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The Genetics of Eating Disorders.

The genetics of eating disorders.

Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2013 Mar 28; 9: 589-620
Trace SE, Baker JH, Peñas-Lledó E, Bulik CM

Over the past decade, considerable advances have been made in understanding genetic influences on eating pathology. Eating… Continue reading

Best Practices for Team-Based Assistive Technology Design Courses.

Best Practices for Team-Based Assistive Technology Design Courses.

Ann Biomed Eng. 2013 Mar 28;
Goldberg MR, Pearlman JL

Team-based design courses focused on products for people with disabilities have become relatively common, in part because of training grants such… Continue reading

Organized Sports, Overweight, and Physical Fitness in Primary School Children in Germany.

Organized sports, overweight, and physical fitness in primary school children in Germany.

J Obes. 2013; 2013: 935245
Drenowatz C, Steiner RP, Brandstetter S, Klenk J, Wabitsch M, Steinacker JM

Physical inactivity is associated with poor physical fitness and increased… Continue reading

Using Technology Within the Treatment of Eating Disorders: A Clinical Practice Review.

Using Technology Within the Treatment of Eating Disorders: A Clinical Practice Review.

Psychotherapy (Chic). 2013 Mar 25;
Shingleton RM, Richards LK, Thompson-Brenner H

The focus of this clinical practice review is to provide clinicians a framework for incorporating technology… Continue reading

Infrequent Breakfast Consumption Is Associated With Higher Body Adiposity and Abdominal Obesity in Malaysian School-Aged Adolescents.

Infrequent breakfast consumption is associated with higher body adiposity and abdominal obesity in malaysian school-aged adolescents.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(3): e59297
Nurul-Fadhilah A, Teo PS, Huybrechts I, Foo LH

Unhealthy dietary pattern increases the risk of obesity and metabolic… Continue reading

Periarticular Injection in Knee Arthroplasty Improves Quadriceps Function.

Periarticular Injection in Knee Arthroplasty Improves Quadriceps Function.

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Mar 21;
Chaumeron A, Audy D, Drolet P, Lavigne M, Vendittoli PA

BACKGROUND: The postoperative analgesic potential of periarticular anesthetic infiltration (PAI) after TKA is unclear… Continue reading

Family Income and Education Were Related With 30-Year Time Trends in Dietary and Meal Behaviors of American Children and Adolescents.

Family Income and Education Were Related with 30-Year Time Trends in Dietary and Meal Behaviors of American Children and Adolescents.

J Nutr. 2013 Mar 20;
Kant AK, Graubard BI

Recent survey data reveal the persistence of long-acknowledged socio-economic status… Continue reading

MONISA Study: Characteristics and Methodological Aspects.

MONISA study: characteristics and methodological aspects.

Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2012 Dec; 15(4): 904-907
Sousa TF, Fonseca SA, José HP, Nahas MV

The objective is to present the characteristics and methodological procedures adopted in the MONISA Study (Surveillance of health… Continue reading

Brief Oral Health Promotion Intervention Among Parents of Young Children to Reduce Early Childhood Caries.

Brief oral health promotion intervention among parents of young children to reduce early childhood caries.

BMC Public Health. 2013 Mar 20; 13(1): 245
Arrow P, Raheb J, Miller M

BACKGROUND: Severe untreated decay affects a child’s growth, body weight,… Continue reading

A Multicomponent Lifestyle Intervention Produces Favourable Changes in Diet Quality and Cardiometabolic Risk Indices in Hypercholesterolaemic Adults.

A multicomponent lifestyle intervention produces favourable changes in diet quality and cardiometabolic risk indices in hypercholesterolaemic adults.

J Hum Nutr Diet. 2013 Mar 20;
Petrogianni M, Kanellakis S, Kallianioti K, Argyropoulou D, Pitsavos C, Manios Y

BACKGROUND: To date,… Continue reading