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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleOverweight and School: Are There Any Perceived Achievement Consequences of Overweight Among American Youth?Cody Ding, Jason BornhopIn an effort to address the issue of overweight among youth, there is a growing body of research concerning the procurement food, the consequences of ingesting it and knowledge of the cultural cuisine rules (such as American cuisine may include hot dogs, hamburgers, fries and apple pie). However, there are few studies that examine the relationships between overweight and academic … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2005 · 7,424 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAn Evaluation of Childhood Overweight Studies from South Africa: A Bibliometric Review from 2003-2023Mere IdamokoroOverweight/obesity exists as a severe threat to the well-being of children globally, with its prevalence in South Africa steadily increasing in recent years. Childhood obesity/overweight can be linked to several life-threatening ailments and, in some cases, death. The present bibliometric review aimed to quantify and map out scholarly outputs on obesity/overweight research published in South Africa through a bibliometric analysis. … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 25, Issue 2 · 5 Mar 2025 · 4,904 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleMood and Food Cravings in Overweight and Obese Australian Adults: Clues to Treatment in Food DiariesPeta Stapleton, Wava DoyleThe objective of this study was to examine food diaries from 89 female overweight and obese adults participating in a treatment trial for food cravings. For two weeks prior to beginning treatment and for the duration of the four-week treatment, all participants were required to complete a daily food monitoring sheet or diary in real-time, indicating all quantities of food/drink … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 2 Nov 2013 · 7,627 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titlePrevalence of Obesity, Overweight and Underweight among Elementary School Children in Southern Iran, 2009Elham Ahmadi, Ali Rikhtegaran Tehrani, Akbar AhmadiProblem statement: In recent years obesity has become epidemic in children and adolescents and was one of the main problems in developed and developing countries. Considering the importance of obesity complications for the health state of society and its increasing rate, careful evaluation, monitoring and follow up of obesity in children and adolescents was of a great importance. The aim … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 11 · 8 Nov 2010 · 7,769 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSedentary Behaviours Among Children: A Four Decade Bibliometric Analysis of Global OutlookMere IdamokoroThe present study investigated the global overview of sedentary behaviour among children from 1982 - 2023 using a bibliometric evaluation approach from Scopus data set. The results retrieved from the investigation include author key words and keyword plus, key authors in the field, most relevant nations in terms of citation numbers and publications, leading institutions in the field, relevant journal … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 25, Issue 2 · 27 May 2025 · 4,328 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPredictive Analysis of BMI and Liver Size on Kidney Function in Young Mexican American PopulationOrlando Patricio, Rohitha Goonatilake, Fernando G. Quintana et al.This study aimed todetermine the probability of fatty liver, hepatomegaly, and liver size ≥2SDwith age in each category of BMI percentile. It also aimed to investigate therelationship between GFR, BMI percentile, liver size, Blood Pressure (BP), andright kidney volume among overweight and obese boys and girls and to identifythe predictors of GFR. 763 records of boys and girls visiting a … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 9 Sep 2022 · 5,540 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssociation Study between Different Anthropometric Measures and other Clinical Markers in Saudi Female Students at King Abdulaziz UniversityAsmaa H Almalki, Maha ST Saad, Shahad S Alzahrani et al.This research addresses nutritional status, Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR), physical activity and Blood Pressure (BP) among female students attending King Abdul-Aziz University (KAU) and correlates the changes in BMI and WHR with Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Saudi female students (N = 232) aged 18 to 27 years old were recruited over two … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 21 Jan 2020 · 7,785 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWeight Gain, Conditioning and Metabolic Syndrome: A Sled Dog ModelAline Collin, Shannon Jimmie, Arleigh Reynolds et al.Type II Diabetes (T2D) and insulin resistance are growing national health concerns. Obesity is a risk factor for developing T2D and is associated with chronic and systemic inflammation. Exercise on the other hand has been shown to improve glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity. We investigated the effects of conditioning and weight gain on adiponectin, tumor necrosis factor and glycosylated hemoglobin, … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 15, Issue 3 · 18 Aug 2019 · 7,728 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractChasing the Fat Demon: Fat Chance, Buddy?David L. Katz, Joachim Storsberg, Christian SchmidtScience is an interesting profession. At times, one could get caught up in his or her own world of thoughts, perception, far away from reality, sometimes referred to as the proverbial ivory tower (Lederberg, 1972). Science for the sake of science is, per se, not without merit, with our fragmented understanding of a given issue providing ample justification for experimentation … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 29 May 2017 · 8,134 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGender Differences in the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in an Iranian Urban PopulationMohammad Shojaei, Abdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi, Karamatollah Rahmanian, Abdolhossein MadaniIn Iran, more than 40% of mortality is a result of cardiovascular disorders. The aim of this study was compare of cardiovascular risk factors in urban men and women. This cross-sectional analytic study was performed in urban population of Jahrom in 2008-2009. Subjects aged 30 years or older were selected by multi stage random sampling. Serum lipids including total cholesterol, … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 3 · 4 Aug 2015 · 6,859 accessesView PDFCite