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Relevance of Sympathetic Nervous System Activation in Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome by Thorp, Alicia A., Schlaich, Markus P.

“…Sympathetic tone is well recognised as being implicit in cardiovascular control. It is less readily acknowledged that activation of the sympathetic nervous…”
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Prolonged sedentary time and physical activity in workplace and non-work contexts: a cross-sectional study of office, customer service and call centre employees by Thorp, Alicia A, Healy, Genevieve N, Winkler, Elisabeth, Clark, Bronwyn K, Gardiner, Paul A, Owen, Neville, Dunstan, David W

“…To examine sedentary time, prolonged sedentary bouts and physical activity in Australian employees from different workplace settings, within work and non-work…”
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Validity of Self-Reported Measures of Workplace Sitting Time and Breaks in Sitting Time by CLARK, Bronwyn K, THORP, Alicia A, WINKLER, Elisabeth A. H, GARDINER, Paul A, HEALY, Genevieve N, OWEN, Neville, DUNSTAN, David W

“…To understand the prevalence and potential health effect of prolonged workplace sedentary (sitting) time, valid measures are required. Here, we examined the…”
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Sedentary behaviors and subsequent health outcomes in adults a systematic review of longitudinal studies, 1996-2011 by Thorp, Alicia A, Owen, Neville, Neuhaus, Maike, Dunstan, David W

“…To systematically review and provide an informative synthesis of findings from longitudinal studies published since 1996 reporting on relationships between…”
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Soya isoflavone supplementation enhances spatial working memory in men by Thorp, Alicia A., Sinn, Natalie, Buckley, Jonathan D., Coates, Alison M., Howe, Peter R. C.

“…Females perform better in certain memory-related tasks than males. Sex differences in cognitive performance may be attributable to differences in circulating…”
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Breaking up workplace sitting time with intermittent standing bouts improves fatigue and musculoskeletal discomfort in overweight/obese office workers by Thorp, Alicia A, Kingwell, Bronwyn A, Owen, Neville, Dunstan, David W

“…Objectives To examine whether the introduction of intermittent standing bouts during the workday using a height-adjustable workstation can improve subjective…”
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Dairy foods and dairy protein consumption is inversely related to markers of adiposity in obese men and women by Murphy, Karen J, Crichton, Georgina E, Dyer, Kathryn A, Coates, Alison M, Pettman, Tahna L, Milte, Catherine, Thorp, Alicia A, Berry, Narelle M, Buckley, Jonathan D, Noakes, Manny, Howe, Peter R C

“…A number of intervention studies have reported that the prevalence of obesity may be in part inversely related to dairy food consumption while others report no…”
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Prolonged sitting: is it a distinct coronary heart disease risk factor? by Dunstan, David W, Thorp, Alicia A, Healy, Genevieve N

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWProlonged sitting (sedentary behavior) has deleterious cardiovascular and metabolic correlates; however, little is known about the…”
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Occupational sitting and health risks: a systematic review by van Uffelen, Jannique G Z, Wong, Jason, Chau, Josephine Y, van der Ploeg, Hidde P, Riphagen, Ingrid, Gilson, Nicholas D, Burton, Nicola W, Healy, Genevieve N, Thorp, Alicia A, Clark, Bronwyn K, Gardiner, Paul A, Dunstan, David W, Bauman, Adrian, Owen, Neville, Brown, Wendy J

“…Emerging evidence suggests that sedentary behavior (i.e., time spent sitting) may be negatively associated with health. The aim of this study was to…”
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Deleterious Associations of Sitting Time and Television Viewing Time With Cardiometabolic Risk Biomarkers: Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) study 2004-2005 by Thorp, Alicia A, Healy, Genevieve N, Owen, Neville, Salmon, Jo, Ball, Kylie, Shaw, Jonathan E, Zimmet, Paul Z, Dunstan, David W

“…OBJECTIVE: We examined the associations of sitting time and television (TV) viewing time with continuously measured biomarkers of cardio-metabolic risk in…”
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Deleterious Associations of Sitting Time and Television Viewing Time With Cardiometabolic Risk Biomarkers by Thorp, Alicia A., Healy, Genevieve N., Owen, Neville, Salmon, Jo, Ball, Kylie, Shaw, Jonathan E., Zimmet, Paul Z., Dunstan, David W.

