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Nutrition, diet, physical health and endocrinology

Section edited by Lorenzo Iughetti

This section considers studies regarding physical activity, nutrition, diet, and endocrinology in children and adolescents.

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  1. Evidence of the influence of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) behaviors on childhood nutritional status is inconsistent. Few studies have examined their interactive effects. This study aimed to examine ass...

    Authors: Som Kumar Shrestha, Don Vicendese and Bircan Erbas

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:134

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  2. The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has increased as the obese pediatric population has increased. NAFLD causes progressive liver injury and the only effective treatment is lifestyle mod...

    Authors: Mi Jin Kim and Kyung Jae Lee

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:121

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  3. Malnutrition is a major public health problem with short and long-term adverse effects on children particularly in middle and low-income countries. Three out of every ten under-five children are said to be stu...

    Authors: Adanna Anthonia Umeokonkwo, Maryann Ugochi Ibekwe, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Clifford Onuorah Okike, Obumneme Benaiah Ezeanosike and Bede Chidozie Ibe

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:114

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  4. The prevalence of obesity among infants less than 2 years of age has increased by more than 60% over the last three decades. Obese infants and toddlers are at an increased risk for staying overweight into adol...

    Authors: Brittany Watchmaker, Bridget Boyd and Lara R. Dugas

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:104

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  6. Stunting, which describes a small height for one’s age, is an indicator of chronic malnutrition. It develops mainly as a result of prolonged food deprivation or a chronic disease or illness. Unintended pregnan...

    Authors: Mohammed Feyisso Shaka, Yetayal Birhanu Woldie, Hirbaye Mokona Lola, Kalkidan Yohannes Olkamo and Adane Tesfaye Anbasse

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:101

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  7. Previous studies have reported that long-term use of valproic acid can cause changes in bone metabolism in children. We conducted this meta-analysis to determine the effects of valproic acid on bone metabolism...

    Authors: Li Min, Wang Chunyan and Rong Biaoxue

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:97

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  8. Currently the most effective treatment for severe obesity in adolescents is weight-loss surgery coupled with lifestyle behavior change. In preparation for weight-loss surgery, adolescents are required to make ...

    Authors: Elizabeth Prout Parks, Darra D. Finnerty, Jennifer Panganiban, Rosemary Frasso, Chanelle Bishop-Gilyard, Colleen M. Tewksbury, Noel N. Williams, Kristoffel R. Dumon, Gaby Cordero, Douglas L. Hill and David B. Sarwer

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:96

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  9. The extent and implications of muscle building protein supplement use among adolescents is relatively unknown. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of protein powder, creatine, and anabolic steroid use ...

    Authors: Zali Yager and Siân McLean

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:89

    Content type: Research article

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  10. Lifelong healthy habits developed during childhood may prevent chronic diseases in adulthood. Interventions to promote these habits must begin early. The BONES (Beat Osteoporosis – Nourish and Exercise Skeleto...

    Authors: Christina D. Economos, Erin Hennessy, Kenneth Chui, Johanna Dwyer, Lori Marcotte, Aviva Must, Elena N. Naumova and Jeanne Goldberg

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:83

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  11. Young children’s healthy development depends on nurturing care, which ensures health, nutrition, responsive caregiving, safety and security, and early learning. Infancy and childhood are characterized by rapid...

    Authors: Claudia Pansieri, Antonio Clavenna, Chiara Pandolfini, Michele Zanetti, Maria Grazia Calati, Daniela Miglio, Massimo Cartabia, Federica Zanetto and Maurizio Bonati

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:80

    Content type: Study protocol

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  12. Prechoolers’ significant portions of sedentary time (ST) is a public-health concern due to its high prevalence and negative health consequences. However, few studies have explored correlates of preschoolers’ S...

    Authors: Suvi Määttä, Hanna Konttinen, Rejane Augusta de Oliveira Figueiredo, Ari Haukkala, Nina Sajaniemi, Maijaliisa Erkkola and Eva Roos

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:58

    Content type: Research article

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  14. An increased incidence of type 2 diabetes in youth is occurring worldwide. While diverse ethnic groups are disproportionately affected by type 2 diabetes, studies that explore ethnic differences and undiagnose...

    Authors: Shelley Spurr, Jill Bally, Carol Bullin, Diane Allan and Erick McNair

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:31

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  15. Congenital hypothyroidism is a common, yet easily treatable cause of poor growth and intellectual disability. Newborn screening programs play an important role in the early detection and treatment of congenita...

    Authors: Selorm A. Dei-Tutu, Adoma Manful, Douglas C. Heimburger, Hawa Malechi, Daniel J. Moore, Samuel A. Oppong, William E. Russell and Muktar H. Aliyu

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:26

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  16. Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare skeletal disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance that is characterized by hypoplastic clavicles, delayed closure of the cranial sutures, dental abnormalities, and s...

    Authors: Nozomi Takaki, Jun Mori, Satoshi Matsuo, Toshio Osamura and Toshimi Michigami

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:19

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  18. The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between anthropometric characteristics (i.e. body height, body weight, body mass index [BMI] and waist circumference [WC]) with motor performance ab...

