Publications by authors named "S W Chacha"
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- * Participants with more healthy lifestyle factors (4-5) showed significant reductions in risks for several components of MetS compared to those with fewer factors.
- * SUA accounts for a small but notable percentage of the mediating effect between HLS and various MetS components, suggesting that lowering SUA may be one way lifestyle changes impact MetS risk.
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- This study investigates factors influencing malnutrition among children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, using data from 70,102 participants aged 5 to 19 from 2021.
- The prevalence of different forms of malnutrition was reported, with stunting appearing in 36.0% and underweight in 28.9%, while boys and those older in age had higher risks linked to treatment details.
- The findings suggest that tailored nutritional interventions should be developed based on individual circumstances, particularly focusing on the age, sex, and treatment specifics of patients starting ART.
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- Diet significantly affects lifestyle and health, with animal-sourced foods (ASF) providing high-quality protein and micronutrients that may enhance health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among individuals.
- A study involving nearly 40,000 participants in Shaanxi, China, found that a diverse intake of animal foods led to improved physical and mental health scores, particularly showing that men had better HRQoL scores with a higher frequency of ASF consumption.
- Results indicated that men with an animal source food diet diversity score (ASFDDS) of 2 or more had a 16% and 24% greater chance of better physical and mental health scores, respectively, while women experienced
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- The study investigates the relationship between muscle meat and vegetable intake and body fat mass in a large sample of 29,271 participants in Northwest China.
- It finds that higher muscle meat intake is associated with increased total body fat for men, while higher vegetable intake correlates with lower visceral fat; for women, both higher muscle meat consumption and muscle meat-vegetable (MMV) ratio relate to increased body fat, but vegetable intake shows no significant correlation.
- The results suggest that a higher MMV ratio, especially from pork, beef, and mutton, leads to increased body fat, highlighting the MMV ratio as a potential focus for nutritional interventions.
Maternal Dietary Diversity and Birth Weight in Offspring: Evidence from a Chinese Population-Based Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
February 2023
Studies on the association between maternal dietary diversity and birth weight in offspring are limited, and the impact of such an adjustable factor on birth weight requires investigation to promote neonatal health. This study used data from a larger-scale population-based survey conducted in northwest China to evaluate the association of maternal dietary diversity with neonatal birth weight with a generalized estimating equation model. The results found that maternal dietary diversity was positively associated with neonate birth weight.
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