Alternate day fasting (ADF) with consumption of calories up to 25 % of the daily energy intake on fast days is one of the most used intermittent fasting regimens and promoted as a promising, alternative approach for treating obesity. Feelings of appetite are critical for adherence to dietary approaches, and therefore the success of dietary interventions. This systematic review aimed to assess the ...

Objective - To investigate the relation between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (s-25(OH)D) and subjective sleep measures in an Arctic population (69°N).<p> <p>Methods - Cross-sectional data was collected from 21,083 individuals (aged ≥40 years) participating in the population based Tromsø Study: Tromsø7 (2015–2016). The present study included 20,438 participants, after having excluded respondents ...

Alternative medicine such as acupuncture, hypnosis and herbs and supplements have proved to be a relief against side effects from conventional cancer treatment, according to researcher Trine Stub.

<p>Objective: Team handball is a physically demanding sport. Research has not kept up with the increasing number of women participating in exercise and sports. The menstrual cycle (MC) is complex and should be included when conducting sport and exercise research on female athletes. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to investigate the potential effects of three different phases of the menstrual ...

De siste årene har fokus på kjønn fått stadig mer oppmerksomhet verden over. I takt med dette har også andelen personer som regner seg som trans økt betraktelig. En diskusjon har som følge av denne utviklingen vokst frem, og det er denne diskusjonen jeg i masteroppgaven har forsøkt å bevege meg inn i, fra ett idrettsperspektiv. I masteroppgaven har jeg undersøkt hvordan transkvinner endres gjennom ...

Denne kvalitative studien har hatt som formål å undersøke kroppsøvingslæreres forståelse av målsetningen livslang bevegelsesglede, og hvordan de tilrettelegger for dette i sin undervisning. Ut over dette ser studien på innføringen av den nye læreplanen (Kunnskapsløftet 2020) i kroppsøving, og dens betydning for lærerne. Det empiriske materialet baserer seg på et kvalitativt forskningsintervju ...

Introduction: Women’s football has developed rapidly in Europe over the last decades, and the number of women playing football in Europe continues rising. Despite rising numbers and interest in women’s football, scientific research is still lacking. With players competing 50-80 per season, sufficient recovery and understanding women footballer’s internal response to match load is important to ensure ...

Detailed descriptions of theory, structure, and activities with causal links to specified outcomes of wilderness programs are lacking. Addressing this gap, the present qualitative study gives a thorough description of the development of the Wilderness programme for Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) cancer survivors (WAYA). WAYA is adapted to the individual needs of AYA cancer survivors. It was ...

Background - CKD is more prevalent in women, but more men receive kidney replacement therapy for kidney failure. This apparent contradiction is not well understood.<p> <p>Methods - We investigated sex differences in the loss of kidney function and whether any sex disparities could be explained by comorbidity or CKD risk factors. In the Renal Iohexol Clearance Survey (RENIS) in northern Europe, ...

Deler vi for mye? Hver gang et kreativt verk om anoreksi kommer inn i populærkulturen - og det er fortsatt nesten alltid anoreksi det handler om - har vi den samme debatten. Er det en "ærlig" og "modig" skildring av hvordan det er å leve med spiseforstyrrelse, eller en alvorlig helserisiko for dem som er utsatt for eller berørt av spiseforstyrrelse?