ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE This qualitative study examined the determinants of excessive
prenatal weight gain in First Nations women living on a reserve. METHODS Thirteen women …

Background Fast weight gain and linear growth in children in low-income and middle-
income countries are associated with enhanced survival and improved cognitive …

Background Depending on race, ethnicity, and region, genetic variants determine human
height by 65% to 80%, while the remaining variance of 20% to 35% is influenced by nutrition …

Adolescents may be particularly susceptible to malnutrition owing to the energy and nutrient
costs of the pubertal growth spurt. Here, our aim is to compare differences in selected …

Objectives Leg length is the component of stature most sensitive to early life nutrition; as
such, it provides an opportunity to retrospectively evaluate the relationship between a …

Heading Abstract Aims/hypothesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations
between components of adult height (leg length, trunk length, ratio of leg to trunk length) and …

Objective The epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes is evident in sub‐Saharan Africa
(SSA). However, their associations have hardly been examined in this region. Methods A …

In recent decades, rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and diabetic complications have
reached epidemic proportions among Canadian Aboriginal people. Evidence in several …

Very few studies have comprehensively defined the genetic and environmental influences
on body fat storage in the arms and legs and their association with diabetes, especially in …

Results: Diabetes was strongly associated with subsistence farming, odds ratio= 3.5 (95%
confidence interval: 1.5–7.8) and illiteracy/low levels of education, odds ratio= 4.0 (2.0–8.0) …