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Showing 1 to 20 of 101 for “"Overweight/Obesity"”.
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Does Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status Moderate the Association Between ADHD and Overweight/Obesity?
… Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)-overweight/obesity association. Participants (N=568; mean (SD) age = 20.74 (3.20) years; 70.8% female) were part- time or full-time students attending the City College of New York. They were recruited through an online platform and participated in …
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The Link between Overweight, Obesity, and Perceived Exercise Benefits and Barriers among College Students
… period in a young adult's life. Education about obesity and physical activity has significant effects on lifetime wellness before graduating and reaching adulthood. The purpose of this study was to examine exercise benefits and barriers of overweight, obese, and normal weight college students. …
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Does Overweight/Obesity Moderate the Association between ADHD and Internalizing Difficulties in Young Adults?
… low self-esteem, especially if BMI fell in the overweight/obese range. Undergraduate students [N= 580; Mean (SD) age= 20.7 (3.10)] from an urban campus completed an online survey comprising self-report measures of demographics, height/weight, attention and hyperactivity/impulsivity (Barkley …
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Relationship between density, proximity, and diversity of food outlets and adult overweight/obesity in Nevada
AbstractAdult overweight and obesity is a rising epidemic that is a major public health concern. Studies suggest that the food environment may be related to the prevalence of overweight and obesity.Objective: This is the first statewide study to examine the density, proximity and diversity of food …
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Food Insecurity And Child And Parent/Caretaker Overweight/Obesity In A Rural, Appalachian Mississippi Community
… index (BMI) and parent/caretaker-reported child overweight/obesity by food security status in a rural, Appalachian, Mississippi community, as well as the relationship of parent/caretaker BMI and parent/caretaker-reported child overweight/obesity to food security status. A cross-sectional survey …
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Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation Effects on Oxidative Stress and Blood Flow in Older Adults with Overweight/Obesity
… blood flow (SMBF) in older individuals with overweight/obesity. Second, to determine the effect of five days of CM supplementation on ROS concentrations and SMBF at rest and in response to a HC meal in individuals with overweight/obesity. Nine individuals had two microdialysis probes placed …
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Association Between the Frequency of Physical Education Classes and the Prevalence of Overweight/Obesity in Adolescents
<p>Background/Objective: Overweight and obesity has been steadily on the rise in the United States for all groups. The prevalence of obesity for adolescents has tripled since 1980. The purpose of this study is to determine an association between the frequency of physical education classes and the …
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Developing an evidence-based and UK-adapted Mediterranean style diet for healthy eating in overweight/obesity
Introduction In the UK, obesity and overweight contribute to multiple non-communicable diseases (NCDs), increased individual burden and financial burdens on the National Health Service. Excess weight is a modifiable risk factor for the population. The Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) has a long history …
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Intimate Partner Violence, Depression and Overweight/obesity - A Population-Based Study on Women in 7 U.S. States
… revealed significant associations between overweight/obesity and depression as well as between intimate partner violence (IPV) and depression. However, the relationship between overweight/obesity and IPV, and the roles depression played in this relationship is lacking.Objective: This study …
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Anthropometric, metabolic and immunological factors in overweight/obesity and their influence on the responsiveness to a nutritional intervention for body weight management.
Obesity is a public health concern that presents considerable difficulty in its management. Efforts are extensive to discover and develop new strategies to reduce body weight and fat accumulation. A group of plant-derived chemicals, known as polyphenols and with recognised anti-oxidant and …
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Family Structure and Child Malnutrition in China: Three Essays
… in China has been marked by a co-existence of overweight and underweight. As the primary institution for a child, family is an opportune place for child malnutrition intervention. By advancing a framework that addresses the contextual factors which shape the heterogeneity of socioeconomic …
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Long Term Weight Variability in Adults of Adventist Health Study 1 and 2
<p><strong>Background:</strong> The effect of overweight and obesity on the risk of fatal disease tends to attenuate with age. One plausible explanation is that a proportion of elderly people in the ideal weight category (19 to 25 kg/m ) experienced disease-related weight loss - an effect that will …
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Co-morbid cardiometabolic diseases among people living with HIV/AIDS in Cameroon
… type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), and obesity in people living with HIV (PLWH) in Cameroon. Additionally, three systematic reviews were conducted to assess the global prevalence of hypertension, T2D, and obesity among ART-naïve PLWH; and to evaluate the methodological approaches to …
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Social determinants of childhood overweight and obesity in South Australian families: parenting, work patterns, and gender roles.
Obesity in children has increased rapidly in Western countries over the past three decades. Childhood obesity is a major public health issue because it contributes to immediate health and psychosocial problems in children, as well as increased risk of adult obesity and associated chronic disease, …
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Veterans, PTSD Severity, and Health Conditions Over Time
… PTSD predicts the diagnosis of type II diabetes, overweight/obesity, hypertension, musculoskeletal disorders, neurological disorders, and chronic pain. Participants were 416 veterans presenting for PTSD assessment/treatment that had served in the most recent conflicts (Operation Enduring Freedom, …
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Interaction of ADHD severity and neighborhood-level SES on Preschoolers’ Risk for Obesity at School-Age
… children with ADHD are at an increased risk for obesity as compared to their non-ADHD peers, but it is unknown if this risk is observed in younger children. Socioeconomic status (SES) is negatively related to both ADHD and obesity, but how SES interacts with ADHD to affect later obesity is …
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Do weight status and weight perception predict academic acheivement in adolescents? A longitudinal analysis of the COMPASS study.
… Recent evidence suggests perceptions of overweight account for the psychosocial consequences typically associated with obesity. Previous research indicates the presence of an obesity achievement gap, yet limited research has explored weight perception in association with academic …
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Investigation of weight management-related focus areas in middle-class overweight/obese Black (Zulu) women to advise healthy weight loss intervention development
… urban black women had the highest prevalence of overweight/obesity and central obesity across all population and gender groups. This trend was confirmed by the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES-1) who reported a substantial increase in the prevalence of …
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The Effect of Weight Misperception and Contextual Factors on Weight Control Among Young Adults
Background: Overweight and obesity is a significant public health problem in the United States. Young adulthood is a particularly vulnerable period for excess weight gain and development of overweight/obesity. Although standard behavioral weight control programs can produce clinically significant …
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