Previous reviews of childhood obesity prevention have focused largely on schools and
findings have been inconsistent. Funded by the US A gency for H ealthcare R esearch and …

Background: Diabetes and obesity have become epidemics and costly chronic diseases.
The impact of mobile health (mHealth) interventions on diabetes and obesity management is …

Importance Although outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
(STEMI) have improved in the past 2 decades, a sex disparity exists in survival, with women …

Context.—Physical inactivity contributes to weight gain in adults, but whether this
relationship is true for children of different ethnic groups is not well established. Objective …

Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate and compare the distributions of body
mass index (BMI: kg/m2) among individuals with and without schizophrenia, and, thereby …

Background Obesity (OB) is a serious epidemic in the United States. Methods We examined
OB patterns and time trends across socio-economic and geographic parameters and …

BACKGROUND. The relationship between obesity and increased risks of morbidity and
mortality is well estab lished. Less is known about the impact of obesity on functional health …

Background Recent studies suggest dairy consumption and associated nutrients may be
protective against some of the components of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Objectives …

The nuclear receptor, peroxisome proliferator-act i-vated receptor-(P PA R-), is an important
regula-tor of adipocyte differentiation and a modulator of intracellular insulin-signaling …

The prevalence of self‐reported constipation and the factors which contribute to it were
investigated in a door‐to‐door survey of 209 people aged 65 to 93. Thirty percent of men …