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View article: Adiposity and Cardiometabolic Health Among Inuit of Nunavik: A 13-Year Follow-Up Study
Adiposity and Cardiometabolic Health Among Inuit of Nunavik: A 13-Year Follow-Up Study Open
Adiposity phenotypes and cardiometabolic risk factors are evolving among Nunavik Inuit, but increased abdominal fat is not linked to certain lipid parameters, fasting glucose, or blood pressure. Further research is needed to understand eth…
View article: Structural Vulnerability Factors and Gestational Weight Gain: A Scoping Review on the Extent, Range, and Nature of the Literature
Structural Vulnerability Factors and Gestational Weight Gain: A Scoping Review on the Extent, Range, and Nature of the Literature Open
Background: Inadequate and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) are rising epidemiological health concerns, affecting a substantial proportion of pregnant women in high-income countries and contributing to a multitude of adverse materna…
View article: Structural Vulnerability Factors and Gestational Weight Gain: A Scoping Review on the Extent, Range, and Nature of the Literature
Structural Vulnerability Factors and Gestational Weight Gain: A Scoping Review on the Extent, Range, and Nature of the Literature Open
Background: Inadequate and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) are rising epidemiological health concerns, affecting a substantial proportion of pregnant women in high-income countries and contributing to a multitude of adverse materna…
View article: Structural Vulnerability Factors and Gestational Weight Gain: A Scoping Review on the Extent, Range, and Nature of the Literature
Structural Vulnerability Factors and Gestational Weight Gain: A Scoping Review on the Extent, Range, and Nature of the Literature Open
Background: Inadequate and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) are rising epidemiological health concerns, affecting a substantial proportion of pregnant women in high-income countries and contributing to a multitude of adverse materna…
View article: Audit of the Management of High Clozapine Levels Within Solihull Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs)
Audit of the Management of High Clozapine Levels Within Solihull Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) Open
Aims To review the practice of management of clozapine plasma levels in Solihull CMHTs between April and September 2023. Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) clozapine guidelines were issued in January 2023 and f…
View article: Structural Vulnerability Factors Influence Gestational Weight Gain in a Broad Range of Contexts: A Scoping Review
Structural Vulnerability Factors Influence Gestational Weight Gain in a Broad Range of Contexts: A Scoping Review Open
Background: Insufficient and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) are rising epidemiological health concerns, affecting the majority of pregnant women in high-income countries and contributing to a multitude of adverse maternal and infa…
View article: Utility of p16INK4a expression for the interpretation of uterine cervical biopsies in Kenya
Utility of p16INK4a expression for the interpretation of uterine cervical biopsies in Kenya Open
Introduction: histologic interpretation of hematoxylin and eosin-stained cervical biopsies is subject to substantial discordance among pathologists. Immunohistochemical staining for p16INK4a can reduce inter-observer disagreement. We did a…
View article: Social determinants of long-term reported changes in physical activity and healthy eating during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: multiple cross-sectional surveys analysis from the iCARE study
Social determinants of long-term reported changes in physical activity and healthy eating during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: multiple cross-sectional surveys analysis from the iCARE study Open
The long-term consequences of COVID-19 on healthy behaviours (physical activity practice and healthy eating) among Canadians remain largely unexplored. The objectives were (i) to describe the proportion of Canadians who reported a change i…
View article: Evolution of the burden of diabetes among adults and children in Québec, Canada, from 2001 to 2019: A population-based longitudinal surveillance study
Evolution of the burden of diabetes among adults and children in Québec, Canada, from 2001 to 2019: A population-based longitudinal surveillance study Open
Introduction: Many developed countries, including Canada, have observed reductions in incidence of diabetes. Given the latest improvements in the case definition of diabetes for the younger population in Quebec, Canada, we sought to examin…
View article: A Comprehensive Exploration of the Relationships between Structural Vulnerability Factors and Gestational Weight Gain Pre-COVID-19: A Scoping Review
A Comprehensive Exploration of the Relationships between Structural Vulnerability Factors and Gestational Weight Gain Pre-COVID-19: A Scoping Review Open
Background: Insufficient and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) have emerged as rising public health concerns affecting the majority of pregnant women in high-income countries, and are associated with a multitude of adverse maternal a…
View article: The impact of a fasting mimicking diet on the metabolic health of a prospective cohort of patients with prostate cancer: a pilot implementation study
The impact of a fasting mimicking diet on the metabolic health of a prospective cohort of patients with prostate cancer: a pilot implementation study Open
Background This pilot prospective study investigated the effect of a periodic fasting mimicking diet (FMD) on metabolic health factors in patients with Prostate Cancer (PC). There is a well-documented association between PC and metabolic h…
View article: Evaluation of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Reduction and Association With Cognitive Decline and Dementia
Evaluation of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Reduction and Association With Cognitive Decline and Dementia Open
In this study, there was no significant association between BP reduction and lower risk of cognitive decline, dementia, or MCI. The certainty of this evidence was rated low because of the limited sample size, the risk of bias of included t…
View article: Association between obesity and risk of fracture, bone mineral density and bone quality in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Association between obesity and risk of fracture, bone mineral density and bone quality in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Background The association between obesity and fracture risk may be skeletal site- and sex-specific but results among studies are inconsistent. Whilst several studies reported higher bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with obesity, alt…
View article: Survival from breast cancer in women with a BRCA2 mutation by treatment
Survival from breast cancer in women with a BRCA2 mutation by treatment Open
For women with breast cancer and a germline BRCA2 mutation, positive ER status does not predict superior survival. Oophorectomy is associated with a reduced risk of death from breast cancer and should be considered in the treatment plan.
View article: Energy expenditure during pregnancy: a systematic review
Energy expenditure during pregnancy: a systematic review Open
Context Contrary to nutritional guidelines, accumulating evidence shows that pregnant women’s energy intakes remain stable throughout trimesters. Although pregnant women may eat below their needs or underreport their energy intakes, it is …
View article: Front Cover: Increased Dairy Product Intake Alters Serum Metabolite Profiles in Subjects at Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
Front Cover: Increased Dairy Product Intake Alters Serum Metabolite Profiles in Subjects at Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Open
Mol. Nutr. Food Res. 2019, 63, 1900126 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201900126 In article number 1900126, Iwona Rudkowska and co-workers find that individuals at risk of diabetes who consume four to five portions of dairy products per day show modifie…