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Shaping a Healthier Generation: Healthy Kids, Healthy America State Profiles of Progress [PDF]

, 2010
Profiles states' efforts to advance childhood obesity prevention at the state level through childcare settings, policy prioritization, and school-based activities.

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A Prospective Study of Individuals at Risk of Multiple Sclerosis Informs the Design of Primary Prevention Studies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In multiple sclerosis, the optimal time for deploying a therapeutic intervention is before the central nervous system is damaged; given the success of trials treating the earliest stage of MS, the radiologically isolated syndrome, developing primary prevention strategies is an important next challenge.
Amy W. Laitinen, Ceren Tozlu, Tina Roostaei, Fatoumata Diallo, Kaho Onomichi, Jiyeon Son, Zongqi Xia, Philip L. De Jager   +7 more
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The Impact of an Acute Active Reading Intervention on Physical Activity Levels in Preschoolers: A Comparative Analysis

Children
The purpose of this study was to examine the acute effects of an active reading intervention on physical activity (PA) levels in preschoolers. Participants were recruited from the 3–5-year-old classes at two preschools.
Danielle D. Wadsworth, Katherine E. Spring   +1 more
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Exposure to a multi-level multi-component childhood obesity prevention community-randomized controlled trial: patterns, determinants, and implications

Trials, 2018
Background For community interventions to be effective in real-world conditions, participants need to have sufficient exposure to the intervention. It is unclear how the dose and intensity of the intervention differ among study participants in low-income
Angela Cristina Bizzotto Trude, Anna Yevgenyevna Kharmats, Jessica C. Jones-Smith, Joel Gittelsohn   +3 more
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Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention: A Framework to Inform Decision Making [PDF]

, 2010
Provides an overview of the L.E.A.D. framework (Locate evidence, Evaluate it, Assemble it, and inform Decisions) for using evidence in decision making about obesity prevention policies and programs as well as for generating new, relevant ...

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Effects of physical exercise on adiponectin, leptin, and inflammatory markers in childhood obesity: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2018
Background: New findings on adipose tissue physiology and obesity-Associated inflammation status suggest that modification of the adipokine level can be relevant for the long-Term prevention of obesity-Associated chronic disease. Objectives: The scope of
Bianco, Antonio, Castaldo, Clotilde, D'Alicandro, Giovanni, Di Meglio, Franca, Montagnani, Stefania, Nurzynska, Daria, Sirico, Felice, Spera, Rocco   +7 more
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A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Recurrence of Autoimmune Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is a disease with a potential for recurrence, and patients receive immunotherapy to prevent it. However, there is no consensus on the duration of immunotherapy. This study aimed to determine the recurrence rate and identify the risk factors for AE to provide guidance on the duration of immunotherapy ...
Shangkai Bai, Sen Zhang, Haipei Zhang, Yating Zhang, Junhong Guo, Xiaoyan Yang   +5 more
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The development and implementation of a new import duty on palm oil to reduce non-communicable disease in Fiji

Globalization and Health, 2018
Background Non communicable diseases (NCD) place a significant health burden on Pacific Island countries including Fiji. Policy interventions to curb NCDs have been implemented in Fiji including a 32% increase in the import duty on palm oil.
Jeremaia Coriakula, Marj Moodie, Gade Waqa, Catherine Latu, Wendy Snowdon, Colin Bell   +5 more
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In utero DDT and DDE exposure and obesity status of 7-year-old Mexican-American children in the CHAMACOS cohort. [PDF]

, 2013
BackgroundIn utero exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds including dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) has been hypothesized to increase risk of obesity later in life.ObjectivesThe Center for the Health ...
Aguilar Schall, Raul, Barr, Dana, Bradman, Asa, Eskenazi, Brenda, Harley, Kim G, Warner, Marcella   +5 more
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Prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States, 2011-2012.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2014
IMPORTANCE More than one-third of adults and 17% of youth in the United States are obese, although the prevalence remained stable between 2003-2004 and 2009-2010.
Cynthia L Ogden, M. Carroll, Brian K. Kit, K. Flegal   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source