Browsing by Subject "obesity"
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Breastfeeding and risk of overweight and obesity at nine years of age
(2012)Whether breastfeeding is protective against the development of childhood overweight and obesity remains the subject of considerable debate. Although a number of meta-analyses and syntheses of the literature have concluded ... -
Diet and other risk indicators associated with dental problems in Irish preschool children
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Dental Sciences. Discipline of Dental Science, 2018)This research used a data science approach to explore multilevel interactions among key aspects of child and primary caregiver (PCG) psychosocial and physical health, as well as diet and lifestyle factors affecting dental ... -
Inflammatory markers of antipsychotic weight gain and cardiometabolic dysfunction in youth mental health disorders
Second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are used in children and adolescents to treat psychotic symptoms in Early Onset Psychosis (EOP) and irritability and behaviours that challenge in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ... -
The relationship between childhood depression, obesity and poor school performance among urban disadvantaged children
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2018)The Relationship between Childhood Depression, Obesity and Poor School Performance among Urban Disadvantaged Children Prakashini Banka Background: Despite the recent emergence of literature establishing the prevalence of ... -
Targeting T cell immunometabolism for cancer immunotherapy; understanding the impact of the tumor microenvironment.
(2014)The immune system has a key role to play in controlling cancer initiation and progression. T cell activation, which is central to anti-tumor immune responses, coincides with changes in cellular metabolism. Naïve T cells ... -
The Socio-economic gradient of obesity in Ireland – Corrigendum
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2014)In a paper published in this journal in 2013 concentration indices for obesity were presented for male and female obesity. Decompositions of the indices were also presented. There was an error in the calculations which led ... -
Visceral adiposity, insulin resistance and cancer risk
(2011)Background: There is a well established link between obesity and cancer. Emerging research is characterising this relationship further and delineating the specific role of excess visceral adiposity, as opposed to simple ...