Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Gary O'Donovan, Elif Inan-Eroglu, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Mark Hamer
Summary: The study found that alcohol drinking was associated with BMI in men, but not in women, independent of other lifestyle risk factors.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Rui Deng, Wei-Qin Li, Xing-Xiu Li, Liu-Mei Wei, Jie Hu, Jun-Hong Leng, Bin Dong
Summary: This study investigated the association between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain (GWG) and childhood weight trajectories in a 7-year birth cohort. The findings suggest that maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and excessive GWG are associated with increased childhood BMI trajectories and a higher risk of overweight at 7 years.
WORLD JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kamini Dangat, Sanjay Gupte, Girija Wagh, Sanjay Lalwani, Karuna Randhir, Shweta Madiwale, Hemlata Pisal, Vrushali Kadam, Shridevi Gundu, Nomita Chandhiok, Bharati Kulkarni, Sadhana Joshi, Caroline Fall, Harshpal Singh Sachdev
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the trimester specific gestational weight gain (GWG) in Indian pregnant women and compare it with international and Indian reference data. The study found that Indian women had lower GWG compared to international standards, but higher GWG compared to Indian reference data. Maternal BMI, age, parity, hemoglobin concentrations, and height were found to be associated with GWG.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Xiaohan Dong, Aifen Zhou
Summary: This study investigates the associations among maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain (GWG), and the risk of child neural development. The findings suggest that infants of overweight and obese mothers have lower mental development scores, while GWG does not affect psychomotor development. These results are important for understanding the long-term effects of early brain development and addressing the issue of obesity.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Farah J. Alsharif, Yara A. Almuhtadi
Summary: With the global prevalence of obesity increasing dramatically, it has become a serious public health threat associated with comorbid conditions and psychological disorders. While lifestyle interventions and dietary adjustments may help with weight loss, maintaining these changes long-term can be challenging. Spices like turmeric, ginger, and pepper have shown promise in obesity management, with curcumin in particular gaining interest for its health benefits. Studies have shown potential favorable effects of curcumin supplementation on anthropometric indices, warranting further investigation for overweight or obese adults.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yuanyuan Zhang, Hong Mei, Ke Xu, Chunan Li, Zhiguo Xia, Yafei Tan, Shaoping Yang, Jianduan Zhang
Summary: This study found that maternal gestational weight gain, infant birth weight, and postnatal weight change mediated the effects of maternal prepregnancy BMI on childhood BMI. Interventions targeting these factors can mitigate the risk of childhood obesity.
Article
Neurosciences
Hong-Jian Gong, Xingyao Tang, Yin-He Chai, Yu-Shun Qiao, Hui Xu, Ikramulhaq Patel, Jin-Yan Zhang, Rafael Simo, Jian-Bo Zhou
Summary: This study found that weight change patterns from young adulthood to midlife and late adulthood have an impact on cognitive function in older adults. Participants who transitioned from non-obese to obese in early adulthood had lower scores on the Digit Symbol Substitution Test. Additionally, individuals who had their heaviest weight between the ages of 18 and 40 had lower scores on the same test compared to those with their heaviest weight recorded after the age of 60.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Andrea Maugeri, Roberta Magnano San Lio, Maria Clara La Rosa, Giuliana Giunta, Marco Panella, Antonio Cianci, Maria Anna Teresa Caruso, Antonella Agodi, Martina Barchitta
Summary: Inadequate gestational weight gain could affect fetal health and is associated with DNA telomere length.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jie Guo, Anna Marseglia, Ying Shang, Abigail Dove, Giulia Grande, Laura Fratiglioni, Weili Xu
Summary: Late-life weight changes are associated with dementia risk, with both weight gain and loss increasing the risk. APOE e4 may amplify this risk.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Casper C. L. van der Esch, Sanne M. Kloosterboer, Jan van der Ende, Catrien G. Reichart, Mirjam E. J. Kouijzer, Matthias M. J. de Kroon, Emma van Daalen, Wietske A. Ester, Rob Rieken, Gwen C. Dieleman, Manon H. J. Hillegers, Teun van Gelder, Birgit C. P. Koch, Bram Dierckx
