Umer Waqar Azeem, Nighat Sultana, Muhammad Sarwar, Zarafsheen Khalid
To find out the gaps in the knowledge among pediatricians regarding the management of COVID ARDS. Cross-sectional descriptive study. Online survey was done through social media apps over the period of 2 months. Data was collected through a predesigned questionnaire that was circulated to Pediatrician electronically through social media. 147 doctors submitted their response; the Majority were females (65.3%); respondents include different cadres of doctors including consultants (32.7%), postgraduate trainees (40.7%) and medical officers (26.5%). COVID knowledge score was obtained by the number of correct answers to 18 selected questions and it was 11.18 ± 2.35. Postgraduate trainees and those who are working in government hospitals have better knowledge scores as compared to others (p-value <0.05). Several areas of concern were revealed particularly only 34.7 % have the knowledge about in-line suction, 22.4 % have the expertise in video laryngoscopy, 42.9 % know that lower tidal volume ventilation should be done in COVID ARDS patients and only 12.2 % know that lower pH values are acceptable in such patients. 51 % of the respondents have been trained or attended courses on the management of COVID-19 patients and only 53 % feel comfortable managing pediatric COVID-19 patients. This study demonstrates an urgent need for awareness and training activities regarding the management of COVID-19 pneumonia and ARDS patients and about the protective measures in performing the procedures on such patients.
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Young adults worldwide are suffering from migraine as well as from gastritis problems. Reportedly, both of these situations has been occurring at the same time in young adults. For this purpose, a sample size of 30 subjects ranging from 10-24years, who were suffering from gastritis were selected in this study. To conduct the analysis, the subjects filled the questionnaires, in the presence of an investigator. This questionnaire comprised migraine differentiation questions, lifestyle factors, and the Migraine Disability Assessment test (MIDAS). MIDAS was used to estimate the impact of migraine on the class performance of young adults. With female to male ratio of 3.3:1, the average age of participants was 10-24. The prevalence of migraine associated with gastritis was found to be 53.3% significant. A significant relationship was identified between migraine, gastritis, and migraine in young adults. MIDAS test indicated that migraine had a significant impact on the class performance of young adults indicating that no impact, mild impact, moderate impact, and severe impact had a prevalence of 26.7%, 30%, 26.7%, and 16.7%, respectively. Hence, significant associations were found between migraine and gastritis in the young adults. Shocking alteration in the lifestyle of Pakistani community was seen, while conducting this study. Further studies can be conducted to understand the factors associated with day-by-day altering trends in the country.
{"title":"Association of migraine with Gastritis in Pakistani young adults and its impact on their educational performance","authors":"Bint e Hawa, F. Mir","doi":"10.32350/ihr.21.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32350/ihr.21.04","url":null,"abstract":"Young adults worldwide are suffering from migraine as well as from gastritis problems. Reportedly, both of these situations has been occurring at the same time in young adults. For this purpose, a sample size of 30 subjects ranging from 10-24years, who were suffering from gastritis were selected in this study. To conduct the analysis, the subjects filled the questionnaires, in the presence of an investigator. This questionnaire comprised migraine differentiation questions, lifestyle factors, and the Migraine Disability Assessment test (MIDAS). MIDAS was used to estimate the impact of migraine on the class performance of young adults. With female to male ratio of 3.3:1, the average age of participants was 10-24. The prevalence of migraine associated with gastritis was found to be 53.3% significant. A significant relationship was identified between migraine, gastritis, and migraine in young adults. MIDAS test indicated that migraine had a significant impact on the class performance of young adults indicating that no impact, mild impact, moderate impact, and severe impact had a prevalence of 26.7%, 30%, 26.7%, and 16.7%, respectively. Hence, significant associations were found between migraine and gastritis in the young adults. Shocking alteration in the lifestyle of Pakistani community was seen, while conducting this study. Further studies can be conducted to understand the factors associated with day-by-day altering trends in the country.","PeriodicalId":262525,"journal":{"name":"International Health Review","volume":"150 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132346723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Amir, B. Amir, Nida Afzal, Amina, Tayyaba Javed, Maheen Shad
Neuropathic pain is the unpleasant sensation due to lesion of nerves. It is common in patients with diabetes as fluctuations in blood glucose take a toll on the nervous system. Furthermore, high doses of metformin for the long duration in patients, with type 2 diabetes are found to interfere with the normal metabolism of the vitamin B12 in body that leads to its deficiency. Vitamin B12 is a water soluble vitamin found in our body responsible for the methylation, thus has a role in the myelin sheath and DNA synthesis. Deficiency of vitamin B12 has debilitating effect on the nerves which results in neuropathy. Various studies have been carried out to study whether Vitamin B12 has an effect on the nervous regeneration or can its use improve the diabetic or metformin induced neuropathy? In this paper, up-to-date evidence for effect of vitamin b12 supplementation on diabetic peripheral neuropathy has been studied and evaluated.
