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Nationwide shifts in the double burden of overweight and underweight in Vietnamese adults in 2000 and 2005: two national nutrition surveys [PDF]

, 2011
Background In developing countries, overweight prevalence is increasing while underweight prevalence is still high. This situation is known as the double nutrition burden.
Deurenberg Paul, Khan, N.C., Nguyen C Khan, Kok, F.J., Mai, L.B., Ha, Do T.P., Do TP Ha, Le B Mai, Mai Le B, Feskens Edith JM, Khan Nguyen C, Edith JM Feskens, Feskens, E.J.M., Kok Frans J, Ha Do TP, Deurenberg, P.R.M., Paul Deurenberg, Frans J Kok   +17 more
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Assessment of Body Mass Index for Obesity Diagnosis in the Mexican Population: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Obesities
The diagnosis of obesity is conventionally determined by the Body Mass Index (BMI), with a threshold of 30 being extensively accepted. However, the validity of this cutoff point is subject to variation due to ethnic differences, and its accuracy in the ...
Jorge Alejandro Ayala San Pedro, Dylani Rosa Avila Salcedo, Livia Magdalena Martínez Borja, Elizabeth Castillo Montufar   +3 more
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Perceived and objective measures of the neighbourhood environment and overweight in preschool children and their mothers

, 2009
Objectives. The primary aim was to examine the relationships between perceived and objective measures of the neighbourhood environment, measured in late infancy, and subsequent overweight (including obesity) in 3-year-old children and their mothers.
Law, C, Pearce, Anna, Law, Catherine, Sherburne Hawkins, Summer, Hawkins, SS, Pearce, A, Cole, Tim J., Cole, TJ   +7 more
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Estradiol negatively associates with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in children

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the leading cause of chronic liver disease in children and adolescents.
Judith Lubrecht, Judith Lubrecht, Judith Lubrecht, Robert Kleemann, Bjorn Winkens, Ger Koek, Annemieke Heijboer, Annemieke Heijboer, Annemieke Heijboer, Anita Vreugdenhil, Anita Vreugdenhil, Anita Vreugdenhil   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

How phagocytic cells kill bacteria: Lessons from a professional killer

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
How phagocytic cells ingest and kill bacteria has been studied for more than a century, but many questions remain unanswered. The study of the amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum brings new answers, and new questions. Professional phagocytic cells such as neutrophils and macrophages, as well as free‐living soil amoebae like Dictyostelium discoideum, employ
Otmane Lamrabet, Pierre Cosson
wiley   +1 more source

Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index and Third-Trimester Depressive Symptoms in a Healthy Privately Insured Sample

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2018
Objectives While being overweight (body mass index [BMI] >25) prior to pregnancy is linked to antenatal depression, whether weight is confounded by socioeconomic and/or medical risks is unclear.
Stephanie A. Schuette, Michelle A. Kominiarek, Katherine L. Wisner, Suena H. Massey   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Memory and Resting‐State Connectivity in Acute Transient Global Amnesia: A Case–Control fMRI Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a striking model of isolated amnesia. While hippocampal lesions are well described, the network‐level mechanisms and the precise neuropsychological profile remain debated. Our objective was thus to characterize functional and neuropsychological correlates of acute TGA and their ...
Elias El Otmani, Emmanuel Barbeau, Béatrice Lemesle, Emilie Milongo‐Rigal, Sophie Fernandez, Sandrine Charpentier, Jean‐François Albucher, Nicolas Raposo, Fabrice Bonneville, Patrice Péran, Jérémie Pariente   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identificación de factores predisponentes, reforzadores y capacitadores para una alimentación y actividad física adecuadas en escolares sonorenses

Región y Sociedad, 2018
El estudio pretende generar una reflexión participativa para identificar variables mediadoras del comportamiento y del ambiente, que conduzcan a diseñar un programa, para prevenir la obesidad en la niñez, con enfoque de salud pública.
Daniela Guadalupe González Valencia, María Isabel Grijalva Haro, Martha Montiel Carbajal, María Isabel Ortega Vélez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk of Non‐Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Patients Treated with GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) have demonstrated significant weight‐reducing effects and may offer benefits in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH); however, recent concerns about the risk of non‐arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) have emerged.
Faisal A. Al‐Harbi, Mohanad A. Alkuwaiti, Yazeed B. Alaql, Ahmed K. Alsaif, Ahmed A. Alessa, Meshari Ayed Alharbi, Mohammed Alfalah, Saud A. Alnaaim, Sajjad M. AlHaddad, Ahmed Y. Azzam   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and social determinants of malnutrition in children under 5 years affiliated to the SISBEN of the urban area of the municipality of Palermo in Colombia, 2017

Universidad y Salud, 2018
Introduction: Malnutrition includes undernourishment, overweight and obesity generated by food imbalance and the presence of social determinants of health (SDH) that mainly affects the child population.
Nathaly Barrera-Dussán, Eder Pablo Fierro-Parra, Leidy Yohana Puentes-Fierro, Jorge Andres Ramos-Castañeda   +3 more
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