The consequences of cardiovascular diseases are substantial and include increasing numbers of morbidity and mortality. With a population getting more and more inactive and having a sedentary lifestyle, the risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes rises. This dissertation reports on people …

Het feit dat de prevalentie van obesitas (BMI >30 kg/m2) bij oudere vrouwen groter is dan bij mannen is verontrustend. 17% van de vrouwen tegenover 13% van de mannen tussen de 65 en 75 jaar in Nederland is obees. 55% van de vrouwen en 58% van de mannen tussen de 65 en 75 jaar heeft overgewicht (BMI >25 …

Regular physical activity is considered to be an important component of a healthy lifestyle that decreases the risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, colon and breast cancer, obesity and other debilitating conditions. Physical activity can also improve functional capacity …

De relatie tussen fysieke activiteit en gezondheid is onomstotelijk vastgesteld. Zo kan fysieke activiteit onder andere ischaemische hart- en vaatziekten, dikke-darmkanker, hersenbloedingen, overgewicht en type 2 diabetes helpen voorkomen. Daarom is het schrikbarend hoe weinig mensen in de westerse maatschappij …

Comparisons of visual perception, response-selection, and response-execution performance were made between Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and a matched nondiabetic control group. 10 well-controlled male patients with Type 2 diabetes without diabetic complications (M age 58 yr.) and an age and IQ-matched …

Muscle fiber-type specific expression of UCP3-protein is reported here for the firts time, using immunofluorescence microscopy