Background Recent research into the use of dietary nitrates and their role in vascular
function has led to it becoming progressively more popular amongst athletes attempting to …

Background The effectiveness of exercise referral schemes (ERS) is influenced by uptake
and adherence to the scheme. The identification of factors influencing low uptake and …

Objective To quantify and compare the treatment effect and risk of bias of trials reporting
biomarkers or intermediate outcomes (surrogate outcomes) versus trials using final patient …

Abstract Dietary nitrate (NO 3−) supplementation with beetroot juice (BR) over 4–6 days has
been shown to reduce the O 2 cost of submaximal exercise and to improve exercise …

Background Research on the relationship between Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)
and physical activity (PA), to date, have rarely investigated how this relationship differ across …

Objectives Wrist-worn accelerometers are convenient to wear and associated with greater
wear-time compliance. Previous work has generally relied on choreographed activity trials to …

Background Studies of mid-aged adults provide evidence of a relationship between sitting-
time and all-cause mortality, but evidence in older adults is limited. The aim is to examine …

Aim: To examine the relevance of physical activity intensity when assessing the relationship
between activity and psychological health in 9–10‐year‐old children. Methods: Activity was …

Shift work, defined as work occurring outside typical daytime working hours, is associated
with an increased risk for metabolic syndrome (MetS) due to several biological and …

Background Malnutrition is common in patients with COPD; however, little is known about its
impacts on health-related quality of life (QoL) among patients with COPD. This study aimed …