{"title":"Effect of Vitamin B12 supplementation on the Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy- a Review","authors":"S. Amir, B. Amir, Nida Afzal, Amina, Tayyaba Javed, Maheen Shad","doi":"10.32350/ihr.21.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32350/ihr.21.05","url":null,"abstract":"Neuropathic pain is the unpleasant sensation due to lesion of nerves. It is common in patients with diabetes as fluctuations in blood glucose take a toll on the nervous system. Furthermore, high doses of metformin for the long duration in patients, with type 2 diabetes are found to interfere with the normal metabolism of the vitamin B12 in body that leads to its deficiency. Vitamin B12 is a water soluble vitamin found in our body responsible for the methylation, thus has a role in the myelin sheath and DNA synthesis. Deficiency of vitamin B12 has debilitating effect on the nerves which results in neuropathy. Various studies have been carried out to study whether Vitamin B12 has an effect on the nervous regeneration or can its use improve the diabetic or metformin induced neuropathy? In this paper, up-to-date evidence for effect of vitamin b12 supplementation on diabetic peripheral neuropathy has been studied and evaluated.","PeriodicalId":262525,"journal":{"name":"International Health Review","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123348425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M.A.K. Niazi, Farooq Hassan, Kinza Jalal, Khadija Riaz, S. Imran, B. Rizwan
Depression is a serious medical illness and impacted on everything that a person feels or perceive which causes persistent feeling of sadness, loneliness, anger, anxiety and depressive disorders. There is a close association exist between depression and over screening of smartphones, computer screens or various electric appliances thus increasing the risk of depressive disorders or negatively impacted psychological well-being. The incidence of depressive disorder was seen more frequently in females than in males due to increased screening time or social networking. This study aims to determine the link of screen time and depression or anxiety in the general population. To find out the association that whether increased screening time is associated with depressive symptoms in general population or not. Cross sectional study design was selected for study and 50 individuals was selected. Convenience sampling technique was used to collect samples. Their demographic information, screen time, anxiety and depression were assessed through pre-planned questionnaire. Data wasrecorded and analyzed through SPSS version 23. The results shown that the 70.37% female suffered from depression due to increased screen time and 29.63% male suffered. Increased monitoring time leads to an increased risk of depression and anxiety, though causality cannot be determined.
抑郁症是一种严重的医学疾病，影响到一个人感受到或感知的一切，导致持续的悲伤、孤独、愤怒、焦虑和抑郁障碍。抑郁症与过度查看智能手机、电脑屏幕或各种电器之间存在密切联系，从而增加了患抑郁症的风险或对心理健康产生负面影响。由于筛查时间或社交网络的增加，抑郁症在女性中的发病率高于男性。这项研究旨在确定屏幕时间与普通人群抑郁或焦虑之间的联系。为了找出增加筛查时间是否与一般人群的抑郁症状有关。研究采用横断面研究设计，选取50人。采用方便取样技术采集样品。他们的人口统计信息、屏幕时间、焦虑和抑郁通过预先计划的问卷进行评估。数据通过SPSS version 23进行记录和分析。结果显示，70.37%的女性因屏幕时间增加而患上抑郁症，29.63%的男性患抑郁症。监测时间的增加导致抑郁和焦虑的风险增加，尽管因果关系无法确定。
{"title":"Association of Screen Time with Depression or Anxiety in Adolescence: In Pakistan","authors":"M.A.K. Niazi, Farooq Hassan, Kinza Jalal, Khadija Riaz, S. Imran, B. Rizwan","doi":"10.32350/ihr.21.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32350/ihr.21.02","url":null,"abstract":"Depression is a serious medical illness and impacted on everything that a person feels or perceive which causes persistent feeling of sadness, loneliness, anger, anxiety and depressive disorders. There is a close association exist between depression and over screening of smartphones, computer screens or various electric appliances thus increasing the risk of depressive disorders or negatively impacted psychological well-being. The incidence of depressive disorder was seen more frequently in females than in males due to increased screening time or social networking. This study aims to determine the link of screen time and depression or anxiety in the general population. To find out the association that whether increased screening time is associated with depressive symptoms in general population or not. Cross sectional study design was selected for study and 50 individuals was selected. Convenience sampling technique was used to collect samples. Their demographic information, screen time, anxiety