Achtergrond: Er is weinig bekend over de macronutriëntsamenstelling van de voeding van mensen met obesitas in Nederland. Daarnaast is het niet duidelijk of de consumptie van bepaalde macronutriënten bijdraagt aan het ontstaan van overgewicht. Dit is onderzocht binnen de Nederlandse Epidemiolgie van Obesitas …

BACKGROUND: Paratonia, a form of hypertonia, is associated with loss of mobility and with the development of contractures especially in the late stages of the dementia. Passive movement therapy (PMT) currently is the main physiotherapeutic intervention. General doubt about the beneficial effects of this …

OBJECTIVE: Pre-eclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by systemic vascular dysfunction and pathological changes in placental arteries. Growing evidence of chronic infection as an aetiological factor in vascular diseases prompted us to study maternal periodontal disease in subjects with …