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Obesity during childhood and adolescence is an increasingly frequent cause for medical consultation. The increase in the prevalence of this disease, which has been considered as an epidemic by the World Health Organisation, is worrying. Obesity is a complex disease, whose aetiology still remains to be clarified due to the numerous factors involved ...
M, Chueca, C, Azcona, M, Oyárzabal
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Physical Activity and Food Frequency in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Background & aim: Women spend more than a third of their lives in menopause, and paying attention to their health is one of the most important health issues.
Homeyra Nournezhad +5 more
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Background Economically disadvantaged families receive care in both clinical and community settings, but this care is rarely coordinated and can result in conflicting educational messaging.
Jennifer S. Savage +12 more
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INSIGHT responsive parenting intervention reduces infant’s screen time and television exposure
Background Sedentary behaviors, including screen time, in childhood have been associated with an increased risk for overweight. Beginning in infancy, we sought to reduce screen time and television exposure and increase time spent in interactive play as ...
Elizabeth L. Adams +5 more
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Psychological consequences of childhood obesity: psychiatric comorbidity and prevention [PDF]
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century with far-reaching and enduring adverse consequences for health outcomes. Over 42 million children <5 years worldwide are estimated to be overweight (OW) or obese
Baker, Julien S. +6 more
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Validation of a Classroom Version of the Eating in the Absence of Hunger Paradigm in Preschoolers
Eating in the absence of hunger (EAH), a measure of children's propensity to eat beyond satiety in the presence of highly palatable food, has been associated with childhood obesity and later binge eating behavior. The EAH task is typically conducted in a
Emily E. Hohman +9 more
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Preschool growth and nutrition service - addressing common nutritional problems: a community based primary care led intervention [PDF]
Childhood obesity has been prioritised by the World Health Organization in a recent report, which calls for a holistic multiagency approach to tackling and reducing future risks of obesity and its associated co-morbidities.
Ross, Samantha, Wright, Charlotte
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This study was done to investigate the synergistic impacts hydro extract of jujube fruit in combination with Mesalazine (orally) and Asacol (intra-colonic) administration in ameliorating animal model of ulcerative colitis (UC).
Shahsanam Gheibi +4 more
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Urinary cortisol is lower in pregnant women with higher pre-pregnancy BMI
Background/objectivesAlthough cortisol levels increase during normal pregnancy, particularly high levels of cortisol or stress have been associated with adverse maternal/child outcomes. Obesity is associated with altered cortisol metabolism, but there is
Emily E. Hohman +8 more
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Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and timing of puberty in sons and daughters: a population-based cohort study. [PDF]
BackgroundIn many countries, an increased prevalence of obesity in pregnancy has coincided with a declining pubertal age. We aimed to explore the potential effect of maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity on timing of puberty in sons and daughters.
Arah, Onyebuchi A +7 more
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