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Concurrent validity of a modified version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-A) in European adolescents: The HELENA Study
The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was developed to measure health-enhancing physical activity in adult populations. This study explores the concurrent validity of a modified version of t...
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A feasibility study of using a diet optimization approach in a web-based computer-tailoring intervention for adolescents
Adolescents are an interesting but neglected target group in obesity prevention. We assessed the feasibility of using a diet optimization approach for computer-tailored nutrition interventions for adolescents.
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Design and implementation of the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence Cross-Sectional Study
To provide an overview of the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence Cross-Sectional Study (HELENA-CSS) design, with particular attention to its quality control procedures. Other important met...
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Food and nutrient intake, nutritional knowledge and diet-related attitudes in European adolescents
To provide an overview of methods used to assess food and nutrient intake, nutritional knowledge and diet-related attitudes in the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence Cross-Sectional Study ...
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Reliability of health-related physical fitness tests in European adolescents. The HELENA Study
To examine the reliability of a set of health-related physical fitness tests used in the European Union-funded Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) Study on lifestyle and nutrition ...
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Development and evaluation of a self-administered computerized 24-h dietary recall method for adolescents in Europe
To describe the development of a European computerized 24-h dietary recall method for adolescents, and to investigate the feasibility of self-administration (self report) by comparison with administration by a...
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Harmonization process and reliability assessment of anthropometric measurements in a multicenter study in adolescents
To describe the standardization process and reliability of anthropometric and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) measurements. We examined both intra- and interobserver errors for skinfolds, circumferences...
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Perinatal predictors of overweight at infancy and preschool childhood: the GENESIS study
To identify those perinatal parameters and characteristics predisposing children to an increased risk of overweight during infancy and preschool years.
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Health and nutrition education program in primary schools of Crete: changes in blood pressure over 10 years
To examine the long-term effects of the ‘Cretan Health and Nutrition Education Program’ on blood pressure.
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Developmental changes in adiposity in toddlers and preschoolers in the GENESIS study and associations with the ACE I/D polymorphism
To investigate the relationship between the angiotensin I-converting enzyme 1 (ACE) I/D polymorphism and adiposity-related phenotypes in a large cohort of toddlers and preschoolers.
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Nutritional status and lifestyles of adolescents from a public health perspective. The HELENA Project—Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence
The HELENA Project—Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence—is a European, collaborative research project financed by the EU Sixth Framework Programme in the area of nutrition-related adolescent he...
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Relations between obesity and hypertension: preliminary data from a cross-sectional study in primary schoolchildren: The children study
To record the prevalence of overweight, obesity and hypertension in primary schoolchildren living in one of the poorest regions in Europe and furthermore to identify certain behavioural, lifestyle and physiolo...
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The effect of MTHFR(C677T) genotype on plasma homocysteine concentrations in healthy children is influenced by gender
To explore the influence of gender, together with folate status, on the relation between the common methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism and plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentra...
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Health and nutrition education in primary schools of Crete: follow-up changes in body mass index and overweight status
The current study examines the long-term effects of a school-based ‘Health and Nutrition Education programme’ on body mass index (BMI) changes and the prevalence of overweight. The intervention group consisted...
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Secular trends in cardiovascular risk factors among school-aged boys from Crete, Greece, 1982–2002
Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine secular trends in major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, that is, obesity and dyslipidaemia, among Cretan children during 1982–2002.
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Prevalence of iron deficiency among schoolchildren of different socio-economic status in urban Turkey
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of iron deficiency among schoolchildren of different socio-economic status (SES), living in the three largest cities of Turkey.
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Abdominal vs buttock adipose fat: relationships with children's serum lipid levels
Objective: To explore the extent to which the reported unfavorable fatty acid content of abdominal depots in adults is also true for children. In addition, the present study aims to assess the relative importance...
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Obesity indices in a cohort of primary school children in Crete: a six year prospective study
OBJECTIVE: To report on the body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and sum of skinfolds in a cohort of Cretan children and identify the factors associated with these indices.
