Older adults and special populations (living with disability and/or chronic illness that may
limit mobility and/or physical endurance) can benefit from practicing a more physically active …

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a randomised trial of a physical activity (PA) intervention, The First
Step Program (FSP) for adults with type II diabetes. DESIGN: A 16-week intervention study …

Giant vesicles were used to study the rates of uptake of long-chain fatty acids by heart,
skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue of obese and lean Zucker rats. With obesity there was an …

The Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) study is an ongoing prospective
cohort study that recruits pregnant women early in pregnancy and, as of 2012, is following up …

Women often make dietary changes during pregnancy; however, dietary modifications and
reasons for changes are not well studied. We aimed to describe the dietary changes made …

Increasing evidence suggests that reduced adipose tissue mitochondrial content is associated
with the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. These investigations have utilized severely …

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of metformin on the acute metabolic response to
submaximal exercise, the effect of exercise on plasma metformin concentrations, and the …

Background Despite growing evidence that supports the importance of 6-month exclusive
breastfeeding, few Canadian mothers adhere to this, and early weaning onto solids is a …

This cross-sectional study presents the first normative data on pedometer-determined ambulatory
activity, defined as steps/day, in 160 (98 males, 62 females; age=52.4±5.3 years; BMI=…

We have examined the effects of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes (moderate and
severe) on fatty acid transport and fatty acid transporter (FAT/CD36) and plasma membrane-…