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Longitudinal study on the association between three dietary indices, anthropometric parameters and blood lipids [PDF]

, 2015
Background: From a health promotion perspective, the use of dietary indices is preferred above single nutrients and foods to evaluate diet quality.
Charlier, Ruben, Clarys, Peter, Deforche, Benedicte, Huybrechts, Inge, Knaeps, Sara, Lefevre, Johan, Mertens, Evelien, Mullie, Patrick   +7 more
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The metopic index: an anthropometric index for the quantitative assessment of trigonocephaly from metopic synostosis [PDF]

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2016
OBJECTIVE Because the metopic suture normally fuses during infancy, there are varying degrees of severity in head shape abnormalities associated with premature fusion. A method for the objective and reproducible assessment of metopic synostosis is needed to guide management, as current methods are limited by their reliance on aesthetic markers.
Joanna Y, Wang, Amir H, Dorafshar, Ann, Liu, Mari L, Groves, Edward S, Ahn   +4 more
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Anthropometric correlates of human anger [PDF]

, 2012
This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Evolution and Human Behavior. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural ...
Brewer, Brown, Carrier, Daly, Fan, Frederick, Frederick, Grammer, James Dunn, Jinsheng Kang, Lassek, Marcus, Michael E. Price, Mulford, Rilling, Sell, Sian Hopkins, Singh, Singh, Snyder, Sugiyama, Swami, Swami, Swami, TC2, Tovee, Trivers, Trivers   +27 more
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Multivariant analysis in anthropometric indexes and energy intake in university students

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, 2009
Overweight is considered to be an epidemic affecting many individuals worldwide, and its prevention represents a challenge to researchers in the area of public health.
Mauricio Jesús Rivas Gil, Elia Margarita Lagrange de Castillo, Gentzane Zamakona de Arechabaleta, Rosanna Frisicchio Fernández, María Gabriela Pietini Silva, Hector Antonio Herrera Mogollón, Gloria Cabral   +6 more
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A Toolkit to assess health needs for congenital disorders in low- and middle-income countries: an instrument for public health action. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: In 2010 the World Health Assembly called for action to improve the care and prevention of congenital disorders, noting that technical guidance would be required for this task, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Responding to this
Alberg, C, Burton, H, Chowdhury, S, Darlison, MW, Grollman, C, Hall, A, Modell, B, Moorthie, S, Nacul, LC, Sagoo, GS, Stewart, A   +10 more
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Nicotinamide riboside and pterostilbene reduces markers of hepatic inflammation in NAFLD: A double‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trial

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
NRPT 1X reduces ALT and ceramide 14:0 in 65% of subjects as compared to only 28% in the placebo group. Abstract Background and Aims The prevalence of NAFLD is increasing globally and on a path to becoming the most frequent cause of chronic liver disease. Strategies for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD are urgently needed.
Ryan W. Dellinger, Holly E. Holmes, Tina Hu‐Seliger, Rodney W. Butt, Stephen A. Harrison, Dariush Mozaffarian, Oliver Chen, Leonard Guarente   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal Anthropometric Indicators and Cut Points for Predicting Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Gender

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2023
Jing Mao,1,* Shenglian Gan,2,* Quan Zhou,3 Haifeng Zhou,2 Zhiming Deng2 1Nanhua University, Hengyang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Endocrinology, The First People’s Hospital of Changde City, Changde, People’s Republic of China ...
Mao J, Gan S, Zhou Q, Zhou H, Deng Z
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The metabolic inter-relationships between changes in waist circumference, triglycerides, insulin sensitivity and small, dense low-density lipoprotein particles with acute weight loss in clinically obese children and adolescents. [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVE: Small, dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles are highly atherogenic and strongly associated with obesity-related dyslipidemia. The metabolic inter-relationships between weight loss induced changes in waist circumference, triglycerides,
Albers, Bioletto, Cole, Conwell, Davies, Davis, Epstein, Ferguson, Gately, Huelsing, Jebb, Kang, Kang, King, Kolsgaard, Lamarche, Magnussen, Matthews, Miyashita, Monzavi, Morrison, Pinhas-Hamiel, Reinehr, Reinehr, Savoye, Schofield, Shalitin, Steinberger, Wang, Willi, Zambon   +30 more
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The Anthropometric Generalization of the Body Mass Index

, 2020
The classic Body Mass Index, (BMI), developed in the 19th century by the Belgian mathematician Adolphe Quetelet [1] is an important indicator of the risk of death, of obesity, of negative health consequences, body fat percentage and of the shape of the body.
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Noninvasive tests for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a multi‐ethnic population: The HELIUS study

Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in prevalence and severity globally, prompting noninvasive testing, yet limited data exist on noninvasive liver tests (NITs) including transient elastography (TE) in ethnically diverse populations.
Anne‐Marieke van Dijk, Yasaman Vali, Anne Linde Mak, Henrike Galenkamp, Max Nieuwdorp, Bert‐Jan van den Born, Adriaan Georgius Holleboom   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source