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Factors Related to Overweight in Kindergarten School Children [PDF]

, 2014
Obesity has become a significant public health problem of the twenty first century. An increasing number of preschool children are becoming overweight.
Anas, A. (Anas), Fitriana, L. N. (Liskanita), Hannak, N. (Nasriyatul), Ningrum, T. P. (Tarwiyan), Suciwiyati, N. I. (Nurul), Umniyati, H. (Helwiah)   +5 more
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An Aerial–Aquatic Hitchhiking Robot with Remora‐Inspired Tactile Sensors and Thrust Vectoring Units

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView., 2023
An untethered aerial–aquatic hitchhiking robot that can be remotely controlled for flying, swimming, and transiting air–water boundaries rapidly (0.16 s), is presented. Notably, it can autonomously attach to various surfaces in both air and water environments using a remora‐inspired suction disc with flexible tactile sensors.
Lei Li, Wenbo Liu, Bocheng Tian, Peiyu Hu, Wenzhuo Gao, Yuchen Liu, Fuqiang Yang, Youning Duo, Hongru Cai, Yiyuan Zhang, Zhouhao Zhang, Zimo Li, Li Wen   +12 more
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Perceptions of health risk among parents of overweight children: a cross-sectional study within a cohort. [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To identify the socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics associated with perceptions of weight-related health risk among the parents of overweight children.
Croker, Helen, Falconer, Catherine L, Kessel, Anthony S, Kinra, Sanjay, Park, Min Hae, Saxena, Sonia, Skow, Aine, Viner, Russell M   +7 more
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Trajectories of aggressive and depressive symptoms in male and female overweight children. Do they share a common path or do they follow different routes? [PDF]

, 2018
The prevalence of childhood overweight is a major social and public health issue, and primary assessment should focus on early and middle childhood, because weight gain in these phases constitutes a strong predictor of subsequent negative outcomes ...
Almenara, Carlos A., Cerniglia, Luca, Cimino, Silvia, Erriu, Michela, Jezek, Stanislav, Tambelli, Renata   +5 more
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Why lose weight? Reasons for seeking weight loss by overweight but otherwise healthy men [PDF]

, 2002
OBJECTIVE: To identify the reasons for seeking weight loss in overweight or obese but otherwise healthy men. DESIGN: Interviews, prior to intervention, with subjects who had volunteered to participate in a work-site-based weight loss study.
A Matthews, A Roberts, CR Hankey, J Ogden, JH White, MEJ Lean, MG Perri, MJ Mallick, MR Klem, PJ Brink, WS Leslie   +10 more
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Sleep Duration and Overweight among Elementary Schoolchildren:A Population-based Study in Japan [PDF]

, 2012
Although a number of studies have investigated the relationship of sleep duration to overweight and obesity, studies conducted among population-based elementary schoolchildren have been limited in Japan.
Hoshino, Hiromi, Kokaze, Akatsuki, Morimoto, Aya, Nishimura, Rimei, Ochiai, Hirotaka, Ohtsu, Tadahiro, Shimada, Naoki, Shirasawa, Takako, Tajima, Naoko   +8 more
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Parity and body mass index in US women: a prospective 25-year study. [PDF]

, 2013
ObjectiveTo investigate long-term body mass index (BMI) changes associated with childbearing.Design and methodsAdjusted mean BMI changes were estimated by race-ethnicity, baseline BMI, and parity using longitudinal regression models for 3,943 young ...
Abrams, Barbara, Davis, Esa, Heggeseth, Brianna, Rehkopf, David   +3 more
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Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Chinese adolescents [PDF]

, 2008
Since national figures on the occurrence of metabolic syndrome among Chinese adolescents are lacking, this study aims to estimate its prevalence and distribution among Chinese youngsters.
Kok, F.J., Li, Y., Ma, G., Piao, J., Yang, X., Zhai, F., Zhang, J.   +6 more
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‘Do i care?’ young adults' recalled experiences of early adolescent overweight and obesity: a qualitative study [PDF]

, 2012
<p>Objective: Individual behaviour change to reduce obesity requires awareness of, and concern about, weight. This paper therefore describes how young adults, known to have been overweight or obese during early adolescence, recalled early ...
A Lieberman, AM Craigie, AS Singh, C Power, C Wright, CM Gray, D Watson, DB Blane, E Goffman, E Smith, F Johnson, F Monro, H Sweeting, H Sweeting, J Cornwell, J Hardt, J Murtagh, J Ritchie, J Walsh Pierce, J Wardle, J Wardle, JA O’Dea, JA Snethen, JD Latner, JJ Reilly, JO Prochaska, K Maximova, LA Ricciardelli, LB Hendry, M Rosenberg, MJ Smith, ML Butryn, MP McCabe, ND Brener, P West, R Cornette, R Kaliala-Heino, R Puhl, R Rees, R Standley, RL Atkinson, RM Viner, S French, SL Hoerr, T Lobstein, TJ Cole, W Jansen, W Wills, WH Dietz   +48 more
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Risk factors associated with overweight and obesity among urban school children and adolescents in Bangladesh: a case–control study [PDF]

, 2013
Background Childhood obesity has become an emerging urban health problem in urban cities in Bangladesh, particularly in affluent families. Risk factors for obesity in this context have not been explored yet.
Ahmed, Tahmeed, Bhuiyan, Mejbah Uddin, Zaman, Shahaduz   +2 more
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