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Ethnicity/caste and child anthropometric outcomes in India using the National Family Heath Survey 2015–16 and 2019–21

Sakshi Pandey, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Tetsuya Araki

published 10 Dec 2024

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The impact of culturally-informed messages to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: An experiment among Black women in the United States

Rhyan N. Vereen, Marissa G. Hall, Francesca Dillman Carpentier, Rachel W. Goode, Seth M. Noar, Allison J. Lazard

published 26 Nov 2024

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Metabolic syndrome and related factors in Cameroonian women under contraceptive use

Dandji Saah Marc Bertrand, Dangang Bossi Donald Séverin, Tanguenan Floraise Lynda, Zambou Ngoufack François

published 26 Nov 2024

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A free-living, walking-based, exercise programme, with exercise timed relative to breakfast, to improve metabolic health in people living with overweight and obesity: A feasibility study

Jennifer S. Barrett, Anthony Crozier, Daniel J. Cuthbertson, Juliette A. Strauss, Anton J. M. Wagenmakers, Sam O. Shepherd

published 21 Nov 2024

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High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in pregnant women in Benin

Eyram Maria Concheta Tchibozo, Yessito Corine Houehanou Sonou, Salmane Ariyoh Amidou, Fabrice Hountondji, Femi Zantou, Philippe Lacroix, Dismand Stephan Houinato, Holy Bezanahary

published 14 Nov 2024

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Changes in weight distribution and trends in obesity among children and adolescents in East Asia: Insights from NCD-RisC data

Yong Hee Hong, Sujin Park, Minsoo Shin, Sochung Chung, Jahye Jung, Ah-Ram Sul, Yoon Lee

published 12 Nov 2024

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Triglyceride-glucose index (TyG index) is associated with a higher risk of colorectal adenoma and multiple adenomas in asymptomatic subjects

Ziyue Zhu, Thomas Yuen Tung Lam, Raymond Shing Yan Tang, Sunny Hei Wong, Rashid Nok Shun Lui, Simon Siu Man Ng, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Joseph Jao Yiu Sung

published 07 Nov 2024

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The dual burden of malnutrition and its associated factors among mother-child pairs at the household level in Ethiopia: An urgent public health issue demanding sector-wide collaboration

Muluken Yigezu, Abdu Oumer, Bereket Damtew, Dereje Birhanu, Sewnet Getaye Workie, Aragaw Hamza, Anteneh Atle, Natnael Kebede

published 04 Nov 2024

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Sex differences in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and associated factors in the general population of Mongolia: A nationwide study

Lkham-Erdene Byambadoo, Narantuya Davaakhuu, Unursaikhan Surenjav, Bolormaa Norov, Enkhjargal Tserennadmid, Souphalak Inthaphatha, Kimihiro Nishino, Eiko Yamamoto

published 23 Oct 2024

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Spatial variations and predictors of overweight/obesity among under-five children in Ethiopia: A geographically weighted regression analysis of the 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey

Agmasie Damtew Walle, Shimels Derso Kebede, Jibril Bashir Adem, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Habtamu Alganeh Guadie, Teshome Bekana, Habtamu Setegn Ngusie, Sisay Maru Wubante, Sisay Yitayih Kassie, Addisalem Workie Demsash, Wabi Temesgen Atinafu, Tigist Andargie Ferede

published 14 Oct 2024

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Quantifying the effect of interpregnancy maternal weight and smoking status changes on childhood overweight and obesity in a UK population-based cohort

Elizabeth J. Taylor, Nida Ziauddeen, Ann Berrington, Keith M. Godfrey, Nisreen A. Alwan

published 07 Oct 2024

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Weight perception and mental health disorders among adolescents of central-eastern Tunisia: A cross-sectional study

Rim Ghammem, Hela Ghali, Laura Pavicic, Sihem Ben Fredj, Nawel Zammit, Amira Dalhoumi, Rania Bannour, Jihene Maatoug, Hassen Ghannem

published 07 Oct 2024

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Associations between academic achievement and weight status in a multi-ethnic sample of New Caledonian adolescents

Stéphane Frayon, Viren Swami, Guillaume Wattelez, Akila Nedjar-Guerre, Olivier Galy

published 03 Oct 2024

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