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Motivating Employees Through Thick and Thin: The Relationship Between Hospital Employee Aspirations and Body Mass Index [PDF]
, 2012 The purpose of this study was to bridge the gap in the existing literature regarding the relationship between motivation and aspirations of obese and overweight employees.
Wentz, Amanda Kay
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The Income Gradient and Distribution-Sensitive Measures of Overweight in the U.S. [PDF]
This paper considers alternate measures of overweight in the U.S. that are sensitive to changes in the body-mass index (BMI) distribution, more robust to measurement error and continuous in the body-mass index (BMI) at the overweight threshold.
Jolliffe, Dean
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Chitosan for overweight or obesity
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008 Chitosan, a deacetylated chitin, is a dietary supplement reported to decrease body weight. It is widely available over the counter worldwide and although evaluated in a number of trials its efficacy remains in dispute.To assess the effects of chitosan as a treatment for overweight and obesity.We searched electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, BIOSIS ...
Jull, AB +4 more
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New anthropometric classification scheme of preoperative nutritional status in children: A retrospective observational cohort study [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: WHO uses anthropometric classification scheme of childhood acute and chronic malnutrition based on low body mass index (BMI) (\u27wasting\u27) and height for age (\u27stunting\u27), respectively.
Dibbins, Albert +7 more
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The Dawn of a New, New International Economic Order [PDF]
, 2009 OBJECTIVES: To determine whether being overweight or obese is associated with significant health outcomes in an 85-year-old population. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanDESIGN: A cross-sectional population-based study.
Dong, Huan-Ji +3 more
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Human embryos from overweight and obese women display phenotypic and metabolic abnormalities [PDF]
, 2014 STUDY QUESTION Is the developmental timing and metabolic regulation disrupted in embryos from overweight or obese women? SUMMARY ANSWER Oocytes from overweight or obese women are smaller than those from women of healthy weight, yet post-fertilization ...
Leary, C. +5 more
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, 2018 Background and Purpose: To examine the co-occurrence of cardiovascular risk factors and cluster subgroups of college students for cardiovascular risks.
Kupzyk, Kevin A. +2 more
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The effects of food habits and socioeconomic status on overweight. Differences between the native Dutch and immigrants in the Netherlands [PDF]
Overweight is a worldwide growing epidemic. The Netherlands is among the countries with the highest prevalence for overweight, together with the USA, UK, and Germany.
Cornelisse-Vermaat, Judith R. +1 more
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, 2012 The problem of junk food sold in schools is not just a national health issue. It is a national security issue.Over the past 40 years, obesity rates have more than tripled for children and teens. About 1 in 4 young American adults is now too overweight to
Amy Dawson Taggart +5 more
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