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Intersections of Structural State-Level Racism and Neighborhood Deprivation on Nutrition and Obesity for Black Adolescents.
J Adolesc Health
December 2024
Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Purpose: Black adolescents in the United States face disproportionate poor nutrition and obesity risk due to racism. Intersections of larger structural contexts that pose differential access to Black adolescents' health resources, such as state-level racism and neighborhood-level disadvantage, may govern these risks. The purpose of this correlational study was to examine the associations between state-level racism, neighborhood disadvantage, and their intersection with nutrition and obesity for Black adolescents in a longitudinal study.
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Obes Pillars
December 2024
Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, India.
Introduction: Obesity is worldwide health concern, with its prevalence rising steeply specially in low and middle-income countries in the past decade. World Obesity Federation estimates that one in five women and one in seven men - will be obese by 2030.Obesity numbers are expected to double during same year in South and South Asian countries, with obesity in children over age of five estimated to be at forty-five million.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGut Microbiota: An Important Participant in Childhood Obesity.
Adv Nutr
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Life Science of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. Electronic address:
Increasing prevalence of childhood obesity has emerged as a critical global public health concern. Recent studies have challenged the previous belief that obesity was solely a result of excessive caloric intake. Alterations in early-life gut microbiota can contribute to childhood obesity through their influence on nutrient absorption and metabolism, initiation of inflammatory responses, and regulation of gut-brain communication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRelationship between dietary diversity, eating behavior, and cognitive performance in economically disadvantaged school children.
Nutrition
December 2024
Department of Nutrition, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address:
Objective: The effect of dietary diversity and eating behavior on attention, and concentration among children lacking in resources is unclear. We aim to investigate the association between dietary diversity, eating behavior, and cognitive abilities among economically disadvantaged children at high risk of cognitive impairment.
Methods: This study enrolled 676 children aged 10-12 years from 16 free academic tutoring centers across Taiwan.
A new perspective on bone development in vitamin D deficiency-associated obese children.
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December 2024
Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214000, Jiangsu, China.
Vitamin D is crucial for maintaining bone health and development, and bone mineral accumulation during childhood and adolescence affects long-term bone health. Vitamin D deficiency has been widely recognized as one of the main causes of osteoporosis and fractures, especially during the growth and development stage of children. Recent studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency may affect the deviation of bone development in children by mediating lipid metabolism disorders, but its specific mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated.
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