European journal of clinical nutrition
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To document the prevalence of overweight or obesity concurrent with stunting in rural low-income Mexican children and to identify demographic and socio-economic characteristics that could help identify families at risk of having an overweight/obese and stunted young child in this population. ⋯ Financial support for this research was provided by the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, the Fogarty International Center at NIH, the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation 'Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health' and the Mexican Government.
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We have evaluated the effects on mortality of habitual low carbohydrate-high-protein diets that are thought to contribute to weight control. ⋯ Prolonged consumption of diets low in carbohydrates and high in protein is associated with an increase in total mortality.
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To examine the magnitude of overweight and its association with blood pressure (BP) among adolescents. ⋯ Our findings highlight that BP measurement needs to be a routine part of physical examination in school children, and the use of cutoffs anchored to metabolic risks may be essential for assessment of obesity.