Secular changes in body size and body composition in schoolchildren from La Plata City (Argentina)

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Manuel Guimarey ◽  
Luis Eduardo Castro ◽  
María Fernanda Torres ◽  
María Florencia Cesani ◽  
María Antonia Luis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Secular Changes ◽  
La Plata ◽  
La Plata City

scholarly journals Food insecurity, diet quality and body composition: data from the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) pilot survey in urban Soweto, South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Sarah H Kehoe ◽  
Stephanie V Wrottesley ◽  
Lisa Ware ◽  
Alessandra Prioreschi ◽  
Catherine Draper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Life Trajectories

Abstract Objective: To determine whether food security, diet diversity and diet quality are associated with anthropometric measurements and body composition among women of reproductive age. The association between food security and anaemia prevalence was also tested. Design: Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) study. Food security and dietary data were collected by an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Hb levels were measured using a HemoCue, and anaemia was classified as an altitude-adjusted haemoglobin level < 12·5 g/dl. Body size and composition were assessed using anthropometry and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Setting: The urban township of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Participants: Non-pregnant women aged 18–25 years (n 1534). Results: Almost half of the women were overweight or obese (44 %), and 9 % were underweight. Almost a third of women were anaemic (30 %). The prevalence rates of anaemia and food insecurity were similar across BMI categories. Food insecure women had the least diverse diets, and food security was negatively associated with diet quality (food security category v. diet quality score: B = –0·35, 95 % CI –0·70, –0·01, P = 0·049). Significant univariate associations were observed between food security and total lean mass. However, there were no associations between food security and body size or composition variables in multivariate models. Conclusions: Our data indicate that food security is an important determinant of diet quality in this urban-poor, highly transitioned setting. Interventions to improve maternal and child nutrition should recognise both food security and the food environment as critical elements within their developmental phases.

scholarly journals Body size and body composition: a comparison of children in India and the UK through infancy and early childhood

2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 1147-1153 ◽  
Author(s):  
S D'Angelo ◽  
C S Yajnik ◽  
K Kumaran ◽  
C Joglekar ◽  
H Lubree ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Infancy And Early Childhood ◽  
The Uk

Growth of Southern Elephant Seals, Mirounga leonina, during their First Foraging Trip

1997 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron M. Bell ◽  
Harry R. Burton ◽  
Mark A. Hindell
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mirounga Angustirostris ◽  
Mirounga Leonina ◽  
Elephant Seals ◽  
Southern Elephant Seals ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Foraging Skills

A longitudinal study of growth of southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, during their first foraging trip was undertaken at Macquarie Island. On average, body mass increased by 75% while foraging at sea, with individuals growing at 0.34 ± 0.12 (s.d.) kg day-1 (n = 64), and spending 182 ± 51 days (n = 64) at sea. Relatively smaller changes in body length were recorded during the same period, suggesting that growth was composed primarily of adjustments to body composition, rather than increases in gross body size. This may be in response to the functional demands of pelagic life. Body size established early in life (birth mass and departure mass) positively influenced body mass upon return from the first foraging trip. Growth rate, however, was negatively related to departure mass for females, and this is hypothesised to be related to sex differences in body composition, as well as intrasex differences in foraging skills, diving ability and food- conversion efficiency. Despite this, there was no detectable age-specific sexual dimorphism in the first year of life. Animals that were at sea longer tended to return in better body condition. Interspecific comparison suggests that southern elephant seals grow more than do northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris, and this difference may be related to prey abundance and distribution.

scholarly journals Flooding risks and housing markets: a spatial hedonic analysis for La Plata City

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 464-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariano Javier Rabassa ◽  
Juan Ignacio Zoloa
Keyword(s):  
Housing Markets ◽  
Hedonic Price ◽  
La Plata ◽  
Hedonic Price Models ◽  
Flooding Event ◽  
Hydraulic Infrastructure ◽  
Real Estate Prices ◽  
Spatial Hedonic Price Models ◽  
The City ◽  
La Plata City

AbstractOn 2 April 2013 a major flood struck the City of La Plata, Argentina, killing 89 people and displacing thousands of others. That event, the worst flood the city has suffered in the past 100 years, prompted plans for a new hydraulic infrastructure. Although such an investment is necessary, little is known about its benefits. This paper intends to shed some light on this issue by estimating the willingness to pay to avoid the risk of experiencing a flooding event. For this purpose, we have taken thousands of real estate prices in the La Plata Metropolitan Area and combined them with a high-resolution flood risks map to estimate spatial hedonic price models. The results show significant price discounting for properties in flood-prone areas.

scholarly journals Impact of body size and body composition on bladder cancer outcomes: Risk stratification and opportunity for novel interventions

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. 713-718
Author(s):  
Alejandro Sanchez ◽  
Suzanne Kissel ◽  
Adriana Coletta ◽  
Jessica Scott ◽  
Helena Furberg
Keyword(s):  
Bladder Cancer ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Risk Stratification ◽  
Cancer Outcomes
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