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- Publications
- Influence
Obesity : Preventing and managing the global epidemic
- D. S. Akram, A. Astrup, +18 authors P. Zimmet
- Medicine
- 1 December 2000
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Food, livestock production, energy, climate change, and health
- A. Mcmichael, J. Powles, C. Butler, R. Uauy
- Medicine
- The Lancet
- 6 October 2007
Food provides energy and nutrients, but its acquisition requires energy expenditure. In post-hunter-gatherer societies, extra-somatic energy has greatly expanded and intensified the catching,… Expand
The roles of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy, lactation and infancy: review of current knowledge and consensus recommendations
- B. Koletzko, E. Lien, +16 authors R. Uauy
- Medicine
- Journal of perinatal medicine
- 2008
Abstract This paper reviews current knowledge on the role of the long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n-3) and arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4n-6), in maternal… Expand
Nutrition of the Preterm Infant: Scientific Basis and Practical Guidelines
- R. Tsang, R. Uauy, B. Koletzko, S. Zlotkin
- Medicine
- 2005
Dr Tsang, along with 20 leading world experts, has brought together a scholarly systematic approach that provides the rationale for administering nutrients to pre-term infants. The text covers all… Expand
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The joint WHO/FAO expert consultation on diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases: process, product and policy implications.
- C. Nishida, R. Uauy, S. Kumanyika, P. Shetty
- Medicine
- Public health nutrition
- 1 February 2004
Nutrition Planning, Assessment and EvaluationService, Food and Nutrition Division, FAO, Rome, ItalyThe Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on diet,nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases… Expand
Preconceptional and maternal obesity: epidemiology and health consequences.
- L. Poston, R. Caleyachetty, +4 authors M. Gillman
- Medicine
- The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology
- 1 December 2016
Obesity in women of reproductive age is increasing in prevelance worldwide. Obesity reduces fertility and increases time taken to conceive, and obesity-related comorbidities (such as type 2 diabetes… Expand
Nutritional quality of organic foods: a systematic review.
- A. Dangour, Sakhi K. Dodhia, A. Hayter, E. Allen, K. Lock, R. Uauy
- Medicine
- The American journal of clinical nutrition
- 1 September 2009
BACKGROUND
Despite growing consumer demand for organically produced foods, information based on a systematic review of their nutritional quality is lacking.
OBJECTIVE
We sought to quantitatively… Expand
Weight, shape, and mortality risk in older persons: elevated waist-hip ratio, not high body mass index, is associated with a greater risk of death.
- G. Price, R. Uauy, E. Breeze, C. Bulpitt, A. Fletcher
- Medicine
- The American journal