Author(s): Cohen TR; Bains A; Ball GDC; Faustini C; Heidl A; Morrison KM;

Few studies have characterized metabolically healthy (MHO) and unhealthy obesity (MUO) in pediatric populations over time. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of MHO in children and adolescents enrolled in a weight management program and examine changes in cardiometabolic indicators over 1 year.Methods: Participants from the CANa ...

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Author(s): Heidl AJ; Sun D; Faustini C; Gierc M; Bains A; Cohen TR;

Objectives: To compare differences in patient outcomes in individuals living with overweight and obesity who attended a 10-week multidisciplinary program delivered virtually vs. participants who completed the program in-person. Methods: Data from 27 youth (8-18 years old) who attended virtual programming were matched by sex and body mass index (BMI) z- ...

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Author(s): Saputra ST; Van Hulst A; Henderson M; Brugiapaglia S; Faustini C; Kakinami L;

Background: A dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-derived phenotype classification based on fat mass and muscle mass has been developed for adults. We extended this to a paediatric population. Methods: Children's (= 17 years) DXA data in NHANES (n = 6120) were used to generate sex- and age-specific deciles of appendicular skeletal muscle mass in ...

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Author(s): Sage O; Wang F; DiAngelo C; Marsden S; Faustini C; Grant S; Cohen TR;

BackgroundEvidence-based nutrition education resources are one way to help registered dietitians (RDs) translate scientific knowledge to consumers.AimTo develop a checklist based on suitability assessment of materials (SAM) and to assess its use to refine nutrition education resources.MethodsRDs were recruited online to assess two nutrition education re ...

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