Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

A state-transition microsimulation model was used to project the substantial economic
burden to the Chinese healthcare system of osteoporosis-related fractures. Annual number …

High-throughput technologies, recently implemented for commercial genetic test panels,
could soon lead to the creation of epigenetic test panels for obesity. Nonetheless …

Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. Its prevalence among adults and, especially,
children has risen dramatically in a single generation. A high prevalence affects nearly all …

ObjectiveTo examine overweight and obesity (OWOB), changes in prevalence and potential
risk factors in Barbadian children. DesignA cross-section of students were weighed and …

AIM: To conduct a systematic review of studies on early probiotic supplementation to prevent
childhood metabolic syndrome (MS). METHODS: Using the Cochrane systematic review …

Populations around the world are consuming salt in quantities that far exceed physiological
requirements. In view of the association of a high salt intake with hypertension …

There is great interest in measuring overall diet intake using tools that reflect usual eating
patterns, rather than focusing on single nutrients, and to evaluate the relationship with …

Youth obesity prevalence rates in the United States are trending down; however, for
Hispanic youth, rates are increasing despite efforts toward a reduction. The purpose of this …

Food and physical activity-related decisions are main factors in maintaining health. Most
studies about Hispanic cultural groups have focused on Mexican Americans because they …