School of Allied Health Sciences
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"We di woman den, na we di suffer"
(Technical Report)Sierra Leone is thought to be one of the West African countries most affected by sickle cell disorders. Estimates state that one in four people carry the gene for sickle cell and between 1 to 2% of births are of children ... -
Measures of God representations: Theoretical framework and critical review
(Article)Over the past several decades, scholarly interest in God representations has grown steadily, but conceptual and measurement challenges have persisted. Consequently, in this article, we build upon a dual-process conceptualization ... -
Attitudes to weight management in the South Asian population
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A randomised trial to investigate the effects of acute consumption of a blackcurrant juice drink on markers of vascular reactivity and bioavailability of anthocyanins in human subjects
(Article)Background/Objectives: To study the bioavailability of anthocyanins and the effects of a 20% blackcurrant juice drink on vascular reactivity, plasma antioxidant status and other cardiovascular disease risk markers. Sub ... -
Impact of the quantity and flavonoid content of fruits and vegetables on markers of intake in adults with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease: The FLAVURS Trial
(Article)Purpose Limited robust randomised controlled trials investigating fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake in people at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) exist. We aimed to design and validate a dietary strategy of increasing ... -
Flavonoid-rich fruit and vegetables improve microvascular reactivity and inflammatory status in men at risk of cardiovascular diseases—FLAVURS: a randomised controlled trial
(Article)ackground: Observed associations between increased fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption, particularly those F&Vs that are rich in flavonoids, and vascular health improvements require confirmation in adequately powered ... -
A Novel Combined Biomarker including Plasma Carotenoids, Vitamin C, and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power Is More Strongly Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Intake than the Individual Components
(Article)Monitoring of fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake is fraught with difficulties. Available dietary assessment methods are associated with considerable error and use of biomarkers offers an attractive alternative. Few studies ... -
Introduction of plasma vitamin C and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power into a combined biomarker with plasma carotenoids increases the association with fruit and vegetable intake
(Conference)Monitoring of fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake is fraught with difficulties. Available dietary assessment methods are associated with considerable error and use of biomarkers offers an attractive alternative(1). Few studies ... -
Daily snacking frequency is associated with age, working pattern and dietary nutritional profile of professional workers aged between 30 and 65 years old
(Conference)There is an emerging body of studies showing the association of snacking behaviour with weight status or nutritional status in general populations (1, 2). However, there is a lacking of evidence examining the link of ... -
An investigation into gender variations in the risk factors for cardiovascular disease amongst ‘desk-based’ professional workers aged 30-65 years old
(Conference)Evidence shows that sedentary behaviour including excessive sitting in adults is independently associated with CVD and other metabolic complications, regardless of whether individuals’ meeting the physical activity guidelines ... -
Chapter 2: Food and Nutrient Structure
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Tratamento cognitivo comportamental em grupo da perturbação de ingestão alimentar compulsiva: Um estudo exploratório
(Article)Eating disorders (Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa) are serious psychopathological problems that affect mainly young women. Both clinical cases tend to become fairly common and have shown a tendency to increase their ... -
Tentative baseline values of less frequently regulated elements in urban park soils of Alcala de Henares, Spain.
(Conference)Background or baseline concentrations of metals in urban soils are critical to determine risks and establish clean-up decontamination thresholds to protect the public, but these concentrations remain unknown for less ... -
Do disabled people need a stronger social model – a social model of human rights?
(Article)We introduce the social model of disability by reflecting on its origins and legacy, with particular reference to the work of the Union of the Physically Impaired against Segregation (UPAIS). We argue that there has been ...
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