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Height, weight, weight change and risk of breast cancer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

São Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT: The relationship between body size and breast cancer still remains controversial in considering menopausal status. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of height, weight and weight changes with breast cancer in the city of Rio de Janeiro ...
Anelise Bezerra de Vasconcelos, Gulnar Azevedo e Silva Mendonça, Rosely Sichieri   +2 more
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Body weight perception and body weight control behaviors in adolescents

Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 2018
Objective: To investigate the association between the perception of body weight (as above or below the desired) and behaviors for body weight control in adolescents.
Robson Frank, Gaia S. Claumann, Érico P.G. Felden, Diego A.S. Silva, Andreia Pelegrini   +4 more
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Associations between reliable changes in depression and changes in BMI, total body fatness and visceral adiposity during a 12-month weight loss trial. [PDF]

, 2019
We investigated associations between changes in depression and body composition over a 12-month weight loss trial. Of the 298 adults (BMI > 27 m/kg2), 219 with complete depression and body composition data were included.
AM Busch, AN Fabricatore, AR Gavin, E Pereira-Miranda, EA Wise, GE Simon, IJ Neeland, JD Carter, Jill Waalen, JM Murabito, Job G. Godino, Kevin Patrick, KM Pou, Linda Hill, Lindsay Dillon, N Jantaratnotai, N Moise, Natalie Cameron, S Kaul, Tricia Skipper, W Zhang   +20 more
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Gender Differences in Predictors of Body Weight and Body Weight Change in Healthy Adults [PDF]

Obesity, 2008
Background: Overweight and obesity are important predictors of a wide variety of health problems. Analysis of naturally occurring changes in body weight can provide valuable insights in improving our understanding of the influence of demographic, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors on weight gain in middle‐age adults.Objective: To identify gender ...
Chiriboga, David E., Ma, Yunsheng, Li, Wenjun, Olendzki, Barbara C., Pagoto, Sherry L., Merriam, Philip A., Matthews, Charles E., Hebert, James R., Ockene, Ira S.   +8 more
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Age-related changes of malondialdehyde, body weight and organ weight in male mice

Universa Medicina, 2018
Introduction Aging is characterized by gradual impairment in all physiological functions. Increases in free radicals and changes in organ morphology occur with aging.
Dwi Nur Ahsani, Ika Fidianingsih
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Effects of Short-term Mobile Application Use on Weight Reduction for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 2021
Background : The increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has led to a significant health burden. Technological advancements have highlighted the benefits of digital therapeutics for chronic diseases.
Seung Eun Lee, Su-Kyung Park, Ye-Seul Park, Kyoung-Ah Kim, Han Seok Choi, Sang Woo Oh   +5 more
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Eating the elephant whole or in slices: views of participants in a smoking cessation intervention trial on multiple behaviour changes as sequential or concurrent tasks [PDF]

, 2012
Background: This paper explores smoking cessation participants’ perceptions of attempting weight management alongside smoking cessation within the context of a health improvement intervention implemented in Glasgow, Scotland.
Hankey, C., Koshy, P., Lean, M., Leslie, W., Mackenzie, M.   +4 more
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Offering weight management support to pregnant women with high body mass index: A qualitative study with midwives [PDF]

, 2019
Objective: The prevalence of pregnant women with high body mass index is increasing worldwide. High body mass index is associated with health risks for mother and baby and supporting healthy gestational weight gain is important.
Allen-Walker, Atkinson, Atkinson, Braun, Christenson, de Jersey, DeJoy, Dencker, Ekman, Furness, Haby, Haby, Hasted, Heslehurst, Heslehurst, Institute of Medicine, Knight-Agarwal, Lindhardt, Lindqvist, Marchi, McCann, McCann, McGiveron, McIntyre, Mulherin, Nyman, Olander, Olander, Olander, Patel, Petrov Fieril, Poston, Simmons, Small, Wennberg   +34 more
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Self-Reported Body Weight Change and Weight Loss Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study from Türkiye

COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted daily life, disrupting routines and altering lifestyle behaviors. This study aimed to investigate changes in body weight, nutritional status, and weight loss practices among adults in Türkiye during the first ...
Nagihan Kircali-Haznedar, Mehmet Haydaroğlu, Pelin Bilgiç   +2 more
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Seasonal change in acclimatised respiration rate of Temora longicornis [PDF]

, 2014
We investigated the seasonal changes in the respiration rate (R) of adult Temora longicornis (Müller) acclimatised to in situ conditions over 1 yr. Mean (±1 SE) R varied from 50.5 ± 2.8 nl O2 ind.-1 h-1 in December to 73.2 ± 3.53 nl O2 ind.-1 h-1 in ...
Altunbaş, Yener, Castellani, Claudia
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