Background: During the last several decades, the number of children who are overweight or
obese has reached alarming levels worldwide. The purpose of the present study was to …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there are differences between racial
groups for body mass, stature and body mass index (BMI) in South African elite U18 rugby …

ObjectiveTo describe changes in total and central adiposity and body fat distribution in
children over a 5-year period by investigating variations in BMI, waist circumference (WC) …

Background To test the independent and interactive associations of physical activity (PA)
and body mass index (BMI) with age at menarche among Chinese adolescence. Methods …

Among cancers, lung cancer is the most common cause of death in China. For the
prevention and control of lung cancer, it is necessary to investigate the spatial and temporal …

Objectives To evaluate the ability of BMI, WC and WHtR to discriminate hyperglycemia in
young people, and to determine whether there is an increase in the accuracy with the …

Introduction: Despite the high prevalence of malnutrition in Yemen, little is known on
malnourished Yemeni adolescents in Malaysia. This study aimed to assess the body weight …

Obesity influences many adolescents, and a potential setting that can help with this health
concern is schools. Schools can help raise awareness of adolescent obesity and promote …

Rugby union has rich tradition in South Africa with the national team having won the Rugby
World Cup in 1995 and 2007. The major rugby nations South Africa competes against have …

This thesis focuses on examining which visual cues are used by observers to judge the
health and attractiveness of the human body. To determine which cues are used, and their …