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Sorry Parents, Children Consume High Amounts of Candy before and after a Meal: Within-Person Comparisons of Children’s Candy Intake and Associations with Temperament and Appetite

Children, 2022
Candy provides little nutritional value and contributes to children’s energy intake from added sugars. Factors influencing children’s candy intake remain largely unknown.
Erika Hernandez, Amy M. Moore, Brandi Y. Rollins, Alison Tovar, Jennifer S. Savage   +4 more
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Circulating FGF21 vs. Stress Markers in Girls during Childhood and Adolescence, and in Their Caregivers: Intriguing Inter-Relations between Overweight/Obesity, Emotions, Behavior, and the Cared-Caregiver Relationship

Children, 2022
Fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF21) acts on several brain regions, including the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, which is involved in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.
Eirini V. Christaki, Panagiota Pervanidou, Ioannis Papassotiriou, Aimilia Mantzou, Giorgos Giannakakis, Dario Boschiero, George P. Chrousos   +6 more
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Physical Activity and Food Frequency in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2023
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, Saeideh Davar, Davoud Vahabzadeh, Hamideh Mohaddesi, Zahra Sahebazzamani, Atefeh Yas   +5 more
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Socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood as a predictor of excessive gestational weight gain and obesity in midlife adulthood. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundLower childhood socioeconomic position is associated with greater risk of adult obesity among women, but not men. Pregnancy-related weight changes may contribute to this gender difference.
Abrams, Barbara, Chaffee, Benjamin W, Cohen, Alison K, Rehkopf, David H   +3 more
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A patient-centered, coordinated care approach delivered by community and pediatric primary care providers to promote responsive parenting: pragmatic randomized clinical trial rationale and protocol

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
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, Samantha M. R. Kling, Adam Cook, Lindsey Hess, Shawnee Lutcher, Michele Marini, Jacob Mowery, Shannon Hayward, Sandra Hassink, Jennifer Franceschelli Hosterman, Ian M. Paul, Chris Seiler, Lisa Bailey-Davis   +12 more
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Prevalence and Determinants of Obesity among Primary School Children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
Childhood obesity has increased dramatically and has become a public health concern worldwide. Childhood obesity is likely to persist through adulthood and may lead to early onset of NCDs. However, there is paucity of data on obesity among primary school
A Sharma, AA Hedley, AE Field, AR Cooper, B Caballero, B Cogill, B Torrance, BE Del Río-Navarro, BL Rooney, BM Popkin, DS Freedman, HL Hyun, I Knerr, J Sorof, LA Moreno, LA Tucker, LH Epstein, M Armar-Klemesu, M De Onis, M De Onis, MEG Armstrong, MS Tremblay, P Charaborty, P Chillo, P Tounian, R Dandona, R Martorell, R Sinha, RM Viner, RS Strauss, S Cortese, S Kuga, S Meriem, S Taleb, SL Arluk, SM Garn, T Cole, T Lobstein, T Maletnlema, TCE Mosha, World Health Organization, Y Wang, Y Wang, Z Mei   +43 more
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Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity and Its Psychological and Health Comorbidities.

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 2020
Childhood obesity has become a global pandemic in developed countries, leading to a host of medical conditions that contribute to increased morbidity and premature death.
J. Smith, Emily Fu, Marissa A. Kobayashi
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Childhood obesity within the lens of racism

Pediatric obesity, 2021
Despite decades of research and a multitude of prevention and treatment efforts, childhood obesity in the United States continues to affect nearly 1 in 5 (19.3%) children, with significantly higher rates among Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour ...
N. Browne, E. Hodges, L. Small, J. Snethen, M. Frenn, S. Irving, B. Gance-Cleveland, C. Greenberg   +7 more
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INSIGHT responsive parenting intervention reduces infant’s screen time and television exposure

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2018
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, Michele E. Marini, Jennifer Stokes, Leann L. Birch, Ian M. Paul, Jennifer S. Savage   +5 more
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Validation of a Classroom Version of the Eating in the Absence of Hunger Paradigm in Preschoolers

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
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, Katherine M. McNitt, Katherine M. McNitt, Sally G. Eagleton, Sally G. Eagleton, Sally G. Eagleton, Lori A. Francis, Kathleen L. Keller, Jennifer S. Savage, Jennifer S. Savage   +9 more
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