Tag Archives: childhood obesity

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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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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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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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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Combating childhood obesity: a survey of laws affecting the built environments of low-income and minority children : R. Lindholm

Posted on January 19, 2012 by weightcontrol

Combating childhood obesity: a survey of laws affecting the built environments of low-income and minority children. Author Interview: Raymond Lindholm Georgia State University College of Law, Center for Health, Law, and Society Atlanta, GA 30303-3047, USA What are the main findings … Continue reading →

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Childhood obesity — what are the health risks?

Posted on November 20, 2011 by weightcontrol

It is widely suspected that the current wave of obesity among children will result in greater rates of cardiovascular disease and diabetes over the next few decades. But a second systematic review of research into childhood obesity and metabolic disease … Continue reading →

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Cooking in the classroom to fight childhood obesity

Posted on November 8, 2011 by weightcontrol

Philadelphia, PA — Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other reports that childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years, we recognize the importance of reaching our children early to form good food habits. However, with … Continue reading →

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