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Breastfeeding and the Prevention of Obesity [PDF]

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2003
Obesity will be the greatest challenge for nutrition and is probably the greatest overall challenge to public health facing us in the next few decades. Being overweight or obese is a risk factor for many chronic diseases and the impact on wellbeing and mortality is well documented.
Binns, C.W., Lee, M.K., Oddy, W.
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Concurrent Exercise Training: Long-Term Changes in Body Composition and Motives for Continued Participation in Women with Obesity

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2022
The purpose of this project was to examine the effect of a concurrent exercise program (sprint interval training and resistance exercise) on body composition in women with obesity and factors associated with continued exercise participation following the
Danielle D. Wadsworth, Kameron B. Suire, Ashley Peart, Shelby Foote, Chloe Jones, Mynor Rodriguez-Hernandez, James R. McDonald, David D. Pascoe   +7 more
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Hydration and Obesity Prevention [PDF]

Obesity Facts, 2014
There is compelling evidence that SSB increase childhood obesity. ‘Reduce sugary drinks, drink water instead', is a simple message that can be distributed among young children and their caregivers. SSB are devoid of essential nutrients and one can therefore easily do without them.
Borys, Jean-Michel, de Ruyter, Janne, Finch, Hannah, Harper, Pauline, Levy, Emile, Mayer, Julie, Richard, Pierre, Ruault Du Plessis, Hugues, Seidell, Jacob, Vinck, Jan   +9 more
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Barriers and facilitators to the introduction of import duties designed to prevent noncommunicable disease in Tonga: a case study

Globalization and Health, 2021
Background In Tonga, import duties were lowered on tinned fish and seafood in 2013 and raised on soft drinks, dripping and other animal fats. Additional import duties were applied to soft drinks and dripping and other fats in 2016 and duties were also ...
Colin Bell, Catherine Latu, Elisiva Na’ati, Wendy Snowdon, Marj Moodie, Gade Waqa   +5 more
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Fat Mass Index (FMI) as a Trustworthy Overweight and Obesity Marker in Mexican Pediatric Population

Children, 2020
Predictive formulas to estimate body composition in children have been explored for some time, to this date, the most accurate obesity diagnostic tool is to determine fat mass.
Melchor Alpízar, Tamara Daniela Frydman, José de Jesús Reséndiz-Rojas, Miguel Alejandro Trejo-Rangel, Jesús Manuel De Aldecoa-Castillo   +4 more
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Traffic as a barrier to walking safely in the United States: Perceived reasons and potential mitigation strategies

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
Motor vehicle traffic is commonly cited as a barrier to walking, but national level perceptions of traffic characteristics that negatively influence walking and potential traffic mitigation strategies remain unclear.
Graycie W. Soto, Geoffrey P. Whitfield, Bryant J. Webber, John D. Omura, Tiffany J. Chen, Hatidza Zaganjor, Kenneth Rose   +6 more
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Successes and challenges of using a peer Mentor model for nutrition education within a food pantry: a qualitative study

BMC Nutrition, 2020
Background Delivering nutrition education within an emergency food pantry (EFP) provides an opportunity to reach many food insecure households and underserved populations.
Tracy L. Oliver, Amy McKeever, Rebecca Shenkman, Lisa K. Diewald   +3 more
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Meeting breastfeeding intentions differ by race/ethnicity, Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study‐2

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2021
Prenatal breastfeeding intentions impact breastfeeding practices. Racial/ethnic disparities exist in breastfeeding rates; it is unknown if prenatal intentions and meeting intentions differ by race/ethnicity.
Heather C. Hamner, Jennifer L. Beauregard, Ruowei Li, Jennifer M. Nelson, Cria G. Perrine   +4 more
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The Prevention and Treatment of Obesity [PDF]

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2014
The high prevalence of obesity (24% of the adult population) and its adverse effects on health call for effective prevention and treatment.Pertinent articles were retrieved by a systematic literature search for the period 2005 to 2012. A total of 4495 abstracts were examined.
Alfred, Wirth, Martin, Wabitsch, Hans, Hauner   +2 more
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A systematic review of published interventions for primary and secondary prevention of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in rural populations of Australia

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Rural Australians are known to experience a higher burden of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) than their metropolitan counterparts and the reasons for this appear to be highly complex and not well understood.
Laura V. Alston, Karen L. Peterson, Jane P. Jacobs, Steven Allender, Melanie Nichols   +4 more
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