ABSTRACT Objective Adolescents with higher weight status (HWS; body mass index > 85th percentile adjusted for age and sex) are at greater risk of eating disorders (ED). This study examined factors associated with HWS adolescents' increased risk and how weight status interacts with other risk factors to influence ED onset. Method Australian adolescents (
Gabriela Tavella +5 more
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Prevalence of Overweight and Childhood Obesity on an Atlantic Island: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Santos M +11 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Eating disorders (EDs) often emerge in adolescence, but developmental trajectories across different core features remain largely unclear. Method The prospective, community‐based study included N = 898 participants aged 9.5–17.5 years (47.6% female, age 11.8 ± 1.4 years) with annual follow‐up over 2–6 (3.4 ± 1.2) years.
Anja Hilbert +5 more
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Prolonged breastfeeding and hypertension risk among Kenyan women: exploring the roles of obesity and alcohol consumption. [PDF]
Okyere J +4 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Social comparison has been widely implicated in the etiology and maintenance of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. At the same time, however, the magnitude of this relationship remains unclear, with existing studies varying widely in methodology, measurement, and sample characteristics.
Fidan Turk +5 more
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Real-world 6-month persistence, adherence, and effectiveness of GLP-1 medications for overweight and obesity in a Medicaid population. [PDF]
Meyer KB +10 more
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Highly Processed Foods in Binge‐Eating Episodes: The Importance of Improving Food Reporting
ABSTRACT Objective Over the past 60 years, the proportion of highly processed foods rich in refined carbohydrates and added fats in the food environment has increased, coinciding with a rise in binge eating. While past research has focused on individual vulnerabilities for binge eating, emerging evidence suggests highly processed foods may exacerbate ...
Ingrid A. Worth +4 more
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Prevalence of wasting, overweight and obesity among children under 5 years in 10 cities of Jiangsu Province: a multi-center cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Li L +14 more
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Systemic aging fuels heart failure: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic avenues
Abstract Systemic aging influences various physiological processes and contributes to structural and functional decline in cardiac tissue. These alterations include an increased incidence of left ventricular hypertrophy, a decline in left ventricular diastolic function, left atrial dilation, atrial fibrillation, myocardial fibrosis and cardiac ...
Zhuyubing Fang +7 more
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Being overindebted and overweight in Switzerland - A largely unexplored association in an understudied population. [PDF]
Hämmig O.
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