BACKGROUND Greater exposures to fast-food outlets and lower levels of education are independently associated with less healthy diets and obesity. Little is known about the interplay between these environmental and individual factors. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to test whether observed differences in fast-food consumption and obesity by fast-food outlet exposure are moderated by e...

fast food has become a prominent feature of diet and has grown into a dominant dietary pattern among youth worldwide. it is difficult to escape noticing the colourful edifice and bill boards of these food outlets, one is probably just around the corner of your street. mr biggs, tastes fried chicken, sweet sensation, big treat, favourite etc. due to competitive nature of the market many of the f...

OBJECTIVES To identify characteristics of the food environment associated with child overweight/obesity that could, if subjected to intervention, mitigate the risk of childhood overweight/obesity. We examined whether the proximity to or density of grocery and convenience stores or fast food restaurants, or the prices of healthy food options were more strongly associated with overweight/obesity ...

BACKGROUND Young Australians aged between 18 and 30 years have experienced the largest increase in the body mass index and spend the largest proportion of their food budget on fast food and eating out. Frequent consumption of foods purchased and eaten away from home has been linked to poorer diet quality and weight gain. There has been no Australian research regarding quantities, type, or the f...

PURPOSE We investigated the relationship of the local availability of fast-food restaurant locations with diet and obesity. DESIGN We geocoded addresses of survey respondents and fast-food restaurant locations to assess the association between the local concentration of fast-food outlets, BMI, and fruit and vegetable consumption. SETTING The survey was conducted in Genesee County, Michigan....

results the results showed that the fiber diameter and the amount of loratadine affected the drug release and the disappearance time of nanofibers. the smaller the fiber diameter and drug amount, the faster the solubility and the release time of nanofibers. conclusions it was concluded that electrospinning can be a suitable method for preparing fast-dissolving loratadine nanofibers. materials a...

BACKGROUND There are growing concern globally regarding the alarming trend of fast food consumption and its related cardiometabolic outcomes including overweight and obesity. This study aimed to review the current evidences available in relation to adverse effects of fast food pattern on cardiometa-bolic risk factors. METHODS Relevant articles including epidemiological and clinical studies wi...

The study of properties of propagation of interplanetary shocks into the Earth’s magnetosphere is significant to improve our understanding of the Sun-Earth system. The interplanetary shocks interact with the bow shock and cause pressure pulses on the magnetopause and its movement, launching different waves into the magnetosphere. In our study we used a set of more than 40 fast forward shocks to...

OBJECTIVE This intervention sought to promote healthy eating with the ultimate goal of reducing childhood obesity risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three hundred and sixty-one Latino families living on the US-Mexico border with at least one child between 7-13 years of age were eligible to participate. Families randomly assigned to the four-month intervention received 14 contacts with a promotora (c...

Beamforming methods using antenna arrays have been used to suppress co-channel interferences in OFDM systems. These methods are grouped into two general classes of pre-FFT and post-FFT schemes. Post-FFT schemes normally exhibit better performance than their pre-FFT counterparts. However, in pilot-assisted OFDM systems the performance of post-FFT schemes drastically degrades due to subcarrier cl...