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The Relationship Between Perceived and Ideal Body Size and Body Mass Index Among 9th Grade Students in an Urban High School [PDF]

, 2006
This study examined the perceptions of actual and ideal body size and how it related to body mass index in 82 ethnically and socioeconomically diverse 9th-graders from an urban high school.
Orozco, Irma
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Postnatal origins of undernutrition. [PDF]

, 2009
Obesity and nutrition-related chronic disorders are fast rising in developing countries. But undernutrition--stunting, underweight, wasting and micronutrient deficiencies--still affect millions of preschool children in both rural and urban settings ...
Prost, Marc-André
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AGN have Underweight Black Holes and Reach Eddington [PDF]

, 2010
Eddington outflows probably regulate the growth of supermassive black holes (SMBH) in AGN. I show that effect of the Rayleigh--Taylor instability on these outflows means that SMBH masses are likely to be a factor of a few below the $M - \sigma$ relation ...
A. R. King, Batcheldor, Bluck, Ferrarese, Gebhardt, Häring, King, King, King, Marchesini, O'Brien, Peterson, Pounds, Pounds, Shakura, Silk, Soltan, Tombesi, Tombesi   +18 more
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Weight Categories among Male Adolescents Linked to Risky Behaviors: High or Low BMI, Which Is Worse?

Adolescents, 2022
The literature about the relationship between extreme BMI and at-risk behaviors is quite inconsistent, and few articles focus on the underweight male population.
Francesca Denoth, Silvia Biagioni, Federica Baldini, Marina Baroni, Michela Franchini, Sabrina Molinaro   +5 more
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Effect of Body Mass Index on pregnancy outcomes in nulliparous women delivering singleton babies [PDF]

, 2007
Peer reviewedPublisher ...
A Spinillo, AT Bianco, B Abrams, BF Abrams, CKH Yu, Doris M Campbell, GCS Smith, HA Abenheim, Institute of Medicine, J Kristensen, JA Garbaciak, JL Weiss, JM Baeten, L Rode, LC Castro, LD Odell, M Samphier, ME Cogswell, MI Cedergren, NJ Sebire, NJ Sebire, RL Naeye, S Cnattingius, SA Lederman, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Sohinee Bhattacharya, TE O'Brien, U Krishnamoorthy, UTS Kiran, W Kabiru, William A Liston   +30 more
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Assessment of Nutritional Status Using Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) Among Under-Five Children from An Urban Slum of Southern India: A Cross-Sectional Study

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2023
Introduction: NFHS-5 Telangana reports underweight, stunting, and wasting among under 5 children as 31.8%, 33.1%, and 21.7% respectively. Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure is an aggregate indicator that excludes children with anthropometric ...
Anu Mohandas, Hamsa Priya Bhuchakra, Pavani Varma, Snigdha Pattnaik   +3 more
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Risk of hospitalization associated with body mass index and weight changes among prevalent haemodialysis patients [PDF]

, 2018
COSMOS is sponsored by the Bone and Mineral Research Unit (Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias), SAFIM (Sociedad Asturiana Fomento Investigaciones Óseas), the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association, the National ...
Cabezas Rodríguez, I., Cannata Andía, Jorge Benito, Carrero, J. J., Qureshi, A. R.   +3 more
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Infant and young child feeding practices associated with nutritional status among children attending child welfare clinic in Kericho County, Kenya

Ibom Medical Journal
Background: Breastfeeding is widely recognized as the gold standard for infant feeding in the first six months of life, providing essential nutrients and antibodies for optimal growth and development.
Cheruiyot DK, Kamau D, Kahanya WK
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The effect of maternal high-risk fertility behavior on child nutritional status in Sub-Saharan Africa: a propensity score-matched analysis

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionMaternal high-risk fertility behaviors (HRFBs) represent a multifaceted bio-demographic factor with profound implications for child health. Maternal HRFBs raise the risk of undernutrition in children under the age of five, rendering them more
Beminate Lemma Seifu, Hiwot Atlaye Asebe, Bezawit Melak Fente, Mamaru Melkam, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Angwach Abrham Asnake, Meklit Melaku Bezie, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie   +7 more
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Factors Associated with Underweight among Under-Five Children in Eastern Nepal: Community-Based Cross-sectional Study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2017
BackgroundUndernutrition is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children in developing countries including Nepal. This study aimed to identify sociodemographic, environmental, and maternal and child health (MCH) factors associated with ...
Deepak Adhikari, Resham Bahadur Khatri, Yuba Raj Paudel, Amod Kumar Poudyal   +3 more
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