Publications by authors named "Mbeugue Thiam"
Background: The findings on the relationship between breastfeeding and children's motor development are very poor, particularly in low and middle income countries, because of the use of inadequate measures of breastfeeding practices.
Objectives: To assess the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding, measured by the deuterium-oxide turnover method (DTM), and the acquisition of motor development in a cohort of Senegalese children.
Methods: One hundred forty mother-infant (4-5 mo) pairs were recruited and monitored up to 18 mo.
Article Synopsis
- Most ways to check if babies and kids are getting enough nutrition depend on measurements like height and weight, but this can be tough to do in some countries.
- Traditional methods only show how long or heavy kids are, not how their body shapes might affect their health.
- This new study suggests using special techniques to look closely at body shapes in Senegalese kids to better understand how nutrition affects their growth and to identify malnutrition more accurately.
Introduction: Childhood obesity is currently a serious public health challenge in developing countries. Therefore, an accurate assessment of adiposity is required. The objective of this study was to validate BIA prediction equations for the assessment of total body water and adiposity or percentage of body fat for the first time in Senegalese school-aged children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyles are major risk factors of childhood obesity. This study aimed to measure physical activity (PA) levels by accelerometer and Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Senegalese school children and the relation with Body Mass Index (BMI) and body composition. : 156 pupils 8-11 years old were randomly selected in four elementary public schools of Dakar.
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