[Influence of Diet Behaviors on Height Among Children and Adolescents in China: A Multiple Level Analysis].
[Influence of diet behaviors on height among children and adolescents in China: a multiple level analysis].
Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao. 2013 Jun 18; 45(3): 370-5
Fu LG, Ma J, Wang HJ, Hu PJ, Song Y, Liu JS, Zhang ZL, Shang XR, Yang YD
To categorize gowth and development stages among children and adolescents based on height, and to explore the influences of diet behaviors on height during diffrerent growth and development stages.Children and adolescents (7 to 18 years) with normal weights were selected using “Reference Norm for Screening Overweight and Obesity in Chinese Child and Adolescent” set up by WGOC in 2003 and “Reference Norm for Screening Underweight in Chinese Child and Adolescent” from the “2010 National Physical Fitness and Health Surveillance” data, and the variables of height and diet behaviors sorted. The gorwth and development stages were categorized using the hierachical cluster analysis, and the multilevel model was used to analyze influences of diet behaviors on height at different growth and development stages.Basis on height, there were 4 growth and development stages among the children and adolescents. In the boys, growth and development stages included Pre-GSS (growth spurt stage, GSS) including 7 to 10 years, GSS (11 to 12 years), Post-GSS (13 to 14 years), and growth stability stage (15 to 18 years); in the girls, the stages included the fast velocity GS (growth stage, GS) including 7 to 10 years, GS (11 to 12 years), Post-GS (13 to 15 years), and growth stability stage (16 to 18 years). The results of the multilevel model showed that the students’ height in the urban areas were higher than in the rural areas (P<0.01), and the trend of difference between the urban and rural areas with the different growth stages was a parabola shape, the highest differences were 3.36 cm and 3.23 cm in the GSS and the fast velocity GS, respectively. There were significant influences of breakfast on height during the Pre-GSS and the fast velocity GS (P<0.01), and increased 0.40 cm and 0.57 cm, respectively. Excluding the stablilty growth stage in the girls, drinking milk increased significantly height during the different growth stages (P<0.01), and the increases were gradual downtrend with the growth stages, the highest increase was 0.91 cm and 0.94 cm in Pre-GSS and the fast velocity GS, respectively. Eating eggs increased significantly height during all the growth stages (P<0.01), and the increases were the gradual uptrend with different growth stages. There were interaction effects among breakfast, drinking milk and eating eggs during the different growth stages, which was the gradual downtrend.Breakfast and drinking milk are conducive to growth during early adolescence, and the effect of eating eggs on growth is gradual uptrend with different growth stages. HubMed – eating
Why disrupt homeostasis? Reasons given for not eating when hungry and not stopping when full.
Holist Nurs Pract. 2013 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 239-45
Outland L, Rust F
Disrupting homeostasis has negative health outcomes, yet disruption routinely occurs with weight homeostasis. This cross-sectional study of nurses found a majority overriding hunger and fullness cues due to situational, dieting, and emotional reasons. Because either splurging or starving can lead to excess weight, preventing homeostasis disruption through intuitive eating is healthier and more holistic. HubMed – eating
Awareness regarding preventive measures of avian influenza among the adult people of thimi municipality, Nepal.
Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2013 Jan-Mar; 11(41): 45-9
Manandhar K, Chataut J, Khanal K, Shrestha A, Shrestha S, Shrestha S
Background Avian influenza is considered as a threat to global public health. Prevention and control depends on the awareness of the general population as well as high riskgroups. The avian influenza should be viewed more seriously because it may lead to pandemic influenza when the virus mutates its strain with the common human influenza. Thus, this study aims to explore the awareness regarding preventive measures of avian influenza among the adult population of Thimi Municipality. Objective The objective of this study was to explore awareness regarding preventive measures of avian influenza among the adult population of Thimi Municipality. Methods It is a cross-sectional, population based study. It was carried out in Thimi Municipality from May 15 to June 15, 2012. Pre tested structured questionnaire was used for face to face interview with randomly selected 250 subjects. Results Out of 250 subjects, 123 (49.2 %) were males. The mean age of subjects was 36 +/= 11.8 year. Among total subjects, 94.4 percent had heard about avian influenza. The main source of information was television (94.1%). Majority of subjects (84.9 %) thought that keeping infected birds and poultry as the mode of transmission followed by eating not well cooked poultry meat (82.8 %). Out of total study subjects, 165 (66.0 percent) mentioned fever and 138 (55.2 percent) thought fatigue as the signs and symptoms. As for knowledge about preventive measures, majority (85.6%) stated that cleaning the surfaces that had come in contact with the poultry could prevent the disease and 83.2 % had knowledge that the infection could be prevented by washing hands with soap and water after poultry handling. Awareness regarding preventive measures was found significantly low in females, middle adults, illiterates, and house wives. Conclusion The awareness regarding avian influenza was quite satisfactory among the adult people of Thimi Municipality. However level of awareness was seen lower in female, illiterate and middle adult. So that along with large scale mass education, there should be specific health education program for the specific group of population. HubMed – eating