OBJECTIVES Energy drink (ED) sales have increased greatly in recent years and ED is now a common topic in health behavior research. Most studies work with samples of college students and/or young adults and to a lesser degree with high school students. Research is lacking on ED consumption in younger users. The purpose of this study was to fill this gap and assess the prevalence of ED consumpti...

background premenstrual syndrome (pms) is a group of disorders that many girls and women suffer from. it is well known that an appropriate diet as well as environmental factors plays a major role in quality of life. objectives this study evaluates food patterns for university student girls who suffer from pms and are healthy. materials and methods eighty-six university student girls from ahvaz ...

OBJECTIVE Examine the rate of screening for adolescent overweight and obesity by pediatric health care professionals and the provision of advice on healthy eating and physical activity. METHODS Our sample contains adolescents 11 to 17 years old (6911 girls and 6970 boys) from the 2001-2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey who reported having at least 1 health provider visit in the previous 12...

Title: Short study on change in BP and BMI in obese and non obese young girl students. Introduction: High blood pressure (BP) is a major determinant of cardiovascular events in obesity. This study was undertaken to analyze the differences in certain well-defined cardiovascular parameters in obese and non-obese young girl students between age 17 to 21 with respect to their BMI. Aims and Objectiv...

This study examined whether children's internal representations reflect gender differences that have been found in peer interactions. The dimensions examined were (1) preferences for dyadic or group situations, (2) whether children who are friends with a given target child are likely to be friends with each other, and (3) perceptions of the probability of knowing information about friends. Part...

Fewer girls than boys in England participate in post-compulsory mathematics and the recent increase in popularity of Mathematics and Further Mathematics (FM) at age 16 has not changed the gender balance. Previous studies have shown the significance to girls of their mathematics lessons and teachers, of discursive co-constructions of masculinity and mathematics, of the range of careers associate...

The present study was carried out on 600 unmarried healthy college going girls between the age of 18 to 23 years, with regular menstrual cycles from Jodhpur(Western Rajasthan), during the period from June 2006 to May 2007 to compare the prevalence and severity of physical symptoms experienced during menstrual cycle. The mere mention of the topic has been tabooed in the past and even to this day...

Anthony J. Pritchard was born on 5th March 1937 in Pontypridd in South Wales. Although most of his upbringing and all his school education was in Bristol, England, he always regarded himself as Welsh. This feeling was reinforced when, during his university days in London, he paired up for life with Buddug, who was born in the same year in Denbighshire, North Wales, and spoke Welsh fluently. He ...

Tell us about your early days. I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY, and as the locals in my community would emphasize, “South Buffalo,” which is a very proud, hard-working, and predominantly Irish-Catholic community. I attended the local all girls’ high school, Mount Mercy Academy, where I learned a great deal about the importance of outreach, mentorship and leadership. This is also where my s...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to examine the relation Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) with Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio among adult girls. METHODOLOGY A descriptive or cross-sectional conducted adolescent girls 18 plus by BS students at Jinnah college for women’s University Peshawar, in collaboration Pakistan Health Research Council (PHRC) Khyber Medical College Peshaw...