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1. Association of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D with physical performance in physically active children

Author:
Ikram Bezrati; Raouf Hammami; Mohamed Kacem Ben Fradj; Domenico Martone; Johnny Padulo; Moncef Feki; Anis Chaouachi; Naziha Kaabachi
Source:
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 2016 v.41 no.11 pp. 1124-1128
ISSN:
1715-5320
Subject:
body mass index; calcium; chemiluminescence immunoassays; children; correlation; cross-sectional studies; exercise; jumping; metabolism; models; multivariate analysis; muscle strength; skeletal muscle; vitamin D; vitamin D deficiency
Abstract:
... Vitamin D is thought to regulate skeletal muscle function and boost physical performance. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between vitamin D and physical performance in physically active children. This cross-sectional study included 125 children who practice football as a leisure activity. Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) was assessed using a chemiluminescence immunoassay me ...
DOI:
10.1139/apnm-2016-0097

2. Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep1

Author:
Mark S. Tremblay; Valerie Carson; Jean-Philippe Chaput; Sarah Connor Gorber; Thy Dinh; Mary Duggan; Guy Faulkner; Casey E. Gray; Reut Gruber; Katherine Janson; Ian Janssen; Peter T. Katzmarzyk; Michelle E. Kho; Amy E. Latimer-Cheung; Claire LeBlanc; Anthony D. Okely; Timothy Olds; Russell R. Pate; Andrea Phillips; Veronica J. Poitras; Sophie Rodenburg; Margaret Sampson; Travis J. Saunders; James A. Stone; Gareth Stratton; Shelly K. Weiss; Lori Zehr
Source:
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 2016 v.41 no.6 pp. S311
ISSN:
1715-5320
Subject:
children; exercise; experts; focus groups; guidelines; interviews; metabolism; nutrition; sleep; stakeholders; surveys; systematic review; youth
Abstract:
... Leaders from the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology convened representatives of national organizations, content experts, methodologists, stakeholders, and end-users who followed rigorous and transparent guideline development procedures to create the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep. These novel gu ...
DOI:
10.1139/apnm-2016-0151

3. Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: Exploring the perceptions of stakeholders regarding their acceptability, barriers to uptake, and dissemination1

Author:
Guy Faulkner; Lauren White; Negin Riazi; Amy E. Latimer-Cheung; Mark S. Tremblay
Source:
Applied physiology, nutrition and metabolism 2016 v.41 no.6 pp. S303
ISSN:
1715-5312
Subject:
children; exercise; focus groups; guidelines; interviews; metabolism; nutrition; parents; professionals; stakeholders; teachers; youth
Abstract:
... Engaging stakeholders in the development of guidelines and plans for implementation is vital. The purpose of this study was to examine stakeholders’ (parents, teachers, exercise professionals, paediatricians, and youth) perceptions of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Behaviour Guidelines for Children and Youth (“Movement Guidelines”). Stakeholders (n = 104) engaged in semi-structured focus groups or ...
DOI:
10.1139/apnm-2016-0100

4. Comparison between parameters from maximal cycle ergometer test first without respiratory gas analysis and thereafter with respiratory gas analysis among healthy prepubertal children

Author:
Tuomo T. Tompuri; Niina Lintu; Sonja Soininen; Tomi Laitinen; Timo Antero Lakka
Source:
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 2016 v.41 no.6 pp. 624-630
ISSN:
1715-5320
Subject:
boys; children; exercise; exercise test; girls; heart rate; heteroskedasticity; metabolism; nutrition; respiratory gases; systolic blood pressure
Abstract:
... It is important to distinguish true and clinically relevant changes and methodological noise from measure to measure. In the clinical practice, maximal cycle ergometer tests are typically performed first without respiratory gas analysis and thereafter, if needed, with respiratory gas analysis. Therefore, we report a comparison of parameters from maximal cycle ergometer exercise tests that were don ...
DOI:
10.1139/apnm-2015-0355

5. Empowering Parents of Obese Children (EPOC): A randomized controlled trial on additional long-term weight effects of parent training

Author:
Petra Warschburger; Katja Kroeller; Johannes Haerting; Susanne Unverzagt; Andreas van Egmond-Fröhlich
Source:
Appetite 2016 v.103 pp. 148-156
ISSN:
0195-6663
Subject:
adolescence; adolescents; childhood; childhood obesity; children; education programs; exercise; healthy diet; lifestyle; parenting; parents; quality of life; randomized clinical trials; relapse; weight control
Abstract:
... Although inpatient lifestyle treatment for obese children and adolescents can be highly effective in the short term, long-term results are unconvincing. One possible explanation might be that the treatment takes place far from parents' homes, limiting the possibility to incorporate the parents, who play a major role in establishing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle in childhood and adolescence. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2016.04.007