“…Deleterious Associations of Sitting Time and Television Viewing Time With Cardiometabolic Risk Biomarkers Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab)…”
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Associations of overall sitting time and TV viewing time with fibrinogen and C reactive protein: the AusDiab study by Howard, Bethany J, Balkau, Beverley, Thorp, Alicia A, Magliano, Dianna J, Shaw, Jonathan E, Owen, Neville, Dunstan, David W

“…Sedentary behaviour is associated with increased risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Plasma fibrinogen and C reactive protein (CRP)-key…”
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Independent and joint associations of TV viewing time and snack food consumption with the metabolic syndrome and its components; a cross-sectional study in Australian adults by Thorp, Alicia A, McNaughton, Sarah A, Owen, Neville, Dunstan, David W

“…Television (TV) viewing time is positively associated with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adults. However, the mechanisms through which TV viewing time is…”
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Dose-dependent inhibition of the post-prandial glycaemic response to a standard carbohydrate meal following incorporation of alpha-cyclodextrin by Buckley, Jonathan D, Thorp, Alicia A, Murphy, Karen J, Howe, Peter R C

“…This study evaluated the dose-response effects of alpha-cyclodextrin, a cyclic oligosaccharide, on the glycaemic and insulinaemic responses to the consumption…”
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Device-based approaches for renal nerve ablation for hypertension and beyond by Thorp, Alicia A, Schlaich, Markus P

“…Animal and human studies have demonstrated that chronic activation of renal sympathetic nerves is critical in the pathogenesis and perpetuation of…”
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Renal sympathetic nerve ablation for the management of resistant hypertension: an update by Thorp, Alicia A, Larsen, Robyn N, Schlaich, Markus P

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWThe aim is to provide clinicians with a concise update on renal sympathetic nerve ablation in the management of resistant hypertension. The…”
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Soy food consumption does not lower LDL cholesterol in either equol or nonequol producers by THORP, Alicia A, HOWE, Peter R. C, MORI, Trevor A, COATES, Alison M, BUCKLEY, Jonathan D, HODGSON, Jonathan, MANSOUR, Jackie, MEYER, Barbara J

“…Health claims link soy protein (SP) consumption, through plasma cholesterol reduction, to a decreased risk of heart disease. Soy isoflavones (ISOs),…”
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Effects of intermittent standing bouts during the workday on energy expenditure in desk-bound office workers by Thorp, Alicia A, Kingwell, Bronwyn, Sethi, Parneet, English, Coralie, Owen, Neville, Dunstan, David W

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Occupational Sitting and Health Risks by van Uffelen, Jannique G.Z., PhD, Wong, Jason, BAppSc, Chau, Josephine Y., MPH, van der Ploeg, Hidde P., PhD, Riphagen, Ingrid, MSc, Gilson, Nicholas D., PhD, Burton, Nicola W., PhD, Healy, Genevieve N., PhD, Thorp, Alicia A., PhD, Clark, Bronwyn K., MPH, Gardiner, Paul A., BSc, Dunstan, David W., PhD, Bauman, Adrian, PhD, Owen, Neville, PhD, Brown, Wendy J., PhD

“…Context Emerging evidence suggests that sedentary behavior (i.e., time spent sitting) may be negatively associated with health. The aim of this study was to…”
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Sedentary Behaviors and Subsequent Health Outcomes in Adults by Thorp, Alicia A., PhD, Owen, Neville, PhD, Neuhaus, Maike, MS, Dunstan, David W., PhD

“…Context To systematically review and provide an informative synthesis of findings from longitudinal studies published since 1996 reporting on relationships…”
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