Nutrition
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Appropriate eating habits are crucial for sustained weight loss after bariatric surgery. A qualitative analysis of food consumption in the late postoperative period of bariatric surgery is thus advisable, even more so considering the increasing consumption of obesity-impacting ultra-processed foods. ⋯ RYGB promotes quick results in weight loss and a reduction of food intake, but the quality of food may affect long-term prognosis and deserves attention in the population studied. These results highlight the importance of dietary counseling aimed at guiding better food choices, in the interest of promoting sustained weight loss after bariatric surgery.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate hypertension risk associated with long- and short-term body mass index (BMI) changes. ⋯ For participants with normal BMI, risk tended to be higher in adults whose elevated BMI occurred during the long-term. For those who are overweight, long-term decreased BMI can reduce the risk for incident hypertension to a greater extent. No correlation was found between absolute changes in BMI and systolic blood pressure.
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In India, childhood malnutrition continues to be a major public health problem, especially in slums. Research mostly focuses on the role of the mother in child feeding, as she spends significantly more time with children. However, the role of fathers, their parenting skills, and child-feeding practices may also affect child development and eating behavior, independent of maternal factors. To our knowledge, there is limited research on the role of the father in child undernutrition, especially in the Indian context. Thus, the aim of this study was to address this knowledge gap and to explore paternal child-feeding patterns, their involvement in feeding, and its association with malnutrition in the slums. ⋯ We recruited 116 boys and 94 girls and their fathers. The mean age of the children was 15.94 mo (SD 4.85). One-fourth of the fathers were illiterate and most of the families belonged to the middle class. Almost half of the fathers fed their children once a day (57.1%) and engaged them during feeding by telling stories (47.1%). The most common paternal feeding style was uninvolved (36%) followed by authoritative (29.5%). Prevalence of undernutrition, stunting, and wasting was 44.3%, 42.8%, and 9.5%, respectively. Religion, type of family, and per capita income were independently associated with uninvolved feeding style. There was no association between paternal child-feeding style malnutrition (P > 0.05) CONCLUSION: The present study explored the dimensions of paternal involvement in child feeding in a slum setting and its effect on child nutrition. A good proportion of fathers were actively involved in child feeding and neither involvement nor paternal feeding styles were associated with the nutritional status of children.