26 Result(s)

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Food safety-related practices among residents aged 18–75 years during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Southwest China

Good food safety practices are essential to minimizing foodborne diseases. The present study explored the food safety-related practices of residents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Southwest China and identifi...

Zhourong Li, Ke Jiang, Sheng** Li, Tiankun Wang, Huan Zeng… in BMC Public Health (2024)

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Association between body weight misperception and snacking patterns among adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional study

Unhealthy snacking behaviors and body weight misperception are both significant concerns in adolescent health. Weight misperception are common among youth and may influence their motivation to engage in health...

Ke Jiang, Yu Zhang, Changxiao **e, Tiankun Wang, Lingxi Zhao, Wen Zhao… in BMC Public Health (2023)

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Influence of adolescents’ and parental dietary knowledge on adolescents’ body mass index (BMI), overweight/obesity in 2004–2015: a longitudinal study

The global epidemic of overweight/obesity in children and adolescents poses a significant public health threat. This longitudinal study aims to investigate the relationship between adolescents’ and their paren...

Zhengjie Cai, Ke Jiang, Tiankun Wang, Sheng** Li, **li **an… in Archives of Public Health (2023)

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Fast food and sweet intake pattern is directly associated with the prevalence of asthma in a Qatari population

The relationship between dietary patterns and the prevalence of asthma is not well understood. We aimed to investigate the association between dietary patterns and asthma in adults in Qatar.

Zumin Shi, Tahra El-Obeid, Zainab Meftah… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2022)

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Influence of the request and purchase of television advertised foods on dietary intake and obesity among children in China

This study aims to examine the effects of the request and purchase of Television (TV) advertised foods on children’s dietary intake, overweight and obesity in China.

**li **an, Mao Zeng, Zhengjie Cai, Changxiao **e, Yuqian **e… in BMC Public Health (2021)

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Design and implementation of an intelligent monitoring system for household added salt consumption in China based on a real-world study: a randomized controlled trial

A high intake of salt is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Despite decades of effort to reduce salt consumption, the salt intake in China is still considerably above the recommended level. Thus,...

**li **an, Mao Zeng, Rui Zhu, Zhengjie Cai, Zumin Shi, Abu S. Abdullah… in Trials (2020)

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Chinese Famine and the diabetes mellitus epidemic

Paul Zimmet, Zumin Shi, Assam El-Osta, Linong Ji in Nature Reviews Endocrinology (2020)

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Author Correction: Epidemic T2DM, early development and epigenetics: implications of the Chinese Famine

In the version of this article published online and in print, there was a mistake in the legend of Fig. 2 regarding the descriptions of the red and blue colours in the Figure. The text should have read ‘The bl...

Paul Zimmet, Zumin Shi, Assam El-Osta, Linong Ji in Nature Reviews Endocrinology (2019)

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Decreasing the use of edible oils in China using WeChat and theories of behavior change: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

The consumption of edible oils in China has increased rapidly in recent years, and the total amount of edible-oil intake in the country has ranked first in the world. The choice and intake of edible oils, as a...

Rui Zhu, **anglong Xu, Yong Zhao, Manoj Sharma, Zumin Shi in Trials (2018)

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Factors associated with door-in to door-out delays among ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients transferred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Compared to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients who present at centres with catheterization facilities, those transferred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have subst...

Oumin Shi, Anam M. Khan, Mohammad R. Rezai… in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2018)

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Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Twelve of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are related to malnutrition (both under- and overnutrition), other behavioral, and metabolic risk factors. However, comparative evidence on the impact of b...

Yohannes Adama Melaku, Molla Mesele Wassie, Tiffany K. Gill… in BMC Public Health (2018)

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Dietary pattern transitions, and the associations with BMI, waist circumference, weight and hypertension in a 7-year follow-up among the older Chinese population: a longitudinal study

Few studies explored the effects of nutritional changes on body mass index (BMI), weight (Wt), waist circumference (WC) and hypertension, especially for the older Chinese population.

**aoyue Xu, Julie Byles, Zumin Shi, Patrick McElduff, John Hall in BMC Public Health (2016)

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Prevalence and factors associated with stunting and thinness among adolescent students in Northern Ethiopia: a comparison to World Health Organization standards

Adolescence is last chance for curbing the consequences of malnutrition and breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition and poor health. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and the factors assoc...

Yohannes Adama Melaku, Gordon Alexander Zello, Tiffany K. Gill… in Archives of Public Health (2015)

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Effect of social mobility in family financial situation and housing tenure on mental health conditions among South Australian adults: results from a population health surveillance system, 2009 to 2011

To assess the association of socioeconomic position (SEP), measured by family financial situation and housing tenure in childhood and adulthood, with mental health conditions in adulthood.

Eleonora Dal Grande, Catherine R. Chittleborough, **g Wu, Zumin Shi… in BMC Public Health (2015)

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Vitamin D levels in an Australian population

Levels of vitamin D in the population have come under increasing scrutiny, however there are only a few studies in Australia which measure levels in the general population. The aim of this study was to measure...

Tiffany K Gill, Catherine L Hill, E Michael Shanahan, Anne W Taylor… in BMC Public Health (2014)

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Association of dietary pattern and body weight with blood pressure in Jiangsu Province, China

To identify risk factors, associations between dietary patterns, body mass index (BMI), and hypertension in a Chinese population.

Yu Qin, Alida Melse-Boonstra, **aoqun Pan, **kou Zhao, Baojun Yuan… in BMC Public Health (2014)

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Exposure to the Chinese famine in early life and the risk of anaemia in adulthood

Famine exposure during the early stage of life is related to a number of adulthood diseases. The objective of this study was to examine the association of early life exposure to the famine in China (1959–1961)...

Zumin Shi, Cuilin Zhang, Minghao Zhou, Shiqi Zhen, Anne W Taylor in BMC Public Health (2013)

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The prevalence of childhood asthma in China: a systematic review

It is well known that the prevalence of asthma has been reported to increase in many places around the world during the last decades. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify and review studies of asth...

Yangzong Yangzong, Zumin Shi, Per Nafstad, Lise Lund Håheim… in BMC Public Health (2012)