This study was undertaken to update and revise the estimate of the economic impact of
obesity in the United States. A prevalence‐based approach to the cost of illness was used to …

Recent years have seen a dramatic rise in the prevalence of obesity in many countries,
stimulating interest in the health and economic consequences of this phenomenon. In this …

Diabetic retinopathy is a vision-threatening disease affecting neurons and microvasculature
of the retina. The development of this disease is associated with the action of inflammatory …

Background The reproducibility and validity of self-administered questionnaires on physical
activity and inactivity were examined in a random (representative) sample of the Nurses' …

Background. To address limited longitudinal nutrition data on children and adolescents, a
self-administered food frequency questionnaire was designed for older children and …

Objective. To assess the influence of the media on girls' weight concerns, weight control/loss
behaviors, and perceptions of body weight and shape. Design. Cross-sectional survey …

Objective To develop a self-administered food frequency questionnaire for older children
and adolescents and to demonstrate reproducibility over a 1-year period. Design The …

This study investigated the phonological awareness of low-income Spanish–English
bilingual children, because phonological awareness has been found to be an important …

OBJECTIVE—To assess the efficacy of a lifestyle intervention program that can be readily
translated into clinical practice for obese patients with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN …

Cholera toxin (CT) travels from the plasma membrane of intestinal cells to the endoplasmic
reticulum (ER) where a portion of the A-subunit, the A1 chain, crosses the membrane into …