Blar i Department of Clinical Medicine på emneord "Nutritional Sciences"
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Combining a low fat diet with exercise reverses diet-induced obesity and improves glucose homeostasis in C57BL/6J mice
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)Background: The prevalence of obesity and obesity- related disorders, including type 2 diabetes and non-alcohol fatty liver disease is alarmingly high. These conditions can mostly be attributed to increased intake of energy ... -
Effect of marine peptide hydrolysate supplementation on ghrelin and insulin-like peptide 5 secretion on appetite related conditions – As tested in recovery following endurance cycling
(Master thesis, 2018-06-22)Background: Energy homeostasis is sustained by multiple complex pathways, and appetite regulation is one of them. Malnutrition such as obesity or undernutrition, which is known to impair individual health and lower quality ... -
Effects of Six-Food Elimination Diet on Esophageal Symptoms and Histopathology in Adult Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis
(Master thesis, 2018-06-22)Background and aim: Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) usually present with dysphagia and food impaction events. A subgroup of EoE patients do not experience symptomatic improvement despite the use of corticosteroid ... -
Ernæringsstatus hos voksne pasienter med inflammatorisk tarmsykdom som får biologisk behandling ved Sørlandet sykehus
(Master thesis, 2018-06-22)Rationale: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) belong to a high-risk group for malnutrition [1]. The aim was to evaluate if «Nutritional Risk Screening 2002» (NRS 2002) detects patients at nutritional risk, and ... -
Infant growth in the KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa: Results from the KwaZulu-Natal initiative for breastfeeding support (KIBS) survey II at 13-15 weeks and 6 months of age
(Master thesis, 2018-06-22)Background: Today, 155 million children under the age of five years are stunted in the world, 52 million are wasted, while 41 million are overweight. When these conditions exist at the same time, within an individual, ... -
Isoform identification and partial characterisation of Glutaminase in CD4+ T lymphocytes
(Master thesis, 2013-05-29)The proliferating phenotype is highly glycolytic and reliant on sufficient supply and synthesis of biosynthetic intermediaries to meet the demands of rapid cell replication. Glutamine contributes to this up-regulated ... -
Long-term Impact on Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Quality of Life and Nutritional Adequacy after Group Intervention in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder often associated with complex clinical manifestations. There is no cure for IBS, however potent management strategies have been ... -
The metabolic syndrome and cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents: Associations between different anthropometric measurements and cardiometabolic risk factors
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)Introduction: The prevalence of pediatric obesity has increased worldwide during the last decades, and is currently a serious health challenge, as it causes extensive health problems in terms of cardiovascular comorbidities ... -
Nutrition Education as Part of a Cancer Rehabilitation Program: Evaluation of Short Term Efficacy
(Master thesis, 2018-06-22)Background and aim: The rising number of cancer patients is being followed by increasing number of cancer survivors in Norway. Modifiable lifestyle factors such as changing dietary behaviour can benefit the cancer prognosis ... -
Pregnant women’s seafood intake and fatty acid composition in red blood cells – a randomized controlled trial with dietary cod
(Master thesis, 2018-12-07)Background: Seafood is the predominant source of the dietary long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCn-3PUFA) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Consumption of these fatty acids (FAs) ...