medial malleolus--review of the literature and report of a 15-year-old elite gymnast
    S Shabat
    The Orthopaedic Surgery Department, The Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
    Foot Ankle Int 23:647-50. 2002
    ..We recommend surgical treatment of stress fracture of the medial malleolus especially for elite athletes, leading to early recovery and return to sports activities...
  75. ncbi [Vaccinations in sports and recommendations for immunization against flu, hepatitis A and hepatitis B]
    N Constantini
    Ribstein Center for Sports Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netanya
    Harefuah 140:1191-5, 1228. 2001
    ..In this article we define athletes, and especially elite athletes, as a population at risk of various infections, and recommend immunization against hepatitis A and B and a yearly immunization against influenza...
  76. ncbi The effect of music during warm-up on consecutive anaerobic performance in elite adolescent volleyball players
    M Eliakim
    Child Health and Sport Center, Pediatric Department, Meir General Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Int J Sports Med 28:321-5. 2007
    ..Music had no significant effect on mean anaerobic output or fatigue index in both genders. Music affects warm-up and may have a transient beneficial effect on anaerobic performance...
  77. ncbi Birth weight and physical ability in 5- to 8-yr-old healthy children born prematurely
    B Falk
    Ribstein Center for Research and Sport Medicine Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 29:1124-30. 1997
    ..The results suggest that performance deficiencies of prematurely-born children may be a result of inferior inter-muscular coordination. The precise neuromotor factors responsible for this should be identified by future research...
  78. ncbi Physical activity, growth, and inflammatory mediators in BMI-matched female adolescents
    Mariam Ischander
    Pediatric Exercise Research Center, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:1131-8. 2007
    ..To begin to gauge independent effects of physical activity on health risk, we matched by BMI two groups of normal-weight adolescent females, one physically active (all participants in high school sports), and one sedentary...
  79. ncbi Cellular immunity and inflammatory mediator responses to intense exercise in overweight children and adolescents
    Robert G McMurray
    Pediatric Exercise Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University Children s Hospital, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
    J Investig Med 55:120-9. 2007
    ..Obesity modifies inflammatory mediators, but little is known about how obesity modifies the inflammatory responses of exercising children. This study assessed the acute effect of exercise on inflammatory mediators in overweight children...
  80. ncbi Inflammatory and growth mediators in growing preterm infants
    Irfan Ahmad
    Pediatric Exercise Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University Children s Hospital, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 20:387-96. 2007
    ..Efforts to optimally balance inflammatory and growth mediators may benefit somatic growth in infants very early in life...
  81. ncbi Reduced exercise-associated response of the GH-IGF-I axis and catecholamines in obese children and adolescents
    Alon Eliakim
    Pediatric Exercise Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital, University of California, CA 92868
    J Appl Physiol 100:1630-7. 2006
    ..These abnormalities were compensated for, so that exercise was not associated with hypoglycemia, despite increased insulin levels in obese children...
  82. ncbi Obesity and lipid profiles in children and adolescents
    Orit Friedland
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 15:1011-6. 2002
    ..Unfavorable lipid levels were relatively common among obese children, suggesting that obesity should be considered a risk factor for hypercholesterolemia, and that screening obese children for hypercholesterolemia should be considered...
  83. ncbi Effect of a high-fat meal on the growth hormone response to exercise in children
    Pietro Galassetti
    General Clinical Research Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, USA
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 19:777-86. 2006
    ..A high-fat meal before exercise, therefore (a common event in Western societies), may reduce the growth factor response to exercise in children, with potential implications for growth and development...
  84. ncbi Effect of rhIL-6 infusion on GH-->IGF-I axis mediators in humans
    Dan Nemet
    College of Medicine, Clinical Research Center, University of California at Irvine, 101 The City Drive, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 291:R1663-8. 2006
    ..The results suggest that IL-6 plays a role in the GH-->IGF-I response to intense exercise...
  85. ncbi Basketball not only for the tall
    Zvi Laron
    Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Unit, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Isreal
    Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 3:232. 2006
  86. ncbi Childhood obesity
    Phyllis W Speiser
    Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Schneider Children s Hospital, 269 01 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90:1871-87. 2005
    ..In developing a consensus statement, this international group has presented the evidence, developed recommendations, and provided a platform aimed toward future corrective action and ongoing debate in the international community...
  87. ncbi The effect of brief exercise on circulating CD34+ stem cells in early and late pubertal boys
    Frank Zaldivar
    Pediatric Exercise Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University Children s Hospital, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    Pediatr Res 61:491-5. 2007
    ..0001). Baseline levels of PBSC, FLT-3, and G-CSF were significantly higher in EP. Exercise increased SDF-1 alpha only in LP, and the FLT-3 increase was greater in LP than EP. Brief exercise affects PBSC and PBSC mediators in children...
  88. ncbi Reduced tetanus antibody titers in overweight children
    Alon Eliakim
    Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Exercise Research Center, University Children's Hospital, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
    Autoimmunity 39:137-41. 2006
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