Category Archives: Children & Adolescence

FOUR NOVEL /UCP3/ GENE VARIANTS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDHOOD OBESITY: Dr. Buono

Posted on February 18, 2012 by weightcontrol

FOUR NOVEL /UCP3/ GENE VARIANTS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDHOOD OBESITY: EFFECT ON FATTY ACID OXIDATION AND ON PREVENTION OF TRIGLYCERIDE STORAGE Author Interview: Professor P Buono Dipartimento di Studi delle Istituzioni e dei Sistemi Territoriali Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘Parthenope’, … Continue reading →

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Adipose Tissue Remodeling in Children: The Link between Collagen Deposition & Age-Related Adipocyte Growth: Dr. Tam

Posted on February 11, 2012 by weightcontrol

Adipose Tissue Remodeling in Children: The Link between Collagen Deposition and Age-Related Adipocyte Growth. Author Interview: Charmaine S. Tam, PhD 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 What are the main findings of the study? Collagen, long touted for preserving … Continue reading →

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Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescence: Can it be Predicted from Natal and Parental Profile? The Prediction of Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescence : Dr. Efstathiou

Posted on February 9, 2012 by weightcontrol

Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescence: Can it be Predicted from Natal and Parental Profile? The Prediction of Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescence (PREMA) Study Author Interview: Stamatis Efstathiou, MD, MSc, PhD Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine & Hypertension Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Hygeias Melathron … Continue reading →

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Physical activity fluctuations and body fat during adolescence: Dr.Bélanger

Posted on February 8, 2012 by weightcontrol

Physical activity fluctuations and body fat during adolescence Author Interview: Mathieu Bélanger, PhD Professor, Department of family medicine, Université de Sherbrooke Director of research, Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick Epidemiologist, Vitalité Health Network Research Centre Moncton, Canada What are … Continue reading →

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Weight Control Interview: Breakfast consumption & meal frequency interaction with childhood obesity – Dr. Antonogeorgos

Posted on February 6, 2012 by weightcontrol

Weight Control Interview: Breakfast consumption and meal frequency interaction with childhood obesity – Dr. Antonogerogos George Antonogeorgos, MD, MSc, PhD What are the main findings of the study ? Our study examined the association between childhood obesity and the joint effect … Continue reading →

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Relation between sleep duration and BMI varies by age and sex in youth age 8–19: Author Interview

Posted on February 3, 2012 by weightcontrol

Relation between sleep duration and BMI varies by age and sex in youth age 8–19. Author Interview: Amy Storfer-Isser, M.S., M.A. Statistical Research Consultants, LLC The CCI is part of the Division of General Medical Sciences Case Western Reserve University … Continue reading →

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Overweight status and intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes are associated with children’s metabolic health: Dr. Chandler-Laney

Posted on February 2, 2012 by weightcontrol

Overweight status and intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes are associated with children’s metabolic health   Author Interview: Paula C. Chandler-Laney, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition Sciences University of Alabama What are the main findings of the study?  Children born to … Continue reading →

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Prospective associations of dietary insulin demand, glycemic index, and glycemic load during puberty with body composition in young adulthood : Author Interview

Posted on February 1, 2012 by weightcontrol

Prospective associations of dietary insulin demand, glycemic index, and glycemic load during puberty with body composition in young adulthood Dipl. oecotroph. Gesa Joslowski Forschungsinstitut für Kinderernährung Research Institute of Child Nutrition Heinstück 11 44225 Dortmund Germany What are the main findings of … Continue reading →

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History matters: childhood weight trajectories as a basis for planning community-based obesity prevention to adolescents : Author Interview

Posted on January 26, 2012 by weightcontrol

History matters: childhood weight trajectories as a basis for planning community-based obesity prevention to adolescents Author Interview: Joakim Ekberg MSc Department of Medical and Health Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences Linköping University SE-581 83 Linköping Sweden What are the main findings of … Continue reading →

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Competitive food sales in schools and childhood obesity: Authors’ Interview

Posted on January 24, 2012 by weightcontrol

Competitive food sales in schools and childhood obesity: A longitudinal study.  Author Interview:  Jennifer Van Hook and Claire E. Altman Jennifer Van Hook Director, Population Research Institute Professor of Sociology & Demography 601 Oswald Tower University Park, PA 16802 814-867-2276 … Continue reading →

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