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From:Progress in Health Sciences (Vol. 3, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction: Overweight and obesity are the fifth leading risk for global deaths. It is not only the degree of excess fat that is important, but also its distribution in the body that determines the health risks...
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From:Journal of Asian Medical Student Association (Vol. 3, Issue S2) Peer-ReviewedObesity has become a global issue in the last decade. Studies and efforts have been made to decrease its high prevalence, thoroughly focused on healthy diets or special medications to reduce the amount of body's fat. It...
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From:Clinical Advisor (Vol. 14, Issue 1)What causes increased appetite in patients on progesterone-only contraception (specifically medroxyprogesterone [Depo-Provera])? Does it affect carbohydrate metabolism?--TRACY BEADLE, APRN, BC, Nashville, Tenn....
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From:Revista Brasileira de Obesidade, Nutrição e Emagrecimento (Vol. 5, Issue 26) Peer-ReviewedThe prevalence of obesity among young people in Brazil grew by 8.99% and with it the incidence of obesity-related disorders and body image that, depending on the degree of dissatisfaction, can affect aspects of eating...
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From:Canadian Journal of Public Health (Vol. 101, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedObjective: To identify factors which limit the ability of local governments to make appropriate investments in the built environment to promote youth health and reduce obesity outcomes in Atlantic Canada. Method:...
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From:Revista Brasileira de Obesidade, Nutrição e Emagrecimento (Vol. 1, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedObjective: Verify the underreport of food intake by adolescents attended in private offices. Material and Methods: Retrospective study conducted with 50 adolescents between 11 and 18 years old. The body mass index was...
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From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 20, Issue 32) Peer-ReviewedSchool nurses are tackling teenage obesity by performing as overweight teenagers in front of pupils. Janet Savage and Geraldine Goodall have performed in schools across Birmingham after completing a six-day drama...
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From:Youth Studies Australia (Vol. 22, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedChildren's health specialists have drawn attention to the psychological consequences of obesity in children and adolescents. Dr Rick Kausman, a general practitioner specialising in weight management and eating...
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From:European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Vol. 70, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): C Holmberg [1] Background Obesity is a prevalent, costly and severe health concern among adolescents. [1] Although the incidence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in countries...
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From:Families, Systems & Health (Vol. 34, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction: Obesity during adolescence is particularly challenging. Our aims were to identify parents' and adolescents' perceptions regarding obesity, as well as family dynamics before and after family-based...
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From:Diabetes Care (Vol. 37, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedOBJECTIVE Paralleling the rise of pediatric obesity, the prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing among youth. In this study, we asked whether the co-occurrence of risk...
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From:Revista Brasileira de Obesidade, Nutrição e Emagrecimento (Vol. 11, Issue 68 S2) Peer-ReviewedThe aim of the present study was to analyze motor performance of students with obesity at a school in the city of Sao Luis. The sample consisted of 50 male students, aged between 8 and 10 years. To verify the...
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From:International Journal of PediatricsPeer-ReviewedAim. "The combined DAK therapy for obesity in children and adolescents" combines a 6-week inpatient with a 10.5-month outpatient treatment. The aim of the study is to evaluate whether the therapeutic achievements are...
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From:Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (Vol. 37, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAdiponectin, the most abundant hormone produced by adipose tissue, circulates in 3 isoforms, including high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin. The latter has been suggested to be a better predictor of metabolic...
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From:Nursing Research and PracticePeer-ReviewedBackground. The aim was to evaluate the effects of a 12-week, Facebook-delivered lifestyle counselling intervention, with or without physical activity self-monitoring, on physical activity and body mass index (BMI) in...
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From:Health Reports (Vol. 30, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedBackground: Two-thirds of Canadian adults and one-third of Canadian children and youth are overweight or obese. There is increased interest in identifying features of the built environment-such as walkability--that...
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From:Family Practice News (Vol. 42, Issue 10)Obese children have gotten fatter around the middle over time, a development that may account in part for an observed increase in suspected nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among adolescents. Nonalcoholic fatty liver...
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From:PT in Motion (Vol. 4, Issue 11)Researchers have found that urinary Bisphenol A (BPA) concentration was significantly associated with obesity in children and adolescents. BPA is a manufactured chemical found in canned food, polycarbonate-bottled...
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From:Contemporary Pediatrics (Vol. 36, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedCriteria to classify children and young adults as hypertensive should be changed to reflect the status of overweight and obese children with high blood pressure who don't meet current guidelines, according to a recent...
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From:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 4) Peer-ReviewedBackground Overweight and obesity are established risk factors for insulin resistance in youth. A number of behavioral recommendations have been publicized with the goal of improving glycemic control. However, there...