Introduction: Aging with a childhood-onset disability, such as cerebral palsy (CP), spina bifida (SB), and muscular diseases (MD), comes along with significant impairments and comorbidities. Despite the increasing evidence an overall picture is lacking. This study aimed to review the literature about …

Aims: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the additional effect of exercise to hypocaloric diet on body weight, body composition, glycaemic control and cardio-respiratory fitness in adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes.  Methods: Embase, Medline, Web of Science and Cochrane …

Aanleiding Het aantal jonge kinderen met overgewicht is met de jaren gestegen. Overgewicht kan op lange termijn welvaartsziekten, zoals hart- en vaatziekten en diabetes type 2 veroorzaken. De voedingskeuzes die ouders maken hebben invloed op de smaakontwikkeling bij baby’s en vervolgens op de eetgewoonte …

Clonal haematopoiesis of intermediate potential (CHIP) driven by somatic mutations in DNMT3A and TET2 has been recently recognized as a new risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The haematopoietic clones with mutations in these genes are frequently found in myeloid malignancies and according …

In Haarlem hebben de gemeente en Stichting SportSupport Kennemerland, de organisatie die het lokaal sportbeleid uitvoert, de ambitie om zoveel mogelijk inwoners aan het wandelen te krijgen en de overtuiging is dat een beweegvriendelijke omgeving dat stimuleert. Om het succes te vergroten van de wandelinterventies …

Diabetes remains a major risk for atherosclerotic-cardiovascular disease (CVD). While many mechanisms have been explored, the full extent of how diabetes promotes CVD remains unknown. An emerging area in diabetes is the influence of epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Diabetes has been shown to …

Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, including canagliflozin, reduce the risk of cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in patients with and without type 2 diabetes, albeit with a large interindividual variation. The underlying mechanisms for this variation in response might be attributed …

Background A healthy lifestyle is indispensable for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases. However, lifestyle medicine is hampered by time constraints and competing priorities of treating physicians. A dedicated lifestyle front office (LFO) in secondary/tertiary care may provide an important contribution …

This study provides an in-depth understanding of the perceptions of patients with T2DM before use (acceptability) and after use (acceptance) regarding 4 different mobile health apps for diabetes control and self-management. This study was part of the TOPFIT Citizenlab project. TOPFIT Citizenlab is a …

BACKGROUND This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the additional effects of exercise to hypocaloric diet on body weight, body composition, glycaemic control, and cardio-respiratory fitness in adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes. METHODS Embase, Medline, Web of Science, and …