Search Results - "Sorensen, T. I. A"

levelling off of the obesity epidemic since the year 1999 - a review of evidence and perspectives by Rokholm, B, Baker, J.L, Sørensen, T.I.A

“…The purpose was to investigate a possible levelling off in the obesity epidemic, by systematically reviewing literature and web‐based sources. Eligible studies…”
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The genetic and environmental influences on childhood obesity: a systematic review of twin and adoption studies by Silventoinen, K, Rokholm, B, Kaprio, J, Sørensen, T I A

“…In this systematic review, we aimed to collect together all previous twin and adoption studies on childhood and adolescent obesity up to the age of 18 years…”
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Short sleep duration as a possible cause of obesity: critical analysis of the epidemiological evidence by Nielsen, L.S, Danielsen, K.V, Sørensen, T.I.A

“…Systematic literature search for epidemiological evidence for an association of short sleep with weight gain and eventual development of obesity provided 71…”
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Gestational weight gain in relation to offspring body mass index and obesity from infancy through adulthood by Schack-Nielsen, L, Michaelsen, K F, Gamborg, M, Mortensen, E L, Sørensen, T I A

“…Objective: Gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with childhood obesity. We analyzed whether this effect persists into adulthood and is mediated by…”
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Response to ‘Prenatal exposure to vitamin-D from fortified margarine and milk and body size at age 7 years’ by Jensen, C B, Stougård, M, Sørensen, T I A, Heitmann, B L

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Tracking of body mass index from 7 to 69 years of age by Aarestrup, J, Bjerregaard, L G, Gamborg, M, Ängquist, L, Tjønneland, A, Overvad, K, Linneberg, A, Osler, M, Mortensen, E L, Gyntelberg, F, Lund, R, Sørensen, T I A, Baker, J L

“…Background: Heavy children have an increased risk of being overweight young adults. Whether this risk remains in late adulthood is not well-understood. We…”
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Prevalence of obesity in Denmark by Due, P., Heitmann, B. L., Sørensen, T. I. A.

“…Summary There has been a pronounced, distinctive increase of the prevalence of obesity within almost all age groups of the Danish population, during the last…”
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Are there common genetic and environmental factors behind the endophenotypes associated with the metabolic syndrome by Benyamin, B, Sørensen, T. I. A, Schousboe, K, Fenger, M, Visscher, P. M, Kyvik, K. O

“…Aims/hypothesis The cluster of obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia and hypertension, called the metabolic syndrome, has been suggested as a risk factor…”
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Obesity: lessons from evolution and the environment by Heitmann, B. L, Westerterp, K. R, Loos, R. J. F, Sørensen, T. I. A, O'Dea, K, McLean, P, Jensen, T. K, Eisenmann, J, Speakman, J. R, Simpson, S. J, Reed, D. R, Westerterp‐Plantenga, M. S

“…The 9th Stock Conference acknowledged the complex background of genetic, cultural, environmental and evolutionary factors of obesity. Gene–environment…”
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Weight and weight gain during early infancy predict childhood obesity: a case-cohort study by Andersen, L G, Holst, C, Michaelsen, K F, Baker, J L, Sørensen, T I A

“…Background: Infant weight and weight gain are positively associated with later obesity, but whether there is a particular critical time during infancy remains…”
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Longitudinal study of the long-term relation between physical activity and obesity in adults by PETERSEN, L, SCHNOHR, P, SØRENSEN, T. I. A

“…Earlier observational studies of the relation between physical activity and obesity are inconsistent and ambiguous, showing a clear cross-sectional inverse…”
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Waist circumference and body composition in relation to all-cause mortality in middle-aged men and women by BIGAARD, J, FREDERIKSEN, K, TJØNNELAND, A, THOMSEN, B. L, OVERVAD, K, HEITMANN, B. L, SØRENSEN, T. I. A

“…Waist circumference is directly related to all-cause mortality when adjusted for body mass index (BMI). Body fat and fat-free body mass, when mutually…”
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Effects of body size and change in body size from infancy through childhood on body mass index in adulthood by Bjerregaard, L G, Rasmussen, K M, Michaelsen, K F, Skytthe, A, Mortensen, E L, Baker, J L, Sørensen, T I A

“…Background: Weight and weight gain throughout infancy are related to later obesity, but whether the strength of the associations varies during the infancy…”
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Lack of Association of Fatness-Related FTO Gene Variants with Energy Expenditure or Physical Activity by Berentzen, T., Kring, S. I. I., Holst, C., Zimmermann, E., Jess, T., Hansen, T., Pedersen, O., Toubro, S., Astrup, A., Sørensen, T. I. A.

“…Context: A common variant in the first intron of FTO (rs9939609, T/A) is associated with fatness in Caucasians. Objective: FTO may regulate energy homeostasis…”
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Energy balance measurement: when something is not better than nothing by Dhurandhar, N V, Schoeller, D, Brown, A W, Heymsfield, S B, Thomas, D, Sørensen, T I A, Speakman, J R, Jeansonne, M, Allison, D B

“…Energy intake (EI) and physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) are key modifiable determinants of energy balance, traditionally assessed by self-report…”
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Functional body composition and related aspects in research on obesity and cachexia: report on the 12th Stock Conference held on 6 and 7 September 2013 in Hamburg, Germany by Müller, M. J, Baracos, V, Bosy‐Westphal, A, Dulloo, A. G, Eckel, J, Fearon, K. C. H, Hall, K. D, Pietrobelli, A, Sørensen, T. I. A, Speakman, J, Trayhurn, P, Visser, M, Heymsfield, S. B

“…The 12th Stock Conference addressed body composition and related functions in two extreme situations, obesity and cancer cachexia. The concept of ‘functional…”
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Relation between weight and length at birth and body mass index in young adulthood: cohort study by Sørensen, Henrik Toft, Sabroe, Svend, Rothman, Kenneth J, Gillman, Matthew, Fischer, Peer, Sørensen, Thorkild I A

“…Researchers examined the association between weight and length at birth and adult body mass index in Danish conscripts. Birth weight was positively associated…”
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Impact on weight dynamics and general growth of the common FTO rs9939609: a longitudinal Danish cohort study by Jess, T, Zimmermann, E, Kring, S I I, Berentzen, T, Holst, C, Toubro, S, Astrup, A, Hansen, T, Pedersen, O, Sørensen, T I A

“…Objective and design: We investigated the impact of the fatness-related FTO rs9939609 A-allele on cross-sectional and longitudinal measures of body mass index…”
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Physical inactivity, obesity and health by Berentzen, T., Sørensen, T. I. A.

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Timing of motor milestones achievement and development of overweight in childhood: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort by Schmidt Morgen, C., Andersen, A.-M. N., Due, P., Neelon, S. B., Gamborg, M., Sørensen, T. I. A.

“…Summary What is already known about this subject The risk of childhood obesity is influenced by a number of pre‐ and post‐natal factors. The risk of childhood…”
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