Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy
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Eirini Manthou

Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa 41110, Greece

Biography

Eirini Manthou is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Dept. of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Thessaly in Greece and lecturer at the Dept. of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Applied Sciences, Thessaly. She owns an MSc in “Human Nutrition” and Ph.D “Behavioural compensatory and metabolic changes in response to exercise in overweight/ obese women” from the University of Glasgow. Both were supported by greek foundation scholarships. She received her first degree at the Dept. of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Thessaly. 

Publications

Beta Endorphin and Alcohol Urge Responses in Alcoholic Patients Following an Acute Bout of Exercise

Objective: To examine the effects of low intensity exercise on beta endorphin (β-Ε) levels and urge for alcohol in alcoholic patients. Methods: Nine alcoholic patients (M= 41.2 + 6.7 yrs) and 9 healthy controls (M=38.2 + 10.7 yrs) exercised for 30 minutes at a low intensity (61.1 + 4.9 % of their maximum heart rate). Blood was colle... Read More»

Athanasios Z Jamurtas, Nikos Zourbanos, Kalliopi Georgakouli, Panagiotis Georgoulias, Eirini Manthou, Ioannis G Fatouros, Marios Goudas, Yiannis Koutedakis and Yannis Theodorakis

Research Article: J Addict Res Ther 2014, 5:194

DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000194

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