The mismatch between biological needs and the modern food industry
Tag: obesity
Prohormone cleavage prediction uncovers a non-incretin anti-obesity peptide
Peptide hormones, a class of pharmacologically active molecules, have a critical role in regulating energy homeostasis. Prohormone convertase 1/3 (…
Development and reliability of an audit tool to assess the school physical activity environment across 12 countries
Schools are an important setting to enable and promote physical activity. Researchers have created a variety of tools to perform objective environm…
The reliability and validity of a short food frequency questionnaire among 9–11-year olds: a multinational study on three middle-income and high-income countries
The main aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of a food frequency questionnaire with 23 food groups (I-FFQ) among a sample …
Are participant characteristics from ISCOLE study sites comparable to the rest of their country?
The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) provides robust, multi-national information on physical activi…
Active school transport and weekday physical activity in 9–11-year-old children from 12 countries
Active school transport (AST) may increase the time that children spend in physical activity (PA). This study examined relationships between AST an…
Associations between breakfast frequency and adiposity indicators in children from 12 countries
Reports of inverse associations between breakfast frequency and indices of obesity are predominantly based on samples of children from high-income …
Association between home and school food environments and dietary patterns among 9–11-year-old children in 12 countries
We investigated the roles of home and school environments on dietary patterns among children from 12 countries differing widely in geographic regio…