6. Getting to More Effective Weight Management in Antipsychotic-Treated Youth: A Survey of Barriers and Preferences

Author:
Nicol Ginger; Worsham Elizabeth; Haire-Joshu Debra; Duncan Alexis; Schweiger Julia; Yingling Michael; Lenze Eric
Source:
Childhood obesity 2016 v.12 no.1 pp. 70-76
ISSN:
2153-2176
Subject:
Internet; antipsychotics; attitudes and opinions; behavior disorders; caregivers; childhood obesity; children; exercise; food intake; foods; healthy diet; monitoring; motivation; parents; risk; surveys; telephones; weight control; weight loss; youth
Abstract:
... Background: Mentally ill youth are at risk for developing obesity, especially when they require antipsychotic treatment; moreover, they may face unique challenges in adhering to behavioral weight loss interventions. The aims of this project were to characterize the challenges families of youth with psychiatric disorders face when engaging in weight loss treatment and to gather information on attit ...
DOI:
10.1089/chi.2015.0076
PubMed:
26788619
PubMed Central:
PMC4753621

7. Impact of imposed exercise on energy intake in children at risk for overweight

Author:
S. Nicole Fearnbach; Travis D. Masterson; Haley A. Schlechter; Amanda J. Ross; Michael J. Rykaczewski; Eric Loken; Danielle S. Downs; David Thivel; Kathleen L. Keller
Source:
Nutrition journal 2016 v.15 no.1 pp. 92
ISSN:
1475-2891
Subject:
risk; dinner; energy intake; exercise; at-risk population; t-test; overweight; cross-over studies; energy expenditure; lunch; acute effects; children; body mass index; females; breakfast
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Exercise not only has a direct effect on energy balance through energy expenditure (EE), but also has an indirect effect through its impact on energy intake (EI). This study examined the effects of acute exercise on daily ad libitum EI in children at risk for becoming overweight due to family history. METHODS: Twenty healthy-weight children (ages 9–12 years, 12 male/8 female) with at l ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12937-016-0206-5
PubMed:
27769274
PubMed Central:
PMC5073936

8. Justice For All? Children’s Moral Reasoning about the Welfare and Rights of Endangered Species

Author:
Jolina H. Ruckert
Source:
Anthrozoös 2016 v.29 no.2 pp. 205-217
ISSN:
1753-0377
Subject:
Canis lupus; animal welfare; children; endangered species; exercise; gender; habitats; human-wildlife relations; humans; interviews; psychology; quantitative analysis; reproduction; urban population
Abstract:
... This study reports children’s developing moral concerns for endangered animals. Three questions were addressed: 1) Do children conceive of not harming an endangered animal as a moral obligation? 2) Do children use biocentric (nature-centered) moral reasoning? and 3) Does a developmental shift in biocentrism occur between the ages of 7and 10-years-old? Fifty-two urban children (gender balanced and ...
DOI:
10.1080/08927936.2015.1093297

9. Messages about appearance, food, weight and exercise in “tween” television

Author:
Courtney C. Simpson; Melissa Kwitowski; Rachel Boutte; Rachel W. Gow; Suzanne E. Mazzeo
Source:
Eating behaviors 2016 v.23 pp. 70-75
ISSN:
1471-0153
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; body image; children; cognition; eating disorders; exercise; females; literacy; males; men; stereotyped behavior; television; women
Abstract:
... Tweens (children ages ~8–14years) are a relatively recently defined age group, increasingly targeted by marketers. Individuals in this age group are particularly vulnerable to opinions and behaviors presented in media messages, given their level of cognitive and social development. However, little research has examined messages about appearance, food, weight, and exercise in television specificall ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.08.001

10. Molecular mechanisms of the anti-obesity effect of bioactive compounds in tea and coffee

Author:
Min-Hsiung Pan; Yen-Chen Tung; Guliang Yang; Shiming Li; Chi-Tang Ho
Source:
Food & function 2016 v.7 no.11 pp. 4481-4491
ISSN:
2042-650X
Subject:
adipogenesis; adipose tissue; adults; adverse effects; animal models; beverages; bioactive compounds; cell cycle; children; diet; drugs; exercise; green tea; intestinal microorganisms; lipids; obesity; surgery; transcription factors; visceral fat
Abstract:
... Obesity is a serious health problem in adults and children worldwide. However, the basic strategies for the management of obesity (diet, exercise, drugs and surgery) have limitations and side effects. Therefore, many researchers have sought to identify bioactive components in food. Tea and coffee are the most frequently consumed beverages in the whole world. Their health benefits have been studied ...
DOI:
10.1039/c6fo01168c

11. Outcome Analysis of The B.E. S.T.R.O.N.G. Childhood Obesity Treatment Program: Effectiveness of an Eight-Week Family-Based Childhood Obesity Program Using an Internet-Based Health Tracker

Author:
Neufeld Naomi D.
Source:
Childhood obesity 2016 v.12 no.4 pp. 227-236
ISSN:
2153-2176
Subject:
African Americans; Hispanics; body mass index; childhood obesity; children; data collection; exercise; females; grains; health services; males; protein sources; statistical analysis; vegetable consumption; weight loss
Abstract:
... Background: We describe the development, testing, and analysis of the B.E. S.T.R.O.N.G. program, a comprehensive family-based multidisciplinary child obesity treatment program. The program uses an innovative Internet-based health tracker that was developed by the Children's Wellness Institute (CWI) for data collection, analysis, and storage.Methods: Data were obtained on 112 subjects who enrolled ...
DOI:
10.1089/chi.2015.0048

