African health sciences
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African health sciences · Jun 2017
Lifestyle factors influencing bone health in young adult women in Saudi Arabia.
To analyze risk factors leading to osteopenia and osteoporosis among young female students. ⋯ High soft drink intake, lack of exercising and limited calcium and vitamin D supplementation are the combined lifestyle factors leading to osteopenia and osteoporosis among young Saudi females. These findings might serve as a basis of nutrition education intervention to promote healthy bones among this population.
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African health sciences · Jun 2017
Allostatic load and heart rate variability as health risk indicators.
Uncertainty often exists about the comparability of results obtained by different health risk indicator systems. ⋯ HRV and allostatic load scores give comparable results as health risk indicators. Baseline total HRV and vagal, rather than sympathetic, measures of HRV should be introduced into allostatic load assessments. Results are in line with the concept of vagal tone as a regulator of allostatic systems. Inclusion of heart rate responses to orthostatic stress, into allostatic load assessments, warrants further investigation.