Search Results - "Kuk, J."

Consequences of obesity and weight loss: a devil's advocate position by Brown, R. E, Kuk, J. L

“…Obesity is associated with multiple negative health consequences and current weight management guidelines recommend all obese persons to lose weight. However,…”
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Probabilistic design factors for pipes used for hydrogen transport by Kuk Mijim, J., Pluvinage, G., Capelle, J., Azari, Z., Benamara, M.

“…Probabilistic design factors for pipes used for hydrogen transport are proposed for 3 locations: urban, peri-urban and rural areas. The used method involves a…”
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Exercise is associated with improved asthma control in adults by DOGRA, S, KUK, J. L, BAKER, J, JAMNIK, V

“…Global asthma control levels are suboptimal. The influence of regular exercise on asthma control is unclear. We assessed the effects of a 12-week supervised…”
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Does the relationship between waist circumference, morbidity and mortality depend on measurement protocol for waist circumference by Ross, R, Berentzen, T, Bradshaw, A.J, Janssen, I, Kahn, H.S, Katzmarzyk, P.T, Kuk, J.L, Seidell, J.C, Snijder, M.B, Sørensen, T.I.A, Després, J-P

“…There is currently no consensus regarding the optimal protocol for measurement of waist circumference (WC), and no scientific rationale is provided for any of…”
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Relationships between insulin sensitivity, skeletal muscle mass and muscle quality in obese adolescent boys by Lee, S, Kim, Y, White, D A, Kuk, J L, Arslanian, S

“…We examined the relationships between insulin sensitivity (IS), skeletal muscle (SM) mass and SM quality in youth. Forty obese adolescent boys (body mass index…”
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Influence of sex on total and regional fat loss in overweight and obese men and women by Kuk, J.L, Ross, R

“…Objective: To determine the influence of sex on the association between reductions in body weight (BW) and waist circumference (WC) with reductions in total…”
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Variations in the prevalence and predictors of prevalent metabolically healthy obesity in adolescents by Heinzle, S., Ball, G. D.C., Kuk, J. L.

“…Summary Background Obesity is a heterogeneous condition, which includes a subset of individuals that can be classified as having metabolically healthy obesity…”
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The joint association of physical activity and glycaemic control in predicting cardiovascular death and all-cause mortality in the US population by Reddigan, J. I., Riddell, M. C., Kuk, J. L.

“…Aims/hypothesis The aim of this study was to examine the joint association of physical activity and glycaemic control as measured by HbA 1c on all-cause and…”
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The relationship between changes in sitting time and mortality in post-menopausal US women by Lee, J., Kuk, J.L., Ardern, C.I.

“…Prolonged sitting is linked to various deleterious health outcomes. The alterability of the sitting time (ST)-health relationship is not fully established…”
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Individuals with obesity but no other metabolic risk factors are not at significantly elevated all‐cause mortality risk in men and women by Kuk, J. L., Rotondi, M., Sui, X., Blair, S. N., Ardern, C. I.

“…Summary Studies have examined mortality risk for metabolically healthy obesity, defined as zero or one metabolic risk factors but not as zero risk factors…”
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Global Radiation Oncology Elective in Teaching CanMEDS Competencies by Schnarr, K.L, Dayes, I.S, Bourque, J.M, Giuliani, M.E, Kuk, J

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Effects of acute exercise on postprandial triglyceride response after a high-fat meal in overweight black and white adolescents by Lee, S, Burns, S F, White, D, Kuk, J L, Arslanian, S

“…Objective: We examined the effects of acute exercise on postprandial triglyceride (TG) metabolism following a high-fat meal in overweight black vs white…”
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Interest, views and perceived barriers to bariatric surgery in patients with morbid obesity by Wharton, S., Serodio, K. J., Kuk, J. L., Sivapalan, N., Craik, A., Aarts, M.-A.

“…Summary The objective of the study was to assess the interest, views and patient‐perceived barriers to bariatric surgery among surgery‐eligible patients…”
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Screening of protease-producing Serratia marcescens FS-3 and its application to deproteinization of crab shell waste for chitin extraction by Jo, G.H., Jung, W.J., Kuk, J.H., Oh, K.T., Kim, Y.J., Park, R.D.

“…Serratia marcescens FS-3, isolated from a soil sample in the southwestern area of Korea, exhibited a strong protease activity of 60.7 U/ml after 3 days of…”
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Production of chitin from red crab shell waste by successive fermentation with Lactobacillus paracasei KCTC-3074 and Serratia marcescens FS-3 by Jung, W.J., Jo, G.H., Kuk, J.H., Kim, Y.J., Oh, K.T., Park, R.D.

“…Successive two-step fermentation was carried out from red crab shell wastes for biological extraction of chitin in combination of the 1st step with a lactic…”
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High-Voltage and Current Characteristics of Pulsed System Based on Compact Marx Generator Connected to Relativistic Magnetron with Interfaced Coaxial Line by Kim, C.H., Kuk, J.H., Lee, K., Choi, J.S.

“…Pulsed high-voltage and current were measured in order to analyzed characteristics of the pulsed system which was designed to generate High-Power Microwave…”
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Measurement site influences abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue in obese adolescents before and after exercise by Brown, R. E., Kuk, J. L., Lee, S.

“…Summary Background/Objectives The objective of this study was to determine if abdominal adipose tissue (AT) measurement site influences the association between…”
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The galvanic whole-body sway response in health and disease by Tax, Chantal M.W, Bom, Andreas P, Taylor, Rachael L, Todd, Nicholas, Cho, Kuk-Ki J, Fitzpatrick, Richard C, Welgampola, Miriam S

“…Highlights ► Low intensity galvanic stimulation evokes a stereotyped anterolateral whole-body sway response that is robust, symmetrical and shows good to…”
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Waist circumference at five common measurement sites in normal weight and overweight adults: which site is most optimal? by Brown, R. E., Randhawa, A. K., Canning, K. L., Fung, M., Jiandani, D., Wharton, S., Kuk, J. L.

“…Summary The aim of this study was to determine (i) if adults would measure their own waist circumference (WC), (ii) which WC site(s) are the most intuitive and…”
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Is the reduction of lower-body subcutaneous adipose tissue associated with elevations in risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease by Janiszewski, P. M, Kuk, J. L, Ross, R

“…Aims/hypothesis Since the accumulation of lower-body subcutaneous adipose tissue (LBSAT) is associated with decreased cardiometabolic risk, we evaluated…”
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