12. Paved with good intentions: Paradoxical eating responses to weight stigma

Author:
Laurence J. Nolan; Amy Eshleman
Source:
Appetite 2016 v.102 pp. 15-24
ISSN:
0195-6663
Subject:
adults; binging; body weight; children; dieting; exercise; overeating; peers; physicians; risk; social behavior; stigma; weight loss
Abstract:
... Because body weight is largely seen as controllable, weight stigma—the social devaluation of those who are overweight—is not subject to the social norms that condemn open expression of racism and sexism. Indeed, rejection of peers based on perceptions of excess weight is normative. Since weight stigma is internalized, popular views (and often the views of physicians) have suggested that increasing ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2016.01.027

13. Pet cat management practices among a representative sample of owners in Victoria, Australia

Author:
Tiffani J. Howell; Kate Mornement; Pauleen C. Bennett
Source:
Journal of veterinary behavior 2016 v.11 pp. 42-49
ISSN:
1558-7878
Subject:
animal behavior; behavior problems; cats; children; diet; exercise; females; households; human-animal relations; humans; males; parasites; pet ownership; pets; surveys; Victoria (Australia)
Abstract:
... Although cats are commonly kept as pets, the extent to which they experience optimal welfare is not well researched. Owner management practices are likely to affect the welfare outcomes of pet cats. The aim of this study was to determine different ways in which pet cat owners attempt to meet their cat's environmental, diet and exercise, behavioral, social, and health needs, using a representative ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jveb.2015.10.006

14. Physiology of Food Intake Control in Children

Author:
G Harvey Anderson; Sascha Hunschede; Rajadurai Akilen; Ruslan Kubant
Source:
Advances in nutrition 2016 v.7 no.1 pp. 232S-240S
ISSN:
2156-5376
Subject:
adolescents; appetite; behavior change; children; chronic diseases; environmental factors; exercise; food advertising; food composition; food intake; food policy; guidelines; hormones; obesity; puberty; television
Abstract:
... The purpose of this review is to draw attention to the limited information available on food intake (FI) control in children and adolescents 7–17 y of age, which is essential for developing food policies and guidelines in this population. Although environmental factors have been the overwhelming focus of research on the causative factors of obesity, research focusing on the physiologic control of ...
DOI:
10.3945/an.115.009357
PubMed:
26773031
PubMed Central:
PMC4717882

15. Transgenerational cardiology: One way to a baby's heart is through the mother

Author:
Patrick Y. Jay; Ehiole Akhirome; Rachel A. Magnan; M. Rebecca Zhang; Lillian Kang; Yidan Qin; Nelson Ugwu; Suk Dev Regmi; Julie M. Nogee; James M. Cheverud
Source:
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 2016 v.435 pp. 94-102
ISSN:
0303-7207
Subject:
risk; exercise; humans; mothers; oocytes; at-risk population; heart diseases; crossing; mice; children; young adults; genes; heart; clinical trials; genetic polymorphism; mortality
Abstract:
... Despite decades of progress, congenital heart disease remains a major cause of mortality and suffering in children and young adults. Prevention would be ideal, but formidable biological and technical hurdles face any intervention that seeks to target the main causes, genetic mutations in the embryo. Other factors, however, significantly modify the total risk in individuals who carry mutations. Inv ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mce.2016.08.029
PubMed:
27555292
PubMed Central:
PMC5014674

16. The effect of increasing autonomy through choice on young children’s physical activity behavior

Author:
Gabriel J. Sanders; Judith Juvancic-Heltzel; Megan L. Williams; James N. Roemmich; Denise M. Feda; Jacob E. Barkely
Source:
Pediatric exercise science 2016 v.13 no.4 pp. 428-432
ISSN:
0899-8493
Subject:
accelerometry; adults; children; exercise; girls; participation (behavior)
Abstract:
... Background: Increasing autonomy by manipulating the choice of available physical activity options in a laboratory setting can increase physical activity in older children and adults. However, the effect of manipulating the number of physically active choices has yet to be examined in young children in a gymnasium environment. Methods: Twenty children (n = 10 girls, 6.1 ± 1.4 years old) individuall ...
Handle:
10113/62427
DOI:
10.1123/jpah.2015-0171

17. A multicomponent, school-initiated obesity intervention to promote healthy lifestyles in children

Author:
Milena Morano; Irene Rutigliano; Alfonso Rago; Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani; Angelo Campanozzi
Source:
Nutrition 2016 v.32 no.10 pp. 1075-1080
ISSN:
0899-9007
Subject:
body mass index; children; computer software; eating habits; energy intake; exercise; food records; inventories; lifestyle; nutrition education; nutritional status; obesity; physical fitness; quality of life; skinfold thickness; waist circumference
Abstract:
... In the context of a 6-mo obesity program, incorporating school- and family-based components, nutritional education, fun-type skill-learning physical activities, and exercise training, this study examined relationships among changes in nutritional status, physical fitness, and some psychosocial and behavioral treatment-related outcomes, using a before and after comparison.Eighteen obese and overwei ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.nut.2016.03.007