Kaufman, Caroline
Doctors use height, weight and age to measure whether a person is underweight, normal, or obese. Overweight children are more likely to become overweight or obese adults. The condition can lead to serious health problems like diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Francesco Branca , director of ...
Body dissatisfaction is a common condition that poses health behavior risks, such as the use of maladaptive eating styles instead of adaptive eating styles. Few studies have simultaneously examined both adaptive and maladaptive eating styles and their association with body dissatisfaction in a comprehensiv...
To design and implement prevention or intervention approaches to address general health risks associated with ADHD, it is important to understand how key stakeholders perceive these risks, in terms of their awareness, conceptualisation and experiences. These perspectives are likely to influence the effecti...
On the other hand, being underweight can also be a source of emotional distress and body image concerns. Society’s focus on the “ideal” body shape may make underweight individuals feel inadequate, unattractive, and socially marginalized. ...
(2) The risks of overweight and obesity differed among different age groups. Family history of obesity increased the risk of overweight and obesity by about 1.2-fold for both genders. Current male smokers had a lower risk of overweight and obesity (OR = 0.76, p < 0.05) than nonsmokers. ...
(2) The risks of overweight and obesity differed among different age groups. Family history of obesity increased the risk of overweight and obesity by about 1.2-fold for both genders. Current male smokers had a lower risk of overweight and obesity (OR = 0.76, p < 0.05) than nonsmokers. ...
Numerous recent studies have found that overweight adults experience lower overall mortality than those who are underweight, normal-weight, or obese. These highly publicized findings imply that overweight may be the optimal weight category for overall health via its association with longevity—a conclusio...
Good and safenutritionare closely connected with good health. Consumers have various concerns about the influence of food on their health, ranging from food safety issues (e.g., additives and foodborne illnesses) and concerns related to longer term health risks because of unhealthy food choices (...
65th and 95th percentiles) of the IPIs. Adjusted models included several other covariates in addition to IPI spline terms, such as maternal age at index birth, ethnicity, education, pre-pregnancy BMI, prenatal care, parity, delivery mode, and neonatal sex. The adjusted risks were standardized ...