and depression were assessed through pre-planned questionnaire. Data wasrecorded and analyzed through SPSS version 23. The results shown that the 70.37% female suffered from depression due to increased screen time and 29.63% male suffered. Increased monitoring time leads to an increased risk of depression and anxiety, though causality cannot be determined.","PeriodicalId":262525,"journal":{"name":"International Health Review","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128987870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) mimic the role of dietary fibres and are known to offer several health benefits, especially those relating to heart and gastrointestinal health. Glycosidation of lactose in milk can be utilized to produce GOS in cottage cheese. The current study was conducted to evaluate the sensory as well as physicochemical properties of GOS containing cottage cheese. For this purpose, transgalactosylated milk was used to obtain casein after it was curdled using citric acid. Subsequently, the sensory evaluation of organoleptic properties was done by ten panellists on the 0, 4th, 8th, and 12th day of storage. The sensory characteristics during the shelf-life study did not show a significant difference. The prebiotic cheese was sweeter and softer as compared to the control cheese. Additionally, the prebiotic cheese was ranked higher in the overall sensory characteristics score than the control cheese. Based on the findings, we suggest that GOS containing cheese as well as other food products should be commercially produced since they would be a valuable healthy addition to the diet.
{"title":"Evaluation of Physicochemical Properties and Sensory Attributes of Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) Enriched Cottage Cheese","authors":"A. Raza, Muhammad Usman, Shahani Basharat","doi":"10.32350/ihr.0101.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32350/ihr.0101.05","url":null,"abstract":"Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) mimic the role of dietary fibres and are known to offer several health benefits, especially those relating to heart and gastrointestinal health. Glycosidation of lactose in milk can be utilized to produce GOS in cottage cheese. The current study was conducted to evaluate the sensory as well as physicochemical properties of GOS containing cottage cheese. For this purpose, transgalactosylated milk was used to obtain casein after it was curdled using citric acid. Subsequently, the sensory evaluation of organoleptic properties was done by ten panellists on the 0, 4th, 8th, and 12th day of storage. The sensory characteristics during the shelf-life study did not show a significant difference. The prebiotic cheese was sweeter and softer as compared to the control cheese. Additionally, the prebiotic cheese was ranked higher in the overall sensory characteristics score than the control cheese. Based on the findings, we suggest that GOS containing cheese as well as other food products should be commercially produced since they would be a valuable healthy addition to the diet.","PeriodicalId":262525,"journal":{"name":"International Health Review","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131478332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rubina Inam, Amna Zia, R. Zahra, Aneela Safdar, Mehwish Khan
The aim of the current research was to investigate breathing exercise as prenatal education during primigravida and its effect on labor pain. Selfreporting Visual Analogue Scale, Present Behavioral Intensity, and Three Types of Breathing Exercises were used to assess variables under study. Data was collected from (n=140) primigravida. Experimental research design was used in the current study. The results revealed a significant difference between the two groups. The Slow Deep Breathing group (2.820.60) experienced far less pain than the other two groups. Moreover, ANOVA findings showed significant results and indicated that the expecting mothers in the study group (2.82) had a significantly lower mean pain score (P=0.035) than those in the control group (3.20). Furthermore, the results of evaluating pain on a visual analogue scale every 30 minutes suggested that the mothers in the study group suffering from chronic pain (6.72) had a considerably lower mean score (P=0.001) than those in the control group (9.36). During the course of labor, each group's pain level grew but the study group experienced less pain than the control group, which experienced pain at a near-maximal level.