Summary: This study aimed to identify risk factors for weight gain during short-, middle- and long-term treatment with antipsychotic drugs in children and adolescents. The results indicated that antipsychotic-induced weight gain was most pronounced during the first 15 weeks of use, with higher baseline BMIzscore and absence of stimulant use associated with higher BMIzscore during the entire follow-up and after 15 weeks, respectively. Previous treatment with an antipsychotic drug was also found to be associated with less weight gain during the first 15 weeks of treatment.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Nazareth Martinon-Torres, Nathalie Carreira, Rosaura Picans-Leis, Alexandra Perez-Ferreiros, Anton Kalen, Rosaura Leis
Summary: There is not enough evidence to support the influence of Baby-led weaning (BLW) on infant weight gain and the risk of obesity based on the systematic review conducted. Some studies indicate lower weight gain in infants practicing BLW, while others show inconclusive results. More clinical trials and prospective studies are needed to provide a general recommendation on the best method of weaning to reduce the risk of obesity.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anna Faldt, Sahar Nejat, Sofia Edvinsson Sollander, Natalie Durbeej, Anton Holmgren
Summary: A study found that overweight and obesity increased among 3- and 4-year-old children in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was especially pronounced in children attending child health centers in lower socioeconomic areas. It highlights the need for efforts to prevent childhood obesity, particularly in disadvantaged areas, due to the potential negative impact of the pandemic on health behaviors in Swedish preschool children.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Michele Barone, Andrea Iannone, Fernanda Cristofori, Vanessa Nadia Dargenio, Flavia Indrio, Elvira Verduci, Alfredo Di Leo, Ruggiero Francavilla
Summary: Most celiac patients have a normal BMI at presentation, and a gluten-free diet does not increase the risk of overweight or obesity, especially in children.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ivana Paljk, Ivan Verdenik, Isaac Blickstein, Natasa Tul
Summary: The study found that pregravid BMI is increasing in primiparous pregnant women, but both BMI gain and pregnancy weight gain decreased regardless of parity. Although the differences were not clinically significant, the study concluded that pregravid BMI, pregnancy weight gain, and BMI change during pregnancy did not change over the last decade.
JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Respiratory System
Tao Wang, Yunping Zhou, Nan Kong, Jianzhong Zhang, Guo Cheng, Yuxin Zheng
Summary: This study investigated the association between weight change from early to middle adulthood and the risk of incident asthma. Results showed that weight gain during this period was associated with a higher risk of developing asthma, emphasizing the importance of maintaining normal weight for preventing adult-onset asthma.
RESPIRATORY RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Pediatrics
Antonia Reuter, Sven-Arne Silfverdal, Kristin Lindblom, Anders Hjern
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Olga Egorova, Robin Myte, Jorn Schneede, Bruno Hagglof, Sven Bolte, Erik Domellof, Barbro Ivars A'roch, Fredrik Elgh, Per Magne Ueland, Sven-Arne Silfverdal
Review
Pediatrics
Amit Bhavsar, Jussi Mertsola, Anja Poulsen, Sven-Arne Silfverdal
Summary: The infant pertussis vaccination schedules and coverage were similar across the four Nordic countries, with Denmark having a higher mean incidence possibly due to lack of recommendations for adolescent pertussis booster vaccination. Further investigations are needed.
Article
Allergy
Gustaf Rejno, Cecilia Lundholm, Sissel Saltvedt, Kjell Larsson, Catarina Almqvist
Summary: The study did not find evidence supporting an influence of maternal asthma on early fetal growth. The impact of asthma on fetal growth is likely to be very small, with no statistically significant differences observed between women with and without asthma in terms of reduced or increased growth.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ellen Lundkvist, Elisabeth Stoltz Sjostrom, Richard Lundberg, Sven-Arne Silfverdal, Christina E. West, Magnus Domellof
Summary: This study found that moderate consumption of fruit pouches is not associated with excess weight in toddlers at 18 months. However, the BMI z-score at 18 months was positively correlated with maternal BMI, gestational weight gain, fruit juice consumption, and inversely correlated with breastfeeding duration.
