Assessment of Birth Weight and Its Related Factors among Infants Born in the Hospitals of Ahwaz Jondishapour University [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2014 Background: Given the importance of birth weight and the effects of anthropometric indices and socioeconomic status on it, this study was conducted to assess birth weight and its related factors among infants born in the hospitals of Ahwaz Jondishapour ...
Shiva Faghih, ehsan hejazi
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The impact of setting a pregnancy weight gain goal on total weight gain
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 2020 AbstractBackgroundExpert groups recommend that women set a pregnancy weight gain goal with their care provider to optimise weight gain.ObjectiveOur aim was to describe the concordance between first‐trimester personal and provider pregnancy weight gain goals with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations and to determine the association between ...
Lisa M. Bodnar +8 more
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Effect of adjunctive ranitidine for antipsychotic-induced weight gain: A systematic review of randomized placebo-controlled trials [PDF]
, 2017 This study was a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of ranitidine as an adjunct for antipsychotic-induced weight gain in patients with schizophrenia.
Chen, Rui +13 more
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BMJ Open, 2018 Objectives Most people gain weight on stopping smoking but the extent of weight gain varies greatly. Interventions aimed at all quitters to prevent weight gain on cessation have proven unpopular but targeting people who have gained excess weight ...
Alexandra Pankova +6 more
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Hair Metal Levels and Childhood Weight Gain
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2020 Background: Exposure to toxic metals remains a public health problem with lifelong impacts on childhood growth and development. We aimed to investigate metals effects on preschool children’s anthropometric variables.
Mohsen VIGEH +5 more
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A comparison of finishing strategies to fixed slaughter weights for Holstein Friesian and Belgian Blue × Holstein Friesian steers [PDF]
, 2010 peer-reviewedCattle finishing strategies may involve feeding a high energy diet throughout or following a period of moderate growth. The objective of this study was to compare Holstein Friesian (HF) and Belgian Blue × Holstein Friesian (BB) steers (24 ...
Keane, Michael G.
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The unidentified hormonal defense against weight gain.
PLoS Biology, 2020 Human biology has evolved to keep body fat within a range that supports survival. During the last 25 years, obesity biologists have uncovered key aspects of physiology that prevent fat mass from becoming too low.
Jens Lund +3 more
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Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Distress, Weight Gain, and Glucose Control for Pregnant Low-Income Women: A Quasi-Experimental Trial Using the ORBIT Model. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundStress can lead to excessive weight gain. Mindfulness-based stress reduction that incorporates mindful eating shows promise for reducing stress, overeating, and improving glucose control. No interventions have tested mindfulness training with a
Adler, N +13 more
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Pattern and Predictors of Weight Gain During Pregnancy Among HIV-1-Infected Women from Tanzania [PDF]
, 2003 Progression of HIV disease is often accompanied by weight loss and wasting. Gestational weight gain is a strong determinant of maternal and neonatal outcomes; however, the pattern and predictors of weight gain during pregnancy among HIV-positive women ...
Antelman, Gretchen +5 more
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Relation between age of menarche and gestational weight gain: a cross-sectional study in Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno InfantilObjectives: to investigate the relation between age at menarche and gestational weight gain. Methods: cross-sectional study, with 2609 women from “Projeto VIVER: desfechos em saúde nos períodos perinatal e neonatal” (VIVER Project: “Health outcomes in ...
Dayse Ramos Cassiano +3 more
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