Are weekly training hours associated with molecular and cellular body composition levels in adolescent athletes?
In this group of Portuguese athletes from different sports we observed that training 9 h/week significantly improved body composition, especially fat free components, which may be important for a healthy growth and sports performance.
Higher HDL cholesterol levels may be protective against the development of albuminuria in patients with type 1 diabetes. Whether this is due to the HDL cholesterol levels or whether they serve as a marker for some other mechanism remains to be determined.