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Nutrition & Dietetics
Nur Nadia Mohamed, Abdul Jalil Rohana, Noor Aman A. Hamid, Frank B. Hu, Vasanti S. Malik, Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff, Tahir Aris
Summary: Research suggests a strong association between maternal overweight and obesity and intergenerational overweight and obesity among children in Malaysia. Factors such as older maternal age, lower education levels, younger child age, Chinese ethnicity, large household size, and low-income households are associated with intergenerational overweight and obesity.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sarah LeMay-Russell, Natasha A. Schvey, Nichole R. Kelly, Megan N. Parker, Eliana Ramirez, Lisa M. Shank, Meghan E. Byrne, Taylor N. Swanson, Esther A. Kwarteng, Loie M. Faulkner, Kweku G. Djan, Anna Zenno, Sheila M. Brady, Shanna B. Yang, Susan Z. Yanovski, Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, Jack A. Yanovski
Summary: This study found that earlier wake times and sleep midpoints were associated with greater gains in fat mass among youth. Additional research is needed to determine whether adjusting sleep timing could help prevent pediatric obesity.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Juan Carlos Caro
Summary: Parental behavior plays a crucial role in child health and skill formation. This study examines the distributional effects of parental time allocation on children's outcomes, specifically socioemotional development and body mass index. The findings show significant heterogeneity in the returns to parental time investments, with a substantial improvement in socioemotional development for children at the bottom of the distribution. However, children with high developmental scores are unlikely to benefit from additional parenting time.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Frances M. Cronin, Sinead M. Hurley, Thomas Buckley, Delfina Mancebo Guinea Arquez, Naeha Lakshmanan, Alice O'Gorman, Richard Layte, Debbi Stanistreet
Summary: This systematic review examines the mediators of socioeconomic differentials in adiposity outcomes for youth in Ireland and the United Kingdom between 2011 and 2021. The findings indicate that socioeconomic disparities in these two countries follow similar patterns to other developed countries, with early life and parent-level factors playing a role. Additionally, this review identifies access to green space and favorable neighborhood conditions as additional mediating factors. These findings provide further opportunities for interventions and highlight the importance of tailored research and interventions for Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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Allison McCord Stafford, Hideyo Tsumura, Wei Pan
Summary: Parental support trajectories impact depressive symptoms in adulthood, but do not explain the relationship between race/ethnicity and depressive symptoms in adolescence. Immigrant generation status moderates the relationship between race/ethnicity and depressive symptom trajectories.
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(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Teferi Mekonnen, Anne-Lise Brantsaeter, Lene F. Andersen, Nanna Lien, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Mekdes K. Gebremariam, Eleni Papadopoulou
Summary: This study examined the mediating role of prenatal and early postnatal factors and child energy balance-related behaviours in the effects of parental education on excess weight gain and overweight/obesity among children. The findings showed that the prenatal and early postnatal factors played a significant mediating role in excess weight gain at 2 years, while both prenatal and early postnatal factors and child energy balance-related behaviours contributed to overweight/obesity at 5, 8, and 14 years. These findings indicate potential targets for interventions to address socioeconomic inequalities in overweight/obesity from birth to adolescence.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Okelue E. Okobi, Ijeoma C. Izundu, Endurance O. Evbayekha, Emmanuel O. Egberuare, Esther O. Segun, Rafiat A. Abdulgaffar, Babatunde O. Oyelade, Jenny J. Onyema, Tariladei S. Peresuodei, Scholastica Uyileubenye Abu-Undiyaundeye
Summary: This study analyzed the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) data to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of childhood obesity in the United States from 2016 to 2019. The findings showed that the incidence of childhood obesity was still increasing during this period, with a higher prevalence in female patients. While white children had the highest overall prevalence, Hispanic and black populations had higher prevalence rates relative to their population size. The southern region had the highest obesity rate, followed by the western and midwestern regions. Lower household income was associated with a higher rate of childhood obesity.
CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Evangelos Handakas, Yiwen Xu, Alexa Blair Segal, Maria Carmen Huerta, Kirsty Bowman, Laura D. Howe, Franco Sassi, Oliver Robinson
Summary: The biological mechanisms underlying the association between obesity and depression are still unclear. This study investigated the role of metabolites and DNA methylation in mediating the relationship between childhood obesity and poor mental health. The results suggest that certain metabolites, such as tyrosine, leucine, and conjugated linoleic acid, may mediate the association between obesity and depression. Additionally, DNA methylation in the FBXW9 gene was found to be a potential mediator. These findings provide insights into possible biological mechanisms involving neurotransmitter regulation, inflammation, and gut microbiome modulation. Nevertheless, further research is needed to replicate these results.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
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Wei Qi, Jing Shi, Lijuan Cui
Summary: Focusing on the family system, this study examined the effects of the parental factor, family functioning, and individual factor on youth psychological well-being. The results showed that parental optimism had a positive relationship with youth psychological well-being, and both family cohesion and youth optimism mediated this connection.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Zahra Mohseni, Dmitry Tumin, David N. Collier, Natalie Taft, Suzanne Lazorick
Summary: This study retrospectively examined the consumption of fruit juice and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in children with obesity and found that an increase in calorie intake from these beverages was associated with an increase in body mass index. However, with longer follow-up, calorie intake from SSBs and juice decreased, although the body mass index did not decrease.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Johanna M. Jaakkola, Suvi P. Rovio, Katja Pahkala, Jorma Viikari, Tapani Ronnemaa, Antti Jula, Harri Niinikoski, Juha Mykkanen, Markus Juonala, Nina Hutri-Kahonen, Mika Kahonen, Terho Lehtimaki, Olli T. Raitakari
Summary: Childhood exposure to parental smoking is positively associated with increased risk of overweight/obesity and central obesity over the life-course, as indicated by the data from the two longitudinal cohort studies.
ANNALS OF MEDICINE
(2021)
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Pediatrics
Hui Fan, Xingyu Zhang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between parental weight change and overweight/obesity in offspring. The results showed that parental overweight and obesity were associated with overweight/obesity in offspring. Offspring in the persistent overweight and obesity group and incident overweight and obesity group were more likely to develop overweight/obesity compared to the persistent normal group.
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Pediatrics
Sofi Oktaviani, Mayumi Mizutani, Ritsuko Nishide, Susumu Tanimura
Summary: The study identified factors associated with overweight/obesity in children in Indonesia, including older age, having an overweight/obese father, membership of certain ethnic groups, and urban residence. A main protective factor was parents' perception of a child's food consumption.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Davide Rasella, Lorenzo Richiardi, Nicolai Brachowicz, H. Xavier Jara, Mark Hanson, Delia Boccia, Matteo G. Richiardi, Costanza Pizzi
Summary: The study used the MICH model to analyze the impact of fiscal policies on childhood overweight and obesity in Italy, finding that both universal benefits and targeted interventions have significant effects on childhood overweight, with family income playing a crucial role in child health.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yeonwoo Kim, Natalie Colabianchi
Summary: The study found that BMIz increased steadily over time. There was a significant interaction between area socioeconomic position and BMIz, a non-linear relationship between area income inequality and BMIz, and a positive association between area income segregation and BMIz.
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(2022)
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Samantha Horn, Yana Litovsky, George Loewenstein
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(2024)
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Sandra Gillner
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Fabian Duartea, Alvaro Jimenez-Molina
Summary: This study found that violence related to social protest has a significant impact on depressive symptoms, leading to an increase in depression among the population in Chile. The effect varies by gender and age, with a stronger influence on men and young adults.
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(2024)
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Nick Graetz, Carl Gershenson, Sonya R. Porter, Danielle H. Sandler, Emily Lemmerman, Matthew Desmond
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(2024)
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Wan Wei
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(2024)
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Harry Scarbrough, Katie Rose M. Sanfilippo, Alexandra Ziemann, Charitini Stavropoulou
Summary: This paper examines the contribution of pilot implementation studies to the wider spread and sustainability of innovation in healthcare systems. Through an empirical examination of an innovation intermediary organization in the English NHS, the study finds that their work in mobilizing pilot-based evidence involves configuring to context, transitioning evidence, and managing the transition. The findings contribute to theory by showing how intermediary roles can support the effective transitioning of pilot-based evidence, leading to more widespread adoption and sustainability of innovation.
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(2024)
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Marta Seiz, Leire Salazar, Tatiana Eremenko
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(2024)
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Jingyuan Shi, Hye Kyung Kim, Charles T. Salmon, Edson C. Tandoc Jr, Zhang Hao Goh
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(2024)
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Elliot Friedman, Melissa Franks, Elizabeth Teas, Patricia A. Thomas
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(2024)
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Zhuolin Pan, Yuqi Liu, Ye Liu, Ziwen Huo, Wenchao Han
Summary: This study examines the effects of age-friendly neighbourhood environment and functional abilities on life satisfaction among older adults in urban China. The findings highlight the importance of transportation, housing, and social and physical environment factors in influencing functional abilities and life satisfaction. The study provides valuable insights for policymakers in enhancing older adults' life satisfaction in the Chinese urban context.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)