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Mental and physical health issues have increased over the past few decades. Individual’s lifestyle, environment, dietary habits, physical and mental fitness are associated with each other. Generally, youngsters adopt unhealthy dietary habits, such as poor diet, little or no milk intake, meal skipping, preference for energy dense over nutrient dense diet, and inadequate intake of vegetables and fruits. During their university life, students face many changes including poor dietary choices, study stress, anxiety, depression, food insecurity, skipping meals, poor fruit and milk consumption. All of this may lead to many chronic diseases later in life. Processed food causes a lot of health issues. Individuals are more susceptible to irritable bowel syndrome, liver disorders, and amenorrhea due to unhealthy dietary consumption. For this reason, moderation in diet is necessary. A well-balanced nutritious diet consists of five food groups including whole-grains, milk, fruits and vegetables, meat and nuts, and oil which lower disease risk and increase the lifespan. Body size idealism is also the lead cause of eating disorder, especially among teenage girls. The objective of this study was to overview the association of dietary habits with the physical and mental health of people by analyzing the findings of previously published literature. Poor dietary choices and habits lead to poor physical health, classroom performance, and memory retention. It also leads to psychological issues, such as anxiety and depression.
{"title":"Effect of Dietary Habits on Mental and Physical Health: A Systemic Review","authors":"A. Raza","doi":"10.32350/ihr.0102.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32350/ihr.0102.04","url":null,"abstract":"Mental and physical health issues have increased over the past few decades. Individual’s lifestyle, environment, dietary habits, physical and mental fitness are associated with each other. Generally, youngsters adopt unhealthy dietary habits, such as poor diet, little or no milk intake, meal skipping, preference for energy dense over nutrient dense diet, and inadequate intake of vegetables and fruits. During their university life, students face many changes including poor dietary choices, study stress, anxiety, depression, food insecurity, skipping meals, poor fruit and milk consumption. All of this may lead to many chronic diseases later in life. Processed food causes a lot of health issues. Individuals are more susceptible to irritable bowel syndrome, liver disorders, and amenorrhea due to unhealthy dietary consumption. For this reason, moderation in diet is necessary. A well-balanced nutritious diet consists of five food groups including whole-grains, milk, fruits and vegetables, meat and nuts, and oil which lower disease risk and increase the lifespan. Body size idealism is also the lead cause of eating disorder, especially among teenage girls. The objective of this study was to overview the association of dietary habits with the physical and mental health of people by analyzing the findings of previously published literature. Poor dietary choices and habits lead to poor physical health, classroom performance, and memory retention. It also leads to psychological issues, such as anxiety and depression.","PeriodicalId":262525,"journal":{"name":"International Health Review","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128086757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sadia Rafiq, S. Arif, A. Sameen, M. Javed, Mohsina Nasim
Diabetes is becoming the major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Its prevalence throughout the Pakistan population is 11.77%. Medicinal plants and herbs are being used since the ancient times to treat diabetes. One of these plants is fig and its several species are being used for maintaining the blood glucose level. It contains many bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, tannins, vitamin E, sterols, and alkaloids etc. which play important role in regulating blood glucose levels. In the following study, chapattis were developed by fortifying whole wheat flour with fig leaves to check its effectiveness in lowering blood glucose level. Sensory evaluation and proximate analysis of the product was done along with the two different compositions used for the product development. Two biochemical tests – fasting blood glucose level and 2-h postprandial blood glucose level were performed on diabetic patients. The obtained data was subjected to appropriate statistical techniques. The results showed that the chapattis with 15 gm of fig leaves were the most appropriate to consume because chapattis with 10 gm of fig leaves were effective but in the long run whereas chapattis with 20 gm of fig leaves had the tendency to put an individual in hypoglycaemic state.
