Essays about: "thesis in obesity"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 59 essays containing the words thesis in obesity.

  1. 36. “She is active, eats well – I am not worried” : A Qualitative Study of Parental Challenges to Managing Childhood Weight Based on Online Parenting Discussion Forums

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Brenda Brouwer; [2017]
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    Abstract : Abstract Aim: This thesis explores parental challenges to managing childhood weight. Relevance: Childhood overweight and obesity is a global health issue with serious health and societal consequences. Parents play a key role in the prevention and treatment of childhood overweight and obesity. READ MORE

  3. 37. Energiintag och energiförbrukning hos barn med övervikt i åldrarna 7-17 år : med fokus på fettintag

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Food Science

    Author : Stina Bladin; [2016]
    Keywords : fetma; barn; övervikt; energiförbrukning;

    Abstract : Övervikt och fetma är idag ett stort problem i världen hos både barn och vuxna och trots att andelen barn med fetma har minskat kvarstår problemen. Övervikt och fetma i barndomen ökar risken för en rad olika sjukdomar och för att nå en optimal hälsa är fysisk aktivitet samt rätt kost avgörande faktorer. READ MORE

  4. 38. Agroecology as a social movement : a case study of the Prince George's County Food Equity Council in Maryland, United States

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Emma Tozer; [2016]
    Keywords : social movements; food policy councils; Prince George s County; Maryland; United States; agroecology; food systems; systems thinking; equity; resilience; food policy;

    Abstract : The United States has experienced a drastic change in its food system within the last century. A locally-based, self-sufficient model has been replaced by one that is characterized by a consolidation of business and farms into fewer hands; a mechanization and specialization of agriculture management; and the looming threat of urban development encroaching on farmland. READ MORE

  5. 39. Obesogenic molecules breaching Caco-2 cells : intracellular regulation of tight junctions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Tim Hagelby Edström; [2016]
    Keywords : Obesogens; Bisphenol A; Bisphenol AF; Imidacloprid; Tributyltin chloride; Caco-2; Tight junctions;

    Abstract : Impaired function of the human intestinal epithelial barrier (IEB) might allow for permeability of harmful substances, such as obesogens, which induce obesity and further implications. Tight junction (TJ) proteins are the key component for normal functions of the barrier. READ MORE

  6. 40. Multiplex protein data and how to handle it

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Christoffer Cambronero; [2016]
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    Abstract : Objective: To nd which methods and techniques that work well when working with multiplex proteindata. A short analysis of a dataset to show the methods is done at the end of the thesis. READ MORE