Browsing by Author "LITHANDER, FIONA"
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No effect of an oleoylethanolamide-related phospholipid on satiety and energy intake: a randomised controlled trial of phosphatidylethanolamine
LITHANDER, FIONA (BioMed Central, 2008)Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) is a phospholipid which is biosynthesized into long chain N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) including oleoylethanolamide (OEA), a known inhibitor of food intake. The aim of this study was to investigate ... -
Overweight and obesity among older adults upon admission to hospital
LITHANDER, FIONA (2011)Poor nutritional status, which includes both under- and over-nutrition, is associated with poor health outcomes. This cross-sectional study assessed the nutritional status of older patients admitted to an acute geriatric ... -
Relationships of low serum vitamin D3 with anthropometry and markers of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes in overweight and obesity
LITHANDER, FIONA; McGill, Anne-Thea; Stewart, Joanna M.; Strik, Caroline M.; Poppitt, Sally D. (BioMed Central, 2008)Low serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D3 (vitamin D3) is known to perturb cellular function in many tissues, including the endocrine pancreas, which are involved in obesity and type II diabetes mellitus (TIIDM). Vitamin D3 insufficiency ...