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    Unique associations of the Job Demand-Control-Support model subscales with leisure-time physical activity and dietary energy intake 

    Bean, Christopher G; Winefield, Helen R; Hutchinson, Amanda D; Sargent, Chali; Shi, Zumin ( National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health , 2018 , Article)
    Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and dietary energy intake are two important health behaviours, which at too low or high levels respectively, are associated with overweight and obesity. This study explores associations ...
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    Potential Nutrigenomic Approaches to Reduce the High Incidence of Obesity in Qatar 

    Soldati, Laura; Tomei, S; Wang, E; Kerkadi, A; ElObeid, T; Amuna, P; Chouchane, L; Terranegra, A... more authors ... less authors ( OMICS International , 2016 , Article)
    Obesity prevalence has been growing exponentially over the last few decades, with a high impact in high-income countries, like Qatar. Several approaches are attempting to understand the causes of this phenomenon however ...
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    Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Adolescents and Surveillance System for the Obesity Prevention Project 

    Tabacchi, Garden; Bianco, Antonino; Alessi, Nicola; Filippi, Anna Rita; Napoli, Giuseppe; Jemni, Monèm; Censi, Laura; Breda, Joao; Schumann, Nathali Lehmann; Firenze, Alberto; Vitale, Francesco; Mammina, Caterina... more authors ... less authors ( Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins , 2016 , Article)
    The Adolescents Surveillance System for Obesity prevention (ASSO) Project aimed at developing standardized and web-based tools for collecting data on adolescents’ obesity and its potential determinants. This has been ...
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    Adolescents Surveillance System for Obesity in Europe. A pioneering project to prevent obesity in Italy using e-technology: the ASSO Project Adolescence Surveillance System for Obesity Prevention 

    Jemni, Monem; Viana, João; Tabacchi, Garden ( IADIS , 2016 , Conference Paper)
    Adolescents’ obesity is a major concern in our modern life; it could lead to significant increase in the rate of obese in the future generations and consequently the health budget. The ASSO Project in Italy (Adolescence ...
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    Associations of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism rs1544410 with Adiposity Phenotypes 

    Sharif, Elham; Swaidan, Nuha; Shurbaji, Samar; Rizk, Nasser M. ( MedCrave , 2016 , Article)
    Background: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is present on adipocytes, and many studies were performed to investigate the association between polymorphisms in VDR gene with obesity. However, in the Arab Gulf populations, whereas ...
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    Body composition, blood pressure and dietary habits among young qatari male adults 

    Goebel, R.; Velenczei, A.; Alsuliman, B.; Riahi, M.; Bibi, K.; Kneffel, Zs.... more authors ... less authors (2013 , Poster)
    Introduction: Due to a rapidly changing lifestyle in Qatar, determinants of non-communicable diseases and linked levels of risk factors have risen. These facts pose a national challenge (1). Information about Qatari adults` ...
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    Characteristics of preferred gait patterns: considerations for exercise prescription - Chapter 7 

    Majed, Lina; Hansen, Clint; Alkhatib, Ahmad ( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)
    Gait patterns have been widely studied in different fields of science for their particular characteristics. A dynamic approach of human locomotion considers walking and running as two stable behaviours adopted spontaneously ...
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    miR-20b, miR-296, and Let-7f Expression in Human Adipose Tissue is Related to Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. 

    Gentile, Adriana-Mariel; Lhamyani, Said; Coín-Aragüez, Leticia; Clemente-Postigo, Mercedes; Oliva Olivera, Wilfredo; Romero-Zerbo, Silvana-Yanina; García-Serrano, Sara; García-Escobar, Eva; Zayed, Hatem; Doblado, Esther; Bermúdez-Silva, Francisco-Javier; Murri, Mora; Tinahones, Francisco J; El Bekay, Rajaa... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley , 2019 , Article)
    This study aimed to analyze the potential association of different microRNA (miRNA) molecules with both type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity and determine their target genes. Quantitative PCR was used to analyze the miR-20b, ...
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    Obesity and maternal perception: a cross-sectional study of children aged 6 to 8 years in Kuwait 

    Alrodhan, Yousif; Alabdeen, Yousef; Saleh, Eisa; Alfodari, Naser; Alsaqer, Hamad; Alhumoud, Farah; Thalib, Lukman... more authors ... less authors ( World Health Organization , 2019 , Article)
    Background: Childhood obesity is on the increase in the Middle East. Aims: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity in those aged six to eight years and to investigate maternal perception of child ...
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    ANIMAL MODEL FOR CHILDHOOD OBESITY 

    Al-Naemi, Hamda; Das, Sandra Concepcion (2017 , Poster)
    Obesity has been recognized as a global health problem and linked with chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular syndromes, musculoskeletal disorders and some cancers. Children exposed to high carbohydrate, ...
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