    Authors: Sascha W. Hoffmann, Matthias Dreher, Michael S. Urschitz and Perikles Simon

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:4

    Content type: Research article

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  19. Undernutrition poses a serious health challenge in developing countries and Tanzania has the highest undernutrition burden of Eastern and Southern Africa. Poor infant and young child feeding practices have bee...

    Authors: Ahmed Gharib Khamis, Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri, Julius Edward Ntwenya and Katharina Kreppel

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:518

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  20. Earlier studies evaluated the physiological responses to video games in children with different clinical conditions; however, no study has compared active video games with an incremental field test in healthy ...

    Authors: Cristiane A. Moran, Simone Dal Corso, Maria Teresa Bombig, Andrey Jorge Serra, Silvana Alves Pereira and Maria Stella Peccin

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:491

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  21. Approximately 70% of HIV positive people live in Africa where food insecurity and under nutrition are endemic. However the impact of malnutrition on treatment outcome is not clear. This study assessed the effe...

    Authors: Abdu Oumer, Mina Edo Kubsa and Berhanu Abebaw Mekonnen

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:474

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  22. The 1000 days, between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday, offer a unique window of opportunity to build healthier and more prosperous societies. The right nutrition during this time can have ...

    Authors: Biruk Beletew, Bereket Gebremichael, Tewodros Tesfaye, Ayelign Mengesha and Mesfin Wudu

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:459

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  24. Increasing dietary fiber intake in children may improve overall diet quality. The purpose of this study was to compare nutrient intakes and sources of fiber between young children with low and high fiber intak...

    Authors: Kristen Finn, Emma Jacquier, Brian Kineman, Heidi Storm and Ryan Carvalho

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:446

    Content type: Research article

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  25. Pituitary tumors and/or their treatment are associated with multiple pituitary hormone deficiency (MPHD) in adults, but the distinct pituitary hormone profile of MPHD in Chinese children and adolescents remain...

    Authors: Fengxue Wang, Jinyan Han, Xiaohong Shang and Guimei Li

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:441

    Content type: Research article

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  26. There is growing evidence that school children in the United States gain weight more rapidly during the summer than the school year, but few studies have explored the causes of this phenomenon. The goal of thi...

    Authors: Lindsay A. Tanskey, Jeanne P. Goldberg, Kenneth Chui, Aviva Must, Catherine M. Wright and Jennifer M. Sacheck

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:438

    Content type: Research article

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  28. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the multi-component health promotion program, JolinchenKids – fit and healthy in daycare, designed to promote physical activity (PA), healthy eating, and mental wellbeing...

    Authors: Berit Steenbock, Christoph Buck, Hajo Zeeb, Stefan Rach and Claudia R. Pischke

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:432

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  29. The World Health Organization recommends that mothers should exclusively breastfeed their infants until 6 months of age due to the benefits for the mother and the child. There is documented evidence on exclusi...

    Authors: Amanuel Molla Beyene, Misgan Legesse Liben and Amit Arora

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:428

    Content type: Research article

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  30. Nocturnal enuresis (NE), or ‘bedwetting’, is a form of night-time urinary incontinence occurring in younger children. A diagnosis of NE can be socially disruptive and psychologically stressful for a child. The...

    Authors: Janet Schloss, Kimberley Ryan, Rebecca Reid and Amie Steel

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:421

    Content type: Study protocol

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  31. Obesity is associated with many chronic diseases including cortisol rhythm disorder and low testosterone. Furthermore, studies on obese children are quite limited and no concordance results have been obtained,...

    Authors: Bingyan Cao, Chunxiu Gong, Di Wu, Xuejun Liang, Wenjing Li, Min Liu, Chang Su, Miao Qin, Xi Meng and Liya Wei

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:414

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  32. Infants are in a state of rapid development and maturation; the growth rate is most rapid during the first 4 to 6 months of life. Few studies indicated that in developing countries including Ethiopia the preva...

    Authors: Lakew Abebe, Mamusha Aman, Shifera Asfaw, Hailay Gebreyesus, Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin and Abebe Mamo

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:408

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  33. An increasing number of extremely preterm (EP) infants have survived worldwide. However, few data have been reported from China. This study was designed to investigate the short-term outcomes of EP infants at ...

    Authors: Fan Wu, Guosheng Liu, Zhoushan Feng, Xiaohua Tan, Chuanzhong Yang, Xiaotong Ye, Yiheng Dai, Weiyi Liang, Xiuzhen Ye, Jing Mo, Lu Ding, Benqing Wu, Hongxiang Chen, Chiwang Li, Zhe Zhang, Xiao Rong…

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:405

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  34. The aim of this study is to investigate whether age of infant motor milestone achievement is related to levels of physical activity (PA), weight status and blood pressure at age 4–7 years of age.

    Authors: Silvia I. Brouwer, Ronald P. Stolk and Eva Corpeleijn

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:388

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  35. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in the first 6 months of life is the best and most complete option for an infant, in that supplies the vitamins and minerals the baby needs. Several studies in Iran have been cond...

