Ramalho, Sofia Saint-Maurice, Pedro F Silva, Diana Mansilha, Helena Ferreira Silva, Cátia Gonçalves, Sónia Machado, Paulo Conceição, Eva
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Eating and weight disorders : EWD
APOLO-Teens is an ongoing web-based program combining a manualized intervention delivered by Facebook®, a self-monitoring web application and monthly chat sessions to optimize treatment as usual for adolescents with overweight and obesity. The aims of this paper are twofold: (1) to describe the study protocol of the APOLO-Teens randomized controlle...
Brzeziński, Michał Metelska, Paulina Myśliwiec, Małgorzata Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz, Agnieszka
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Lipids in Health and Disease
BackgroundWhile in the general paediatric population the presence of abnormal lipid values is estimated at 8–20%, depending on the population, accepted norms and age, it was shown that in the population of lean children the prevalence of dyslipidemia is lower than in obese children, in whom it ranges from 20 to over 40%. Until now, however, no resu...
Eslami, Omid Khoshgoo, Mahdi Shidfar, Farzad
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BMC Research Notes
ObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between the dietary phytochemical index (DPI) and overweight/obesity in children. This cross-sectional study was comprised of 356 children aged 7 to 10 years-old study in the city of Tehran, Iran. The dietary intake of participants was collected using a validated food frequency q...
Frerichs, Leah Smith, Natalie R Lyden, Jessica Gaskin, Kiah Skinner, Asheley Armstrong, Sarah
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Translational behavioral medicine
Within any childhood obesity treatment program, some children have better outcomes than others. Little is known about predictors or moderators of more positive outcomes. We aimed to identify whether child temperament and weight-related quality of life predict or moderate childhood obesity treatment outcomes at 6 months. From 2015 to 2016, children ...
Bruce, Marino A Beech, Bettina M Wilder, Tanganyika Burton, E Thomaseo Sheats, Jylana L Norris, Keith C Thorpe, Roland J Jr
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Journal of religion and health
Recent studies suggest that religion and spirituality can yield health benefits for young African-Americans. We examined the relationship between religious practices, spirituality, and excess weight among African-American adolescents (N = 212) residing in the Deep South. Results from modified Poisson regression analysis indicate that adolescents wh...
Marcos-Pasero, Helena Aguilar-Aguilar, Elena de la Iglesia, Rocío Espinosa-Salinas, Isabel Gómez-Patiño, Mónica Colmenarejo, Gonzalo de Molina, Ana Ramírez Reglero, Guillermo Loria-Kohen, Viviana
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Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Calcium and dairy products have multiple health benefits. The objective of this work was to evaluate the association between calcium/dairy intake, blood pressure, the BDNF-AS rs925946 polymorphism and nutritional status in a group of schoolchildren. As part of the GENYAL study to childhood obesity prevention, 221 children belonging to different are...
Kebbe, M. Perez, A. Buchholz, A. McHugh, T.-L. F. Scott, S. D. Richard, C. Dyson, M. P. Ball, G. D. C.
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BMC Pediatrics
BackgroundLifestyle modifications represent the first line of treatment in obesity management; however, many adolescents with obesity do not meet lifestyle recommendations. Given that adolescents are rarely consulted during health policy development and in the design of lifestyle interventions, their first-hand experiences, preferences, and priorit...
Zeller, Meg H Robson, Shannon M Reiter-Purtill, Jennifer Kidwell, Katherine M Kharofa, Roohi Y McCullough, Mary Beth Crosby, Lori E Howarth, Taylor Comstock, Sara E Ley, Sanita L
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Appetite
Obesity is a chronic condition that has an intergenerational effect. The aims of the study were to better understand the impact of maternal bariatric surgery on obesogenic risks to child offspring in the home via documenting mothers' thoughts, behaviors, and experiences around child feeding, family meals, and the home food environment during her fi...
Bayoumi, Nagla S. Helzner, Elizabeth Afable, Aimee Joseph, Michael A. Dhuper, Sarita
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BMC Pediatrics
BackgroundResearch on outcomes associated with lifestyle interventions serving pediatric populations in urban settings, where a majority have severe obesity, is scarce. This study assessed whether participation in a lifestyle intervention improved body mass index (BMI) percentile, BMI z-score, blood pressure, and lipid levels for children and adole...
Han, Yanshuo Liu, Yang Zhao, Zhongyi Zhen, Shihan Chen, Jianhua Ding, Ning Ma, Yanan Wen, Deliang
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Obesity Facts
Objectives: The purpose of this research was to conduct a meta-analysis of the role that physical activity (PA) plays in influencing the critical proinflammatory cytokine levels associated with overweight/obese children and adolescents to explore the effectiveness of exercise intervention within this population. Methods: With searches of the PubMed...
