Scientists then calculated how much that white matter volume related to age across the two groups. They found that an overweight 50-year-old had a comparable white matter volume to a slim 60-year-old person. "The overall message is that brains basically appear to be 10 years older if you ...
Prevalence trends of obesity and overweight among 10-year-old children in western Sweden and relationship with parental body mass index. Acta Paediatr 2004;93:1588-95.Marild S, Bondestam M, Bergstrom R, Ehnberg S, Hollsing A, Albertsson-Wikland K. Prevalence trends of obesity and overweight...
The aim of this study was to describe the eating patterns of 9- to 10-year-old schoolchildren, and to investigate the relationship between overweight and eating patterns. Subjects/Methods: We recruited 1045 children for a cross-sectional study in Telemark County, Norway. The children's food, ...
The proportion of severe overweight in those 30 y old increased from 3.1 to 7.8% in women (P= 0.006) and from 5.0 to 9.4% in men (P=0.045). In 1992, 8% of men with more than 12 y of schooling were severely overweight, compared to 3% 10 y earlier (P= 0.045). In women with ...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6-13 year old Kuwaiti school children: secular trends, risk factors and their implications Evidence of childhood obesity as a strong predictor of risk of non-commnuicable diseases has been accumulating world wide over the last three decades. The focus of...
Salmon J, Ball K, Hume C, Booth M, Crawford D: Outcomes of a group-randomized trial to prevent excess weight gain, reduce screen behaviours and promote physical activity in 10-year-old children: switch-play. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008, 32: 601-612. 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803805. Article CAS ...
:-( Im A 13 Year Old Boy And Really Need To Loose Some Wieght. I went from the summer or grade 3 to grade 4 and gained somewhere around 50 pounds. I didnt change my rountines or anything. Gaining all that weight made it harder to loose weight. ...
The crude OR for overweight was higher in the 2-9-year-old group than in the 10-17-year-old group whose parents lived separately in Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Conclusions No association between parental cohabitation and overweight in Nordic children was found. Our finding of greater prevalence...
Rasmussen F, Johansson M, Hansen HO. Trends in overweight and obesity among 18-year- old males in Sweden between 1971 and 1995. Acta Paediatr 1999;88(4):431-7.Rasmussen, F, Johansson, M, Hansen, HO (1999) Trends in overweight and obesity among 18-year-old males in Sweden between1971...
The prevalence of overweight among eight-to-twelve-year-olds is 21%. There is a significant difference in the prevalence of overweight children between the local districts of Oslo. One in four of eight-year-old and one in five of twelve-year old girls are overweight. There is no ...