Childhood obesity has become a global pandemic in developed countries, leading to a host
of medical conditions that contribute to increased morbidity and premature death. The …

The gene encoding fibroin light chain protein (FibL) is specifically expressed in the posterior
silk gland of silkworm and repressed in other tissues. The binding sites of several …

Nancy T. Browne, MS, PPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN a,⁎, Julia A. Snethen, PhD, RN, FAAN b,
Cindy Smith Greenberg, DNSc, RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN c, Marilyn Frenn, PhD, RN, CNE …

With the significant decrease in physical activity rates, the importance of intervention
programs in the schools, where children spend a significant part of the day, has become …

Background Obesity is a global health problem mainly attributed to lifestyle changes such as
diet, low physical activity or socioeconomics factors. However, several evidences …

Objective Pediatric psychologists are often interested in finding patterns in heterogeneous
cross-sectional data. Latent variable mixture modeling is an emerging person-centered …

Objective The double burden of malnutrition affects many low and middle-income countries.
This study aimed to: a) determine temporal trends in the prevalence of underweight …

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels in developed as well as in developing
countries. Overweight and obesity in childhood are known to have significant impact on both …

We propose a model for obesity development that traces a considerable part of its origins to
the social domain (mainly different forms of prolonged social adversity), both within and …

Globally, obesity is affecting an increasing proportion of children. Physical activity plays an
important role in the prevention of becoming overweight and obese in childhood and …