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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"weight classification"”.
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The relationship of the Diet Quality Index to prevalence of overweight in black and white adolescent girls: an examination of data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Growth and Health Study
… in diet quality and its relationship to weight classification for black (n=270) and white (n=243) adolescent females. Three-day food records from adolescents enrolled in the Washington, D.C. center of the NGHS were scored according to the Diet Quality Index (DQI) developed by Ruth …
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Effects of Ractopamine and Muscle Fiber Number on Swine Growth Performance, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality
… by varying muscle fiber number and birth weight. The swine industry is under increasing pressure to maximize efficiency, profitability, and lean meat production. Advances in nutrition, genetics, and general livestock management have enabled producers to increase their efficiency. Increased …
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Effects of ractopamine and muscle fiber number on swine growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality
… by varying muscle fiber number and birth weight. The swine industry is under increasing pressure to maximize efficiency, profitability, and lean meat production. Advances in nutrition, genetics, and general livestock management have enabled producers to increase their efficiency. Increased …
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Improving women's weight perceptions and weight-loss goals: An internet-based educational approach
Overweight and obesity are increasing problems among women within the United States. Billions of consumer and health care dollars are spent on this problem and associated comorbities annually. In an effort to address the problem, the National Institutes of Health issued Clinical Guidelines on the …
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The association between body composition and arterial stiffness in peri-pubescent children
… were measured in 68 children (45 normal weight, 12 overweight, and 11 obese) between the ages of9 to 12 years. Weight classification was based on age and gender-specific body mass index cut-offs, while pubertal maturation was self-reported using Tanner staging. Distensibility was …
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Body Satisfaction and Ability to Identify Weight Status of Preschool-aged Children by Their Caregivers
… correctly assign their child to the appropriate weight category and whether their ability was impacted by caregivers’ own weight status. Further, it also explored caregivers’ level of body satisfaction with their children and if this was impacted by caregivers’ own weight status. Data was …