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Overweight Is Risking Fate [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1999 In this paper I have defined obesity and indicated its prevalence, as well as its risks. Body fat and its relation to other body components can be quantitated in many ways. From a practical point of view, the use of body mass or Quetelet index, defined as the ratio of weight (kg) divided by the square of the height (m2) is the most useful.
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Maternal Employment and Overweight Children [PDF]
This paper investigates whether children are more or less likely to be overweight if their mothers work. The prevalence of both overweight children and working mothers has risen dramatically over the past few decades, although these parallel trends may ...
Patricia M. Anderson +2 more
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Overweight and obesity trends from 1974 to 2003 in English children: what is the role of socio-economic factors? [PDF]
, 2005 Aims: To examine the childhood overweight and obesity prevalence trends between 1974 and 2003 and to assess whether these trends relate to parental social class and household income.
Primatesta, P +9 more
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The Antidiabetic Potential of Alpha‐Mangostin: A Review of Preclinical and Clinical Evidence
AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.Alpha‐mangostin is a compound from the pericarp of Garcinia mangostana. The antidiabetic effects of alpha‐mangostin include enhancing insulin secretion, improving glucose uptake through GLUT receptor upregulation, reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, promoting wound healing, reducing HbA1C, reducing HOMA‐IR index, and decreased mRNA expressions ...
Oliver Dean John +4 more
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Determinants of under-nutrition among under-five children in Enugu Metropolis, Southeast Nigeria
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, 2021 Background: Malnutrition and infection are among the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in infancy, especially in developing countries, where the frequency, severity and duration of the infection are related to the nutritional status of ...
Ebere E Ajah +4 more
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Overweight and obesity in urban Africa: A problem of the rich or the poor? [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND: Obesity is a well recognized risk factor for various chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Abdhalah K Ziraba +8 more
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AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.This study investigated the association between hair cortisol levels and dynapenia, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity in the ELSA‐Brasil study. Hair cortisol was used as a biomarker of chronic stress. No significant associations were observed between hair cortisol and the outcomes assessed.
Christiano Barbosa da Silva +8 more
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Influence of GnRH analog therapy on body mass in central precocious puberty [PDF]
Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 2009 The aim of the study was to evaluate the body mass index (BMI) changes in girls with central precocious puberty (CPP) treated with a GnRH analog (GnRHa) and to analyse the factors affecting BMI.
Anna Noczyńska +4 more
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Beneficial Body Mass Index for Age‐Related Kidney Function in Males and Females
AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.The impact of BMI on age‐related kidney function decline is highly sex‐ and age‐dependent. Normal BMI (18.5–25 kg/m2) is associated with better age‐related kidney function in all‐aged males and females older than 45 years. ABSTRACT Objectives Kidney function declines with aging, leading to a high prevalence of age‐related disease.
Lu Wei +7 more
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