Volume 18 Issue 2

▪ Keyword : seaweed, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, waist circumference, iodine, clinical trial

▪ Content : Incidence of the metabolic syndrome is increasing worldwide, with notable exceptions of some Asian countries where seaweeds are commonly consumed. 13 men (mean age 47.4 ± 9.9 yr) and 14 women (average age 45.6 ± 12.2 yr) with at least one symptom of the metabolic syndrome were recruited in Quito Ecuador to a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial.

▪ Keyword : WHtR, anthropometric indices, cardiovascular risk factors, obesity, ROC analysis

▪ Content : The purpose of this study was to determine the anthropometric index that best predicts common cardiovascular risk factors. A total of 2768 individuals (1310 men and 1458 women) aged 21-75 years with full relevant data from the Zanjan Healthy Heart Study (a prospective study in Zanjan and Abhar, two main cities of Zanjan Province, Iran) wererecruited.

▪ Keyword : Asians, adults, risk factors, developing countries, obesity

▪ Content : Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with overweight/obesity among adults in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) using Caucasian and Asian cut-offs. Study design: A cross-sectional survey. Methods: In 2005, 1,971 adults aged 25-64 years in HCMC were randomly selected using a proportional to population size sampling method to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity, measured by body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference.

▪ Keyword : underweight, overweight, obesity, BMI, Vietnam

▪ Content : This study aims to assess the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among adults in urban Hanoi, Vietnam; and compare these results to previous estimates among adults in urban Ho Chi Minh City. Survey participants were residents in urban Hanoi, Vietnam and aged between 25-74 years.

▪ Keyword : food frequency questionnaire, reproducibility, validity, women, China

▪ Content : Objective: To evaluate the validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) developed for assessing the association between dietary factors and breast cancer risk among Chinese women in Guangdong. Methods: 61 women (24-64 years) were recruited from the community in Guangzhou city.

▪ Keyword : obese, children, body fat distribution, resting energy expenditure, insulin resistance

▪ Content : Objectives: (1) To examine the validity of existing prediction equations (PREE) for estimating resting energy expenditure (REE) in obese Chinese children, (2) to correlate the measured REE (MREE) with anthropometric and biochemical parameters and (3) to derive a new PREE for local use.

▪ Keyword : overweight and obese natives, rural community, purposive sample, focus groups, Malaysia

▪ Content : The objective of this study was to explore the perception of, feelings and attitudes toward overweight or obesity, and the perceived barriers to weight loss among native adults from lower socio-economic background. A total of six gender- and ethnic-specific focus groups consisted of 38 overweight and obese purposefully and criterion selected adults (21 women and 17 men), participated in this study.

▪ Keyword : vegetarian, duration of vegetarianism, body fat, BMI, nutrient intake

▪ Content : We described the body composition and nutrient intake of Buddhist vegetarians and compared the data with that of omnivores in South Korea. Vegetarian subjects were 54 Buddhist nuns, who adhered to a vegetarian diet in accordance with Buddhist teachings.

▪ Keyword : anthropometric index, children, the metabolic syndrome, waist circumference, body mass inde

▪ Content : Background: To determine whether separate anthropometric screening tools are needed for obesity and the metabolic syndrome in children, we compared the predictability of several anthropometric indices, including waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI), with regard to metabolic disorders.

▪ Keyword : metabolically obese but normal-weight, metabolically healthy but obese phenotype, prevalence, health behaviors, Korean

▪ Content : The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of ‘metabolically obese, but normal-weight’ (MONW) and ‘metabolically healthy, but obese’ (MHO) phenotypes in Korean adults and identify the characteristics and health behaviors related to both phenotypes.

▪ Keyword : dietary patterns, metabolic syndrome, FFQ, women’s health, Iran

▪ Content : It is important to elucidate the dietary factors contributing to the development of metabolic syndrome among middle-aged women to better prevent and manage the syndrome. The objective was to determine the relationship between dietary intake and metabolic syndrome in urban Babolian middle-aged women.

▪ Content : The objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term clinical significance of enteral nutrition (EN) in weaning adult short bowel patients off parenteral nutrition (PN) undergoing intestinal rehabilitation therapy (IRT). Sixtyone adult patients with small bowel length 47.95 ± 19.37 cm were retrospectively analyzed.

▪ Keyword : factor analysis, metabolic syndrome, hyperinsulinemia, adolescents, Asian Indians

▪ Content : There is paucity of data on the association of various risk factors of the metabolic syndrome in urban Asian Indian adolescents. This cross-sectional study included 948 subjects (527 males; 421 females) aged 14-19 y, selected randomly from New Delhi, India.

▪ Keyword : review, book

▪ Content : Fat Economics: Nutrition, Health and Economic Policy By Mario Mazzocchi, W Bruce Traill and Jason F Shogren Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK 2009

▪ Keyword : drinking water, beverage choice, schoolchildren, 24-h food record, Guatemala

▪ Content : Water intake was described and quantified in samples of urban Guatemalan schoolchildren stratified by gender and socio-economic status. The frequency of consumption and quantity of plain water drinking was estimated from one day pictorial registries of all beverages, foods and snacks consumed over a 24-h period collected from 449 3rd and 4th graders from two social classes: 230 from higher SES and 219 from lower SES. Plain water was reported by 28.1% of participants on the day of registry.

▪ Keyword : macrosomia, placenta, insulin-like growth factor, receptor, case-control study

▪ Content : Objective: To investigate the associations between mRNA levels that encodes for insulin-like growth factors (IGFS) and their receptors in term placenta, and the risk of macrosomia. Methods: Term placentas were collected from 37 neonates with macrosomia and 37 neonates with normal birth weight in Changzhou Women and Children Health Hospital from March 1 to June 30, 2008. T

▪ Keyword : phytosterol, plant stanol ester, lipids, system review, meta-analysis

▪ Content : The objective of this work is to conduct a systematic review that investigates the efficacy of phytosterols/stanols in lowering lipid concentration in individuals with non-familial hypercholesterolemia. Randomized controlled intervention trials were identified through selected international journal databases and reference lists of relevant publications.

▪ Keyword : trans fatty acids, saturated fatty acid, cis unsaturated fatty acid, fast food, gas chromatography

▪ Content : Although the disadvantages of trans fatty acids (TFAs) are widely mentioned, limited data are available on the TFAs contents of Iranian foods, including fast foods. The aim of this study was to quantify the amounts of common fatty acids in several fast foods in Iran, with specific focus on TFAs.

▪ Keyword : zinc, minerals, dietary intake, Jiangsu Province, China

▪ Content : Objectives: To evaluate dietary zinc and other divalent minerals intake among the population of Jiangsu Province. Methods: 3,867 subjects aged 4-89 years were representatively sampled in two urban and six rural areas of Jiangsu Province.

▪ Keyword : female athlete triad, eating disorders, menstrual irregularity, bone quality, osteoporosis

▪ Content : Women participating in a wide range of competitive sports are at higher risk of developing eating disorders, menstrual irregularities and osteoporosis, which are generally referred to as the ‘female athlete triad’. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of female athlete triad and factors associated with this condition among athletes participating in different sports.

▪ Keyword : abdominal obesity, body mass index, waist circumference, cardiovascular, Asia

▪ Content : Many studies in Asia have demonstrated that Asian populations may require lower cut-off levels for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference to define obesity and abdominal obesity respectively, compared to western populations.