Design and methods of the Healthy Kids & amp; Families study: a parent-focused community health worker-delivered childhood obesity prevention intervention
DiscussionA CHW-delivered parent-focused lifestyle intervention may provide a translatable model for targeting the high priority public health problem of childhood obesity among low-income diverse communities. If demonstrated effective, this intervention has potential for high impact.Trial registrationClinicalTrialsNCT03028233. Registered January 23,2017. The trial was retrospectively registered. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - June 3, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

Family food environment factors associated with obesity outcomes in early childhood
ConclusionConsideration of the composite effect of FFE on child ’s eating behaviours and obesity outcomes is important in guiding future research and obesity prevention initiatives by providing a more authentic picture of the FFE children are exposed to. Examining factors of FFE variables in conjunction with psycho-social variables, further articulates the rec iprocal influence of these variables on environmental constructs thus assisting in understanding of inequitable distribution of obesity risk.*keywordschildhood obesity, eating behaviours, early childhood, Family Food Environment, Factor Analysis, (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - June 3, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

Design and methods of the Healthy Kids & amp; Families study: a parent-focused community health worker-delivered childhood obesity prevention intervention
DiscussionA CHW-delivered parent-focused lifestyle intervention may provide a translatable model for targeting the high priority public health problem of childhood obesity among low-income diverse communities. If demonstrated effective, this intervention has potential for high impact.Trial registrationClinicalTrialsNCT03028233. Registered January 23,2017. The trial was retrospectively registered. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - June 2, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

Family food environment factors associated with obesity outcomes in early childhood
ConclusionConsideration of the composite effect of FFE on child ’s eating behaviours and obesity outcomes is important in guiding future research and obesity prevention initiatives by providing a more authentic picture of the FFE children are exposed to. Examining factors of FFE variables in conjunction with psycho-social variables, further articulates the rec iprocal influence of these variables on environmental constructs thus assisting in understanding of inequitable distribution of obesity risk.*keywordschildhood obesity, eating behaviours, early childhood, Family Food Environment, Factor Analysis, (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - June 2, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

“I love having a healthy lifestyle & quot; – a qualitative study investigating body mass index trajectories from childhood to mid-adulthood
ConclusionWork-related factors may influence weight or weight-related behaviours, irrespective of BMI trajectory, but the concept of an individual ’s “health identity” may help to explain divergent BMI trajectories. “Health identity” and its influence on health behaviour warrants further exploratory work. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - May 6, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

Family Spirit Nurture (FSN) – a randomized controlled trial to prevent early childhood obesity in American Indian populations: trial rationale and study protocol
This study is a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of home-visiting intervention, called Family Spirit Nurture, on reducing early childhood obesity in Native American children. Participants are expectant Native American mothers ages 14 –24 and their child, enrolled from pregnancy to 24 months postpartum and randomized 1:1 to receive the Family Spirit Nurture intervention or a control condition. The intervention includes 36 lessons delivered one-on-one by locally-hired Native American Family Health Coaches to participating moth ers from pregnancy until 18 months postpartum. A mixed methods assessment inc...
Source: BMC Obesity - May 6, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

Larger omental adipocytes correlate with greater Fetuin-A reduction following sleeve gastrectomy
ConclusionFetA began to decrease during the preoperative diet. Greater FetA reduction during this time was associated with smaller adipocytes on DOS. Therefore, immediate, post-bariatric improvements in glucose homeostasis may be partly explained by dietary changes. The preoperative diet protocol significantly reduced insulin resistance, a modifiable risk factor for other non-bariatric procedures. Therefore, this dietary protocol may also be used preoperatively for procedures beyond bariatric surgery. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - May 6, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

Towards personalised molecular feedback for weight loss
ConclusionIn a proof of concept study with a meal-skipping diet, we show that insulin and lactate values in urine correlate with weight loss, making these molecules potential candidates for quantitative feedback on food intake behaviour to people dieting. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - May 6, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

“I love having a healthy lifestyle & quot; – a qualitative study investigating body mass index trajectories from childhood to mid-adulthood
ConclusionWork-related factors may influence weight or weight-related behaviours, irrespective of BMI trajectory, but the concept of an individual ’s “health identity” may help to explain divergent BMI trajectories. “Health identity” and its influence on health behaviour warrants further exploratory work. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - May 5, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

Family Spirit Nurture (FSN) – a randomized controlled trial to prevent early childhood obesity in American Indian populations: trial rationale and study protocol
This study is a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of home-visiting intervention, called Family Spirit Nurture, on reducing early childhood obesity in Native American children. Participants are expectant Native American mothers ages 14 –24 and their child, enrolled from pregnancy to 24 months postpartum and randomized 1:1 to receive the Family Spirit Nurture intervention or a control condition. The intervention includes 36 lessons delivered one-on-one by locally-hired Native American Family Health Coaches to participating moth ers from pregnancy until 18 months postpartum. A mixed methods assessment inc...
Source: BMC Obesity - May 5, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

Larger omental adipocytes correlate with greater Fetuin-A reduction following sleeve gastrectomy
ConclusionFetA began to decrease during the preoperative diet. Greater FetA reduction during this time was associated with smaller adipocytes on DOS. Therefore, immediate, post-bariatric improvements in glucose homeostasis may be partly explained by dietary changes. The preoperative diet protocol significantly reduced insulin resistance, a modifiable risk factor for other non-bariatric procedures. Therefore, this dietary protocol may also be used preoperatively for procedures beyond bariatric surgery. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - May 5, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

Towards personalised molecular feedback for weight loss
ConclusionIn a proof of concept study with a meal-skipping diet, we show that insulin and lactate values in urine correlate with weight loss, making these molecules potential candidates for quantitative feedback on food intake behaviour to people dieting. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - May 5, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

A secondary analysis examining the concordance of self-perception of weight and actual measurement of body fat percentage: The CRONICAS Cohort Study
ConclusionsHalf of study participants were overweight or obese. There was poor agreement between self-perceptions of weight with BIA measurements of body fat, indicating that individuals often believe they weigh less than they actually do. Underestimating one ’s weight status was associated with having more body fat percentage points, but was only statistically significant after adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Further research should be conducted to investigate how self-perceptions of weight can support clinical and public health interventions to curb the obesity epidemic. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - April 1, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

Association of parental body mass index (BMI) with child ’s health behaviors and child’s BMI depend on child’s age
ConclusionsParental BMI was associated with child ’s %BMIp95 and some child behaviors, and this association was stronger in older children; older children also exhibited less healthy behaviors. Age- and sex-specific interventions that focus on age-related decreases in healthy behaviors and parental strategies for promoting healthy behaviors among at-risk children are needed to address this epidemic of childhood obesity. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - April 1, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research

Prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among school children in an urban district in Ghana
ConclusionsA number of modifiable risk factors were associated with overweight and obesity in this study. Public health strategies to prevent childhood obesity should target reduction in television watching time, promoting active transport to and from school, and increasing sleep duration. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - April 1, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research