Self-reported and measured weights and heights among adults in Seattle and King County
Conclusions
Self-reported heights and weights were highly correlated with objective measures at two points in time. No gender or SES biases were observed. Minor, yet statistically significant under-reporting (<1.5 kg) was observed for obese participants. Caution should be used when using self-reported data in obese populations. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - February 18, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Risk profiles of lipids, blood pressure, and anthropometric measures in childhood and adolescence: project heartBeat!
Conclusions
These observations may have clinical and public health implications in identifying groups of children at high risk of CVD for earlier interventions. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - February 18, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
BMC Obesity reviewer acknowledgement 2015
Contributing reviewers
The editors of BMC Obesity would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 2 (2015). (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - February 10, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
A comparison of behavioral and psychological characteristics of patients opting for surgical and conservative treatment for morbid obesity
Conclusions
Patients opting for bariatric surgery had more positive expectations of the treatment outcomes and stronger beliefs in their ability to achieve these outcomes. Those starting conservative treatment had stronger beliefs in readiness to change physical activity levels. Future studies should explore the effect of interventions for bariatric surgery patients, promoting postoperative physical activity and stress realistic outcome expectations. The potential effects of incorporating this knowledge in intervention strategies remain to be explored. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - February 5, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Effectiveness of regular weighing, weight target setting and feedback by community midwives within routine antenatal care in preventing excessive gestational weight gain: randomised controlled trial
Discussion
The proposed trial will test a brief intervention comprising regular weighing, target setting and monitoring ofweight during pregnancy that can be delivered at scale as part of routine antenatal care. Using the professional expertise of community midwives, but without specialist training in weight management, the intervention will incur minimal additionalhealthcare costs, and if effective at reducing excess weight gain, is likely to be very cost effective.
Trial registration
Current controlled trials ISRC...
Source: BMC Obesity - February 5, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Military service and other socioecological factors influencing weight and health behavior change in overweight and obese Veterans: a qualitative study to inform intervention development within primary care at the United States Veterans Health Administration
Conclusions
Unique factors influence weight management in Veterans. Findings will inform development of a technology-assisted weight management intervention with tailored counseling and goal-setting within primary care at the VHA. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - February 1, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Estimating the proportion of metabolic health outcomes attributable to obesity: a cross-sectional exploration of body mass index and waist circumference combinations
Conclusions
Current population monitoring, assessing obesity by BMI only, misses a proportion of the population who are at increased health risk through excess adiposity. Improved identification of those at increased health risk needs to be considered for better prioritisation of policy and resources. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - January 29, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Metabolic endotoxaemia in childhood obesity
Conclusion
The present study demonstrates for the first time a significant association between circulating endotoxin and biomarkers of metabolic risk in children as young as 11 years. Thus, endotoxin-mediated sub-clinical inflammation during childhood obesity may be a key contributor to T2DM and CVD development later in life. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - January 27, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Intima-media thickness and arterial function in obese and non-obese children
Conclusions
Obese girls seemed to be at higher cardiovascular risk than boys, expressed by stiffer arteries in obese girls compared with normal weight girls. Overall, BMI negatively influenced parameters of arterial stiffness (Ep, β and PWV β) but not compliance or cIMT. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - January 9, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
High-fat diet-induced obesity triggers alveolar bone loss and spontaneous periodontal disease in growing mice
Conclusions
These results suggest that HFD-induced obesity during growth not only triggers mandibular osteoporosis but also increases the risk of spontaneous periodontal disease. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - January 8, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Self-reported sleep quality, weight status and depression in young adult twins and siblings
Conclusions
A direct relationship between weight and sleep should not be assumed as it is possible that the relationship is at least in part accounted for by depression symptoms or general health. Depression symptoms and general health may also account for the association between sleep quality and anxiety symptoms in young adults. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - December 23, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
A qualitative study exploring why adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity want to lose weight and views of their carers
Conclusions
Views of adults with obesity and mild or moderate ID can be collected. The opposing views of adults and their carers may affect motivation for weight loss. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - December 18, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Healthy hearts: a cross-sectional study of clinical cardiovascular disease risk factors in Northern Colorado school children (1992–2013)
Conclusions
Overall, the prevalence of CVD risk factors in these children is similar to national levels and these factors are meaningfully associated with overweight and obesity, both within the child as well as within the family. This data suggests CVD risk factor reduction and prevention must focus on overweight and obesity and not be done in isolation of the family. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - December 9, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
The Obesity-Fertility Protocol: a randomized controlled trial assessing clinical outcomes and costs of a transferable interdisciplinary lifestyle intervention, before and during pregnancy, in obese infertile women
This study will evaluate clinical outcomes and costs of a transferable interdisciplinary lifestyle intervention, before and during pregnancy, in obese infertile women. We hypothesize that the intervention will: 1) improve fertility, efficacy of fertility treatments, and health of mothers and their children; and 2) reduce the cost per live birth, including costs of fertility treatments and pregnancy outcomes.
Methods/Design
Obese infertile women (age: 18–40 years; BMI ≥30 kg/m2 or ≥27 kg/m2 with polycystic ovary syndrome) will be ...
Source: BMC Obesity - December 1, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
Gene expression of the zinc transporter ZIP14 (SLC39a14) is affected by weight loss and metabolic status and associates with PPARγ in human adipose tissue and 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes
Conclusions
We hypothesize that ZIP14-mediated zinc influx might directly influence PPARγ activity and that ZIP14 may regulate expansion and function of adipose tissue and serve as a potential biomarker for metabolic stress. (Source: BMC Obesity)
Source: BMC Obesity - November 24, 2015 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research
