Exploring the mind-body connection from puberty to the interSEXtion of eating disorders and reproductive health: What mental health providers should know.

Eating disorders have potential to significantly impact growth and sexual development, particularly when associated with malnutrition. The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, which dictates puberty and sexual maturation, including bone growth, is sensitive to metabolic changes such as those in eating disorders. Consequences may include pubertal delay/arrest, stunted growth, weakened bones, menstrual changes, impotence, sexual dysfunction, infertility, or adverse pregnancy outcomes.

The Campaign for Universal Free Lunch in New York City: Lessons Learned.

The New York City (NYC) Department of Education is the largest public school system in the United States, with an enrollment of >1.1 million students. Students who participate in school meal programs can have higher dietary quality than nonparticipating students.

Meta-analysis: drawing conclusions when study results vary.

Low-dose aspirin has been suggested to positively impact a number of clinical outcomes associated with oxidative stress; however, results of clinical trials surrounding its effect on a woman's ability to achieve and sustain pregnancy have been inconclusive. A meta-analysis is an advantageous tool in this situation. Meta-analyses allow researchers to formally and systematically pool together all relevant research in order to clarify findings and form conclusions based on all currently available information.

Pooling data when analyzing biomarkers subject to a limit of detection.

The use of biomarkers to assess exposure and investigate biomedical questions is common in epidemiology. The usefulness of biomarker research, however, is contingent upon the ability to achieve a complete understanding of the role they play within a population. In estimating distributional parameters for a particular biomarker, such as oxidative stress or antioxidant markers, scientists face two main challenges: overcoming the cost of performing a large number of assays and dealing with data subject to a limit of detection.