Vol. 5 No. 3 (2016)

Published: 2016-09-06

Special Issue: The Metabolic Syndrome and Childhood Obesity: A Critical Public Health Issue

EDITORIAL: The Metabolic Syndrome and Childhood Obesity: A Critical Public Health Issue

Bahareh Imani

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Comparing Two Waist-to-Height Ratio Measurements with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Youth with Diabetes

Lenna L. Liu, Henry S. Kahn, David J. Pettitt, Nora F. Fino, Tim Morgan, David M. Maahs, Nancy A. Crimmins, Archana P. Lamichhane, Angela D. Liese, Ralph B. D’Agostino Jr., Ronny A. Bell

87-94
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BMI, Body Image, Emotional Well-Being and Weight-Control Behaviors in Urban African American Adolescents

Delenya Allen, Harolyn M.E. Belcher, Allen Young, Lillian Williams Gibson, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Maria Trent

95-104
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Preventive Effects of Health-Food Drinks on the Obesity and DNA Damage of Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet under a Mild Stress

Minoru Higashimoto, Chikako Toda, Nao Tokumoto, Arinobu Yamauchi

105-111
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General Articles

Relationship between Ponderal Index, Mid-Arm Circumference/ Head Circumference Ratio and Clinical Assessment of Nutritional Status Score (CANSCORE) in the Determination of Nutritional Status of Newborn at Birth in Nigeria

Olufunke B. Bolaji, Olusegun J. Adebami, Olufunmilayo V. Adebara, Joshua A. Owa

112-120
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HIV Sero-Prevalence among Infants Attending Immunization Centers in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State, Southern, Nigeria

Venn J. Ifeoma, Ochigbo O. Sunday, Anah U. Maxwell, Asindi A. Asindi

121-125
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