Background: Undernutrition is one of the major causes increased morbidity & mortality among children. One most emerging issues in present scenario having long-term effects on physical cognitive development. Underweight cardinal determinants under nutrition. According to a 2019 report, India ranked 102 out 119 countries. As per NFHS 4 shows 35.7% 5 children were underweight, 38.4% stunted 21...

BACKGROUND Few studies have used the same references across countries to examine the trends of over- and underweight in older children and adolescents. OBJECTIVE Using international references, we examined the trends of overweight and underweight in young persons aged 6-18 y from 4 countries. DESIGN Nationally representative data from Brazil (1975 and 1997), Russia (1992 and 1998), and the ...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to compare the vital capacity (FVC, FEV1, MVV) of normal and underweight women in their 20s. [Subjects] Thirty-four healthy non-smoking young women (age 20–25 years) participated in this study. [Methods] Based on body mass index (BMI), subjects were divided into two groups: the normal weight group (n=18, 18.5<BMI≤25.0) and the underweight group (n=16, BMI≤18....

OBJECTIVE To report a pilot prevalence of maternal overweight, obesity and underweight in selected Greek counties. METHODS A total of 441 adult childbearing women were recruited from maternity clinics in 6 Greek counties for this cross-sectional study. Pre-gravid weight status was defined according to the WHO cut-offs and gravid weight status was diagnosed with the Mardones and Rosso weight g...

Background: Malnutrition in preschool children is a major public health problem globally. It is more common in developing countries. It affects growth and development thus impairing both physical and mental ability. Methods: This community based, cross-sectional survey was carried out among 658 underprivileged children (315 boys) of 2-6 years from Midnapore, India. The nutritional status of the...

Objective Although stigma towards obesity and anorexia is a well-recognized problem, no research has investigated and compared the explicit (i.e. conscious) and implicit (i.e. unconscious) preferences between these two conditions. The present study conducted this investigation in a sample of 4,806 volunteers recruited at the Project Implicit website (https://implicit.harvard.edu). Methods Exp...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of short stature (SS) and underweight in Jordan on a national level is unknown. This study aimed to investigate, on a national level, the prevalence of short stature (SS), underweight, overweight, and obesity among school aged children in Jordan. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted from May 2015 to January 2016 and included 2702 subjects aged 6-17 years....

Introduction: A few data are available about effect of resistance training on serum concentration of chemerin, a new adipokine, and cardio-metabolic risk factors in sedentary underweight men. However, being underweight and sedentary, both independently influence on health. The purpose of this study was to survey response of circulating levels of chemerin and some of cardio-metabolic risk factor...