Search Results - "Emmett, P. M."

Identification of a dietary pattern prospectively associated with increased adiposity during childhood and adolescence by Ambrosini, G L, Emmett, P M, Northstone, K, Howe, L D, Tilling, K, Jebb, S A

“…Background: Specific dietary risk factors for excess adiposity in young people are poorly understood. However, studies in adults suggest dietary energy…”
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Dietary patterns of men in ALSPAC: associations with socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics, nutrient intake and comparison with women's dietary patterns by Northstone, K, Emmett, P.M

“…Objective: The aim of this study is to obtain distinct dietary patterns using principal components analysis (PCA) in men taking part in the Avon Longitudinal…”
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prospective analysis of dietary energy density at age 5 and 7 years and fatness at 9 years among UK children by Johnson, L, Mander, A.P, Jones, L.R, Emmett, P.M, Jebb, S.A

“…Objective: To analyse whether high dietary energy density (DED) is associated with increased fat mass and risk of excess adiposity in free-living children…”
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A comparison of dietary patterns derived by cluster and principal components analysis in a UK cohort of children by Smith, A D A C, Emmett, P M, Newby, P K, Northstone, K

“…Background/Objectives: The objective of this study was to identify dietary patterns in a cohort of 7-year-old children through cluster analysis, compare with…”
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Sources of vitamin D and calcium in the diets of preschool children in the UK and the theoretical effect of food fortification by Cribb, V. L, Northstone, K, Hopkins, D, Emmett, P. M

“…BACKGROUND: Dietary intakes of vitamin D are very low in the UK. Dietary calcium is also necessary to promote bone health. The fortification of foods with…”
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Adjusting for energy intake in dietary pattern investigations using principal components analysis by Northstone, K, Ness, A.R, Emmett, P.M, Rogers, I.S

“…Objective: The effect of energy adjustment on variables entered into principal component analysis (PCA) to derive dietary patterns has received little…”
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Insulin sensitivity and secretion in normal children related to size at birth, postnatal growth, and plasma insulin-like growth factor-I levels by ONG, K. K, PETRY, C. J, EMMETT, P. M, SANDHU, M. S, KIESS, W, HALES, C. N, NESS, A. R, DUNGER, D. B

“…Type 2 diabetes risk is associated with low birth weight, rapid weight gain during childhood, and shorter stature and lower circulating IGF-I levels in adults…”
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Dietary patterns in pregnancy and respiratory and atopic outcomes in childhood by Shaheen, S O, Northstone, K, Newson, R B, Emmett, P M, Sherriff, A, Henderson, A J

“…Studies of the relation between maternal diet in pregnancy and respiratory and atopic outcomes in the offspring have focused on the effects of individual…”
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Diet in childhood and adult cardiovascular and all cause mortality: the Boyd Orr cohort by Ness, A R, Maynard, M, Frankel, S, Davey Smith, G, Frobisher, C, Leary, S D, Emmett, P M, Gunnell, D

“…Objective: To examine the association between childhood diet and cardiovascular mortality. Design: Historical cohort study. Setting: 16 centres in England and…”
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Identification of the obese child: adequacy of the body mass index for clinical practice and epidemiology by Reilly, J.J, Dorosty, A.R, Emmett, P.M

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess the ability of simple definitions of BMI to successfully screen for children with high body fatness. DESIGN: We determined the sensitivity…”
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Umbilical cord trace elements and minerals and risk of early childhood wheezing and eczema by Shaheen, S.O, Newson, R.B, Henderson, A.J, Emmett, P.M, Sherriff, A, Cooke, M, ALSPAC Study Team

“…It has been suggested that foetal nutrition might influence the inception of wheezing and atopic disorders in childhood but specific nutrients have not been…”
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Bone mass in childhood is related to maternal diet in pregnancy by TOBIAS, J. H, STEER, C. D, EMMETT, P. M, TONKIN, R. J, COOPER, C, NESS, A. R

“…Evidence that birth weight is related to bone mass in later life suggests that the intrauterine environment programs the trajectory of subsequent bone…”
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Contribution of inappropriate complementary foods to the salt intake of 8-month-old infants by Cribb, V L, Warren, J M, Emmett, P M

“…Background/Objective: Complementary feeding is a critical developmental time for establishing variety, and appropriate feeding practices are important. These…”
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Trends in waist circumferences in young British children: a comparative study by MCCARTHY, H. D, JARRETT, K. V, EMMETT, P. M, ROGERS, I

“…To compare waist circumference (a measure of central fatness) and body mass index (BMI, a measure of general fatness) between a contemporary cohort and similar…”
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Tracking of obesity and body fatness through mid-childhood by Wright, C M, Emmett, P M, Ness, A R, Reilly, J J, Sherriff, A

“…Objectives To explore how fat, lean and body mass index (BMI) track in childhood and how this relates to parental obesity. Design and Setting Prospective…”
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Association between postnatal catch-up growth and obesity in childhood: prospective cohort study by Ong, Ken K L, Ahmed, Marion L, Emmett, Pauline M, Preece, Michael A, Dunger, David B

“…AbstractObjective: To identify predictors of postnatal catch-up growth from birth to two years and its relation to size and obesity at five years.Design:…”
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Quality of food eaten in English primary schools: school dinners vs packed lunches by Rogers, I.S, Ness, A.R, Hebditch, K, Jones, L.R, Emmett, P.M

“…Objective: To compare the food and nutrient intakes of primary school children eating school dinners and packed lunches. Subjects: Six-hundred and twenty-one…”
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Comparison of childhood size and dietary differences at age 4 years between three European countries by Piqueras, M J, Campoy, C, Miranda, M T, Decsi, T, Koletzko, B, Emmett, P M

“…Background/Objectives: Obesity in childhood is very common in Europe. It may be linked to diet, and intakes of protein and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)…”
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Coexistence of social inequalities in undernutrition and obesity in preschool children: population based cross sectional study by Armstrong, J, Dorosty, A R, Reilly, J J, Emmett, P M

“…Aims: To test for the coexistence of social inequalities in undernutrition and obesity in preschool children. Methods: Retrospective, cross sectional, study of…”
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in British children: cohort study by Reilly, John J, Dorosty, Ahmad R, Emmett, Pauline M

“…Reilly et al provide current estimates of the prevalence of obesity among British children. The study showed an excess of overweight and obesity in children…”
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