Search Results - "Wells, K. C"

Acceleration of global N2O emissions seen from two decades of atmospheric inversion by Thompson, R. L., Lassaletta, L., Patra, P. K., Wilson, C., Wells, K. C., Gressent, A., Koffi, E. N., Chipperfield, M. P., Winiwarter, W., Davidson, E. A., Tian, H., Canadell, J. G.

“…Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) is the third most important long-lived GHG and an important stratospheric ozone depleting substance. Agricultural practices and the use…”
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Body composition of children with moderate and severe undernutrition and after treatment: a narrative review by Wells, Jonathan C K

“…Until recently, undernourished children were usually assessed using simple anthropometric measurements, which provide global assessments of nutritional status…”
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Between Scylla and Charybdis: renegotiating resolution of the ‘obstetric dilemma’ in response to ecological change by Wells, Jonathan C. K.

“…Hominin evolution saw the emergence of two traits—bipedality and encephalization—that are fundamentally linked because the fetal head must pass through the…”
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Population history and ecology, in addition to climate, influence human stature and body proportions by Pomeroy, Emma, Stock, Jay T., Wells, Jonathan C. K.

“…Worldwide variation in human stature and limb proportions is widely accepted to reflect thermal adaptation, but the contribution of population history to this…”
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Double burden of malnutrition in thin children and adolescents: low weight does not protect against cardiometabolic risk by Wells, Jonathan C. K.

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Body composition reference charts for UK infants and children aged 6 weeks to 5 years based on measurement of total body water by isotope dilution by Wells, Jonathan C. K., Davies, Peter S. W., Fewtrell, Mary S., Cole, Tim J.

“…Background Until recently, pediatric body composition reference data were very limited, hindering interpretation of measurements. In the last decade, such data…”
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The thrifty phenotype as an adaptive maternal effect by Wells, Jonathan C. K

“…Human diseases in adulthood are increasingly associated with growth patterns in early life, implicating early‐life nutrition as the underlying mechanism. The…”
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Effects of relaxation interventions during pregnancy on maternal mental health, and pregnancy and newborn outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Abera, Mubarek, Hanlon, Charlotte, Daniel, Beniam, Tesfaye, Markos, Workicho, Abdulhalik, Girma, Tsinuel, Wibaek, Rasmus, Andersen, Gregers S, Fewtrell, Mary, Filteau, Suzanne, Wells, Jonathan C K

“…Stress during pregnancy is detrimental to maternal health, pregnancy and birth outcomes and various preventive relaxation interventions have been developed…”
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'Optimising' breastfeeding: what can we learn from evolutionary, comparative and anthropological aspects of lactation? by Fewtrell, Mary S, Mohd Shukri, Nurul H, Wells, Jonathan C K

“…Promoting breastfeeding is an important public health intervention, with benefits for infants and mothers. Even modest increases in prevalence and duration may…”
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Programming of body composition by early growth and nutrition by Wells, Jonathan C. K., Chomtho, Sirinuch, Fewtrell, Mary S.

“…There is now compelling evidence that growth patterns in early life are associated with risk of the metabolic syndrome in adulthood, although the relative…”
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population-based approach to define body-composition phenotypes by Prado, Carla MM, Siervo, Mario, Mire, Emily, Heymsfield, Steven B, Stephan, Blossom CM, Broyles, Stephanie, Smith, Steven R, Wells, Jonathan CK, Katzmarzyk, Peter T

“…Background: Abnormal body compositions such as high adiposity (HA), low muscle mass (LM), or a combination of the 2 [high adiposity with low muscle mass…”
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Body mass index trajectories in early childhood in relation to cardiometabolic risk profile and body composition at 5 years of age by Wibaek, Rasmus, Vistisen, Dorte, Girma, Tsinuel, Admassu, Bitiya, Abera, Mubarek, Abdissa, Alemseged, Mudie, Kissi, Kæstel, Pernille, Jørgensen, Marit E, Wells, Jonathan CK, Michaelsen, Kim F, Friis, Henrik, Andersen, Gregers S

“…Both impaired and accelerated postnatal growth have been associated with adult risks of obesity and cardiometabolic diseases, like type 2 diabetes and…”
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Sugar consumption and global prevalence of obesity and hypertension: an ecological analysis by Siervo, Mario, Montagnese, Concetta, Mathers, John C, Soroka, Katrina R, Stephan, Blossom CM, Wells, Jonathan CK

“…The nutrition transition model provides an integrated approach to analyse global changes in food consumption and lifestyle patterns. Whether variability in…”
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Plant-Based Diets in Children: Secular Trends, Health Outcomes, and a Roadmap for Urgent Practice Recommendations and Research-A Systematic Review by Desmond, Malgorzata A, Fewtrell, Mary S, Wells, Jonathan C K

“…People are increasingly encouraged to reduce animal food consumption and shift towards plant-based diets; however, the implications for children's health are…”
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Associations of the objective built environment along the route to school with children's modes of commuting: A multilevel modelling analysis (the SLIC study) by Bosch, Lander S M M, Wells, Jonathan C K, Lum, Sooky, Reid, Alice M

“…As active commuting levels continue to decline among primary schoolchildren, evidence about which built environmental characteristics influence walking or…”
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A Breastfeeding Relaxation Intervention Promotes Growth in Late Preterm and Early Term Infants: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial by Dib, Sarah, Wells, Jonathan C K, Eaton, Simon, Fewtrell, Mary

“…Breastfeeding involves signaling between mother and offspring through biological (breast milk) and behavioral pathways. This study tested this by examining the…”
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Trade-offs in relative limb length among Peruvian children: extending the thrifty phenotype hypothesis to limb proportions by Pomeroy, Emma, Stock, Jay T, Stanojevic, Sanja, Miranda, J Jaime, Cole, Tim J, Wells, Jonathan C K

“…Both the concept of 'brain-sparing' growth and associations between relative lower limb length, childhood environment and adult disease risk are well…”
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Intentional weight loss in overweight and obese individuals and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by Siervo, M, Arnold, R, Wells, J. C. K, Tagliabue, A, Colantuoni, A, Albanese, E, Brayne, C, Stephan, B. C. M

“…High adiposity in middle age is associated with higher dementia risk. The association between weight loss and cognitive function in older adults is still…”
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The evolution of human fatness and susceptibility to obesity: an ethological approach by Wells, Jonathan C. K.

“…Human susceptibility to obesity is an unusual phenomenon amongst animals. An evolutionary analysis, identifying factors favouring the capacity for fat…”
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Maternal internal migration and child growth and nutritional health in Peru: an analysis of the demographic and health surveys from 1991 to 2017 by Rougeaux, Emeline, Miranda, J Jaime, Fewtrell, Mary, Wells, Jonathan C K

“…Peru has historically experienced high rural-to-urban migration. Despite large reductions in undernutrition, overweight is increasing. Elsewhere, internal…”
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