Article
Pediatrics
Giacomo Casabona, Md Ahsan Habib, Michael Povey, Marianne A. Riise Bergsaker, Carl-Erik Flodmark, Ketil Arne Espnes, Camilla Tondel, Sven-Arne Silfverdal
Summary: The study demonstrates high efficacy of two doses of varicella vaccine in Norwegian and Swedish children, with rates of 92.1% compared to 72.3% and 58.0% in the one-dose group. Incidences of adverse events and serious adverse events were similar in the Norwegian and Swedish study populations.
Article
Pediatrics
Kathy Falkenstein-Hagander, Emma Appelqvist, Ann-Sofie Frisk Cavefors, Henrik Kallberg, Lennart Jan Nilsson, Sven-Arne Silfverdal, Jann Storsaeter, Bernice Aronsson
Summary: Measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have been linked to reductions in other respiratory infections. A national Swedish cohort study found that the number of infant pertussis cases decreased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating that strategies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 may have impacted pertussis incidence in infants.
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
(2022)
Article
Allergy
Emma Caffrey Osvald, Tong Gong, Cecilia Lundholm, Henrik Larsson, B. K. Brew, Catarina Almqvist
Summary: The study confirms an association between low parental SES (measured as education) and asthma/wheeze, with cousin comparison suggesting that this association is not solely due to confounding of unknown familial factors, supporting a causal relationship. However, the relationship between parental income and asthma/wheeze is less clear. The findings of this study are important for understanding risk factors for asthma/wheeze and for developing future prevention strategies. Further research is needed to investigate the possible mechanisms underlying the association between parental education and asthma/wheeze.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY
(2022)
Article
Allergy
Bronwyn K. Brew, Catarina Almqvist, Cecilia Lundholm, Anna Andreasson, Kelli Lehto, Nicholas J. Talley, Tong Gong
Summary: GERD is a common comorbidity in adults with asthma, hay fever, and/or eczema. There is evidence for shared mechanisms suggesting common underlying causes that may involve affective traits requiring further investigation.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY
(2022)
Article
Allergy
Monica Gio-Batta, Karin Spetz, Malin Barman, Lennart Braback, Elisabeth Norin, Bengt Bjorksten, Agnes E. Wold, Anna Sandin
Summary: This study found that higher levels of fecal valeric acid at 1 year of age were associated with a reduced risk of eczema at 13 years old, suggesting that valeric acid may be characteristic of a protective gut microbiota that provides protection from eczema and food allergy.
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Samuel Videholm, Urban Kostenniemi, Torbjorn Lind, Sven-Arne Silfverdal
Summary: Preterm birth and other perinatal factors are associated with an increased risk of severe infections in young children. Therefore, clinical guidelines for assessing infection risks in young children should take perinatal factors into consideration.
Editorial Material
Pediatrics
Sven Arne Silfverdal
Article
Pediatrics
Annelie Thoren, Tobias Filipsson, Erling Englund, Olof Sandstrom, Annika Janson, Sven Arne Silfverdal
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of a combined treatment targeting parents on the body mass index standard deviation score (BMI-SDS) of children with obesity, and found that the parent-focused intervention significantly improved BMI-SDS in these children.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Natalie Zarabi, Martina Aldven, Sigrid Sjoelander, Hanna Fues Wahl, Goran Bencina, Kelly D. D. Johnson, Sven-Arne Silfverdal
Summary: This study investigated the burden of pneumococcal disease in Swedish adults. The results showed that the clinical and economic burden of pneumococcal disease increased with age, with hospitalizations accounting for the majority of costs. The findings can help prioritize prevention strategies for pneumococcal disease in adult and elderly populations.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Samuel Videholm, Thomas Wallby, Sven-Arne Silfverdal
Summary: This study found that the duration of exclusive breastfeeding was negatively associated with the risk of hospitalisations for infectious diseases, with exclusive breastfeeding for at least 4 months being recommended to reduce the risk of infection-related hospitalisations.