    Authors: Meysam Behzadifar, Mandana Saki, Masoud Behzadifar, Mahnaz Mardani, Fatemeh Yari, Farzad Ebrahimzadeh, Hadis Majidi Mehr, Shadi Abdi Bastami and Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:384

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  36. Childhood and adolescent overweight, obesity and underweight have become an issue of grave concern to both the developed and developing countries in context of global burden of non-communicable diseases. Unhea...

    Authors: Daniel Gyamfi, Christian Obirikorang, Emmanuel Acheampong, Evans Adu Asamoah, Bernard Berko Sampong, Emmanuella Nsenbah Batu and Enoch Odame Anto

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:376

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  37. The microorganism present in breast milk, added to other factors, determine the colonization of infants. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the safety, tolerance and effects of the consumption o...

    Authors: J. Maldonado, M. Gil-Campos, J. A. Maldonado-Lobón, M. R. Benavides, K. Flores-Rojas, R. Jaldo, I. Jiménez del Barco, V. Bolívar, A. D. Valero, E. Prados, I. Peñalver and M. Olivares

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:361

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  38. Relationships with others can have an impact on the attitudes of new mums to the obesity-related behaviours of their children. The aim of this study was to understand the degree to which other new mums (from t...

    Authors: Adrian J. Cameron, Emma Charlton, Adam Walsh, Kylie Hesketh and Karen Campbell

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:357

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  39. Although breastfeeding is touted as providing many health benefits to infants, some aspects of this relationship remain poorly understood.

    Authors: Nicole M. Frank, Kristian F. Lynch, Ulla Uusitalo, Jimin Yang, Maria Lönnrot, Suvi M. Virtanen, Heikki Hyöty and Jill M. Norris

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:339

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  40. Earlier pubertal timing has been observed in many countries. We aimed to explore if prenatal exposure to maternal obesity, smoking, and alcohol intake was associated with timing of puberty by use of a novel ma...

    Authors: Nis Brix, Andreas Ernst, Lea Lykke Braskhøj Lauridsen, Erik Thorlund Parner, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Jørn Olsen, Tine Brink Henriksen and Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:338

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  41. An exclusive human milk diet (EHMD) using human milk based products (pre-term formula and fortifiers) has been shown to lead to significant clinical benefits for very low birth weight (VLBW) babies (below 1250...

    Authors: Grace Hampson, Sarah Louise Elin Roberts, Alan Lucas and David Parkin

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:337

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  42. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends incorporating psychosocial stimulation into the management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM). However, there is little evidence about the effectiveness of these ...

    Authors: Teklu Gemechu Abessa, Berhanu Nigussie Worku, Mekitie Wondafrash, Tsinuel Girma, Johan Valy, Johan Lemmens, Liesbeth Bruckers, Patrick Kolsteren and Marita Granitzer

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:336

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  44. Background: Childhood undernutrition causes significant morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In Tanzania, the in-hospital prevalence of undernutrition in children under five yea...

    Authors: Prosper J. Bashaka, Hendry R. Sawe, Victor Mwafongo, Juma A. Mfinanga, Michael S. Runyon and Brittany L. Murray

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:327

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  45. A few studies have reported a positive association between phthalate exposure and pubertal timing, but several conflicting reports exist. The main objective of the study was to determine whether phthalate expo...

    Authors: Mo Kyung Jung, Han Saem Choi, Junghwan Suh, Ahreum Kwon, Hyun Wook Chae, Woo Jung Lee, Eun-Gyong Yoo and Ho-Seong Kim

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:323

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  46. Background: Despite several years of guidance on infant feeding, there has been only a slight change in consumer compliance. Therefore, this study aimed to analyse parents feeding practices, explore physicians...

    Authors: Jean-Pierre Chouraqui, Bérénice Delmas, Marine Le Bris, Marc Bellaiche, Camille Jung and Thierry Hanh

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:313

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  48. A Shortage or excessive intake of the nutrient is malnutrition; affecting every aspect of human beings. Malnutrition at childhood has long-lasting and multiple effects. In Ethiopia significant numbers of child...

    Authors: Nigusie Birhan Tebeje, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe and Melike Endris Yesuf

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:304

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  49. Evidence is growing that both short- and long-term physical exercise have the potential to positively impact on the physiological system related to inflammatory indices, though, such patterns are unknown for p...

    Authors: Corinne Legeret, Laura Mählmann, Markus Gerber, Nadeem Kalak, Henrik Köhler, Edith Holsboer-Trachsler, Serge Brand and Raoul Furlano

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:297

    Content type: Research article

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  50. Although stem cell transplantation has been successfully performed for cerebral palsy (CP) related to oxygen deprivation, clinical trials involving the use of stem cell transplantation for CP related to neonat...

    Authors: Liem Nguyen Thanh, Kien Nguyen Trung, Chinh Vu Duy, Doan Ngo Van, Phuong Nguyen Hoang, Anh Nguyen Thi Phuong, Minh Duy Ngo, Thinh Nguyen Thi and Anh Bui Viet

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:290

    Content type: Research article

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