CITATION: PLOSScienceWednesday , r/Science , PLOS Science Wednesday: Hi Reddit, my name is Emily Bucholz and I published a study in PLOS Medicine studying the impacts of being underweight after a heart attack, Ask Me Anything!, The Winnower 3:e146539.90247 , 2016 , DOI: Did you study patients who were underweight and then had a heart attack, or patients who had a heart attack, then lost too muc...

OBJECTIVE To study geographical patterns of underweight children in Africa by combining information on prevalence with headcounts at a subnational level. METHODS We used large-scale, nationally representative nutrition surveys, in particular the Demographic and Health Surveys and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, which have been designed, analysed and presented according to largely simi...

Maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) using a handgrip dynamometer was assessed in seventy-two young adult males. The subjects were divided into two groups on the basis of a BMI of 18.5 kg/m2. The subjects with a BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (n 38) were further divided into an underweight (UW; n 20) group and a chronically energy-deficient (CED; n 18) group. The CED subjects had significantly lower MVC (30.1...

Background: This empirical study investigated the extent of malnutrition and factors associated with malnutrition amid children aged 0-59 months in Bangladesh using Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey data, 2014. Methods: To examine the extent of malnutrition among the children under five in Bangladesh, we used Height-forage, weight-for-height and weight-for-age. The association between the se...

Background: The nutrition of under five children reflects a country’s health status. We aimed to assess the nutritional status year selected wards Barahachhetra municipality, Sunsari. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 167 in ward no. 4 and 5 municipality. Height/ length, mid- upper arm circumference (MUAC), weight clinical signs malnutrition were noted. relevant information re...

BACKGROUND Both underweight and obesity have been suggested as risk factors for pressure ulcers (PU) development, although data are limited. Our aim was to evaluate the odds of PU in underweight and obese, relative to optimal weight patients. METHODS Secondary data analysis of a prospective cohort study of risk factors for PU on admission or by hospital day 3 in 3214 elderly patients admitted...

BACKGROUND There is concern that the body size of fashion store mannequins are too thin and promote unrealistic body ideals. To date there has been no systematic examination of the size of high street fashion store mannequins. METHODS We surveyed national fashion retailers located on the high street of two English cities. The body size of 'male' and 'female' mannequins was assessed by two bli...

Introductory psychology students (120 females and 120 males) rated attractiveness and fecundity of one of six computer-altered female Ž gures representing three body-weight categories (underweight, normal weight and overweight) and two levels of waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), one in the ideal range (0.72) and one in the non-ideal range (0.86). Both females and males judged underweight Ž gures to be ...

Background: Obesity is considered as one of the most important nutrition and health issues among adolescents in the developing countries. In this respect, risks and problems associated with obesity can put a huge burden on the health care system of a society. Moreover, underweight and malnutrition are also prevalent in developing countries and impose enormous health care expenditures on individ...

Background: Childhood/adolescence under- and over-nutrition are among the major public concerns worldwide. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity among children living in Yazd, Iran using different criteria. Methods: This community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among children and adolescents aged 6-18 years. Body weight, height, waist, a...