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Browsing Research Articles (Biokinetics, Sport and Leisure Sciences) by Author "Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia)"
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Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Pepper, Michael Sean; Du Toit, Peet J.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Ker, James A.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Grobbelaar, C.W. (Craig); Nolte, Kim; Fletcher, F.; Grant, T.C. (Thelani) (Medpharm Publications, 2014)BACKGROUND : Fitness is defined in the health context as a state of good health or physical condition, primarily as a result of exercise and proper nutrition. Conventional methods of measuring fitness are expensive, time ...
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Egbunike, I.A.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2009-10)A longer lifespan has increased the emphasis on bone health, which is often compromised with age. Studies have shown that exercise yields a positive influence on bone mineral density (BMD), especially when done during the ...
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Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Rothschild, R.M.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Collins, Robert Matthew; Du Toit, Peet J. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)Elevated plasma homocysteine concentrations are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Nutritional supplementation of folic acid may be used to reduce homocysteine levels and thus minimise the risk ...
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Wood, Paola Silvia; De Vos, J.W.; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2009-12)This study was aimed at determining whether treatment with nutritional supplementation would improve pathology measures of disease risk. A total of twenty (20) healthy males, 30-60 years of age, served as participants. ...
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Brunette, E.L.; Kotze, J.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Du Toit, Peet J.; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)Physical activity during pregnancy has been investigated for its potential benefits which includes weight control. Physical activity patterns of pregnant women in Tshwane, South Africa, were investigated using the EPIC–Norfolk ...
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Lesola, D.S.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2010-03)Osteoporosis is a public health problem worldwide, with consequences of increasing risk of fragility fractures, disability and premature mortality. This study sought to establish the link between nutrition and bone ...
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