Vitamin D and Exercise Performance in Professional Soccer Players

A study published in PLOS ONE conducted in Greece examined the association between serum vitamin D levels and the ergometric evaluation of muscle strength, aerobic capacity, and speed in professional soccer players. The secondary aim was to evaluate the effects of the soccer off-season period on serum vitamin D levels.

Height of subjects was measured using the Charder HM210D Digital Height Stadiometer

Koundourakis NE, Androulakis NE, Malliaraki N, Margioris AN (2014) Vitamin D and Exercise Performance in Professional Soccer Players. PLoS ONE 9(7):e101659.

Associations between School Food Environments,

 Body Mass Index and Dietary Intakes

A study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health conducted in Australia studied the effect of interventions in the school environment for improving the quality of children's dietary intake. The study objective was to determine the extent to which the current charactersistics of the school food environment were associated with primary school students' dietary intake and Body Mass Index.

Height of subjects was measured using the Charder HM200P Portable Height Stadiometer

Alston L, Crooks N, Strugnell C, Orellana L, Allender S, Rennie C, Nichols M (2019) Associations between School Food Environments, Body Mass Index and Dietary Intakes among Regional School Students in Victoria, Australia: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(16):2916. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162916

Accuracy of the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire for Malnutrition and Sarcopenia Screening

A study published in Nutrients conducted in Japan aimed to examine the accuracy of the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) and the SNAQ for Japanese Elderly (SNAQ-JE) for the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM)-defined malnutrition and sarcopenia screening in older persons.

Grip strength of subjects was measured using the Charder MG4800 Dynamometer

Shimizu A, Fujishima I, Maeda K, Murotani K, Inoue T, Ohno T, Nomoto A, Ueshima J, Ishida Y, Nagano A, Kayashita J, Mori N. Accuracy of the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire for Malnutrition and Sarcopenia Screening among Older Patients Requiring Rehabilitation. Nutrients. 2021; 13(8):2738. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082738

Effects of resistance training intensity on muscle

 quantity/quality

A study published in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia, and Muscle conducted in Japan studied whether and how low-intensity and moderate-intensity resistance training improved both muscle quantity and quality measured by MRI, DXA, and segmental bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy (S-BIS) in middle-aged and older people.

Grip strength of subjects was measured using the Charder MG4800 Dynamometer

Otsuka Y, Yamada Y, Maeda A, Izumo T, Rogi T, Shibata H, Fukuda M, Arimitsu T, Miyamoto N, Hashimoto T. Effects of resistance training intensity on muscle quantity/quality in middle-aged and older people: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 2022; 13(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12941

Developmental origins of health and disease

A study published in Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity conducted in Brazil examined whether body proportionality was a more accurate indicator of undernutrition in early life (UELife) than short stature, validating a new anthropometric indicator of UELife.

Weight of subjects was measured using the Charder MS6121R Digital Scale

Ferreira HDS, Junior AFSX, Assunção ML, Uchôa TCC, Lira-Neto AB, Nakano RP. Developmental origins of health and disease: a new approach for the identification of adults who suffered undernutrition in early life. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2018;11:543-551. Published 2018 Sep 26. doi:10.2147/DMSO.S177486

Tennis for Physical Health

A study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research conducted in Australia examined if Cardio tennis was an effective stimulus for invoking sufficient cardiovascular and metabolic load to benefit health and fitness.

Weight of subjects was measured using the Charder MS3200 Digital Scale

Murphy AP, Duffield R, Reid M. Tennis for Physical Health, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: November 2014 - Volume 28 - Issue 11 - p 3172-3178 doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000511