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Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Drivers of Obesity Using a Group Model Building Approach: A South African Perspective

Author: Hendricks, Gaironeesa ; Savona, Natalie ; Aguiar, Anaely ; Alaba, Olufunke ; Booley, Sharmilah ; Malczyk, Sonia ; Nwosu, Emmanuel ; Knai, Cecile ; Rutter, Harry ; Klepp, Knut-Inge ; Harbron, Janetta Date: 14 Feb 2022 Overweight and obesity increase the risk of a range of poor physiological and psychosocial health outcomes. Previous work with well-defined cohorts has explored the determinants of obesity and employed various methods and measures; however, ... Read more c b
Fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene influences skeletal muscle phenotypes in non-resistance trained males and elite rugby playing position

Author: Heffernan, S M ; Stebbings, G K ; Kilduff, L P ; Erskine, R M ; Day, S H ; Morse, C I ; McPhee, J S ; Cook, C J ; Vance, B ; Ribbans, W J ; Raleigh, S M ; Roberts, C ; Bennett, M A ; Wang, G ; Collins, M ; Pitsiladis, Y P ; Williams, A G Date: 2017 Abstract Background FTO gene variants have been associated with obesity phenotypes in sedentary and obese populations, but rarely with skeletal muscle and elite athlete phenotypes. Methods In 1089 participants, comprising 530 elite rugby ... Read more
Genotype-based personalised nutrition for obesity prevention and treatment: are we there yet?

Author: Senekal, Marjanne Date: 2012 Interactions between genotype and dietary intake include genetic moderation of the effect of dietary intake on disease development (nutrigenetics). Research on nutrigenetics has focused mainly on single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and ... Read more c b n d
Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 10: Lifestyle and arthritic conditions - Osteoarthritis

Author: Schwellnus, M P ; Patel, D N ; Nossel, C ; Dreyer, M ; Whitesman, S ; Derman, E W Date: 2010 Chronic musculoskeletal disease is one of the most common causes of disability worldwide with considerable economic impact in health care. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common chronic musculoskeletal disease affecting a large proportion of ... Read more c b n d
Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice: Part 14: Lifestyle and obesity

Author: Derman, E W ; Whitesman, S ; Dreyer, M ; Patel, D N ; Nossel, C J ; Lambert, E V ; Schwellnus, M P Date: 2011 Obesity is defined as an excessive amount of body fat or adiposity. It can be measured using the body mass index (BMI), and according to established criteria for adult men and women, overweight is defined as a BMI between 25-30 kg/m2, and ... Read more c b n d
Obesity phenotypes in urban and rural Cameroonians: a cross-sectional study

Author: Mbanya, Vivian ; Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin ; Akhtar, Hussain ; Mbanya, Jean-Claude ; Kengne, Andre Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: Despite the increasing prevalence of diabetes and other health consequences of obesity, little is known on the metabolic profile across categories of body mass index (BMI) among African populations. We therefore assessed the ... Read more c b
Overweight, obesity, underweight and stunting in female primary school learners in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Author: Tathiah, N ; Moodley, I ; Mubaiwa, V ; Denny, L ; Taylor, M Date: 2013 Background. Malnutrition substantially impacts the health outcomes of children. Globally, the childhood prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased, while underweight and stunting (though decreasing) continues to pose a major public ... Read more

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