{"title":"Development of Chapattis with the Whole Wheat Flour and Fig Leaves for Type II Diabetic Patients","authors":"Sadia Rafiq, S. Arif, A. Sameen, M. Javed, Mohsina Nasim","doi":"10.32350/ihr.0102.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32350/ihr.0102.03","url":null,"abstract":"Diabetes is becoming the major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Its prevalence throughout the Pakistan population is 11.77%. Medicinal plants and herbs are being used since the ancient times to treat diabetes. One of these plants is fig and its several species are being used for maintaining the blood glucose level. It contains many bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, tannins, vitamin E, sterols, and alkaloids etc. which play important role in regulating blood glucose levels. In the following study, chapattis were developed by fortifying whole wheat flour with fig leaves to check its effectiveness in lowering blood glucose level. Sensory evaluation and proximate analysis of the product was done along with the two different compositions used for the product development. Two biochemical tests – fasting blood glucose level and 2-h postprandial blood glucose level were performed on diabetic patients. The obtained data was subjected to appropriate statistical techniques. The results showed that the chapattis with 15 gm of fig leaves were the most appropriate to consume because chapattis with 10 gm of fig leaves were effective but in the long run whereas chapattis with 20 gm of fig leaves had the tendency to put an individual in hypoglycaemic state.","PeriodicalId":262525,"journal":{"name":"International Health Review","volume":"13 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120853911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The changing nature of working environment and lifestyle across the globe is creating a need for people to eat inexpensive meals outside their homes. Snacking is becoming more popular among women, resulting in several health problems. The aim of this study was to compare normal-weight, overweight, and obese women's perceptions and practices regarding snacking patterns and serving size of such meals. For this purpose, a cross- sectional survey using convenience sampling was conducted on 150 healthy adult (>18 years) females residing in Lahore. A self-designed questionnaire containing the sections anthropometric measurements (BMI), perceptions about snacking (9 items on 5 point Likert scale of agreement) and practices about snack consumption (11 items- closed ended questions about frequency and portion size) was used and distributed among the respondents using Google forms. After segregating data for various BMI statuses, statistical analysis was conducted using Microsoft Excel and the results were presented as frequencies and percentages. The findings revealed that majority the participants gave neutral response, with the least of them agreeing that snacking is an unhealthy dietary activity. It was observed that 50% of the underweight women were unaware of the consequences of snacking. It was concluded that individuals with lower BMI showed weaker perceptions and practices regarding snack consumption as compared to those that belonged to other weight categories. It is recommended that individual behavior should be diverted in favour of healthy snacking and developing healthy eating strategies that can be adopted at home, in school and on community level to overcome obesity.
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With the advancement in technology and the growing sedentary lifestyle, comorbidities related to obesity and overweight are also increasing. Every other person complains of weight gain and is looking for ways to reduce pounds on the scale. Most people have started working out at their homes instead of going out to the gym due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, while others have a proper routine of working out in the gym. Thus, our research study compares the effectiveness of home-based workout programs and gym workouts to analyze which type of workout will provide the most effective results in the shortest time, keeping in view the participants' caloric intake. This study aims to inspect the amount of fat loss, changes are seen on the weight scale, changes in body composition (via BIA analysis), waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, keeping in view the intensity and duration of exercise parallel to their caloric intake. It was a four week (one month) comparative study on 50 home-based exercisers and 50 adults working out in the gym (ages 19 – 39) under the supervision of a trainer. The weight, body and visceral fat percentages were assessed using a Body Impedance Analysis (BIA) machine. Also, variables measured were waist circumference, height, blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate and social status (through MacArthur's subjective social status ladder). There was observed dietary history from every individual through a 24-hour dietary recall for the past three days. Subjects had a follow-up after every seven days (weekly), and all the data was entered and analyzed on SPSS. Out of 100 participants, 68% study participants were males and 32% participants were females. Most of the participants were not taking any diet or were taking greater than equal to 1400 kcals per day. Comorbidity data showed that, 86% participants did not have any comorbidities while remaining 14% had different types of comorbidities. 49% participants were doing strength training, 34% were performing cardio, 12% were doing aerobics and 5% opted for yoga. In the gym in higher social status, it is only males that are working out while some females of low socio-economic status also work out at the gym. Males of very low socioeconomic status also prefer gym workout. In home-based work out there is equal number of males and females in higher social status whereas only females of low socioeconomic status prefer working out at home. Gender wise distribution of type of exercise (TOE) and type of diet (TOD) data showed that most males are strength training with ≥ 1400 kcal. Most females perform cardio exercises with a caloric intake of 1100 to 1300 kcal per day. classification of subjects according to body mass index (BMI) showed that 4% individuals had lower BMI, 24% were normal, 14% and 22% were overweight and obese respectively, however 28% had morbid obesity. Results showed that people who do home based workout had significant difference with body fat percentage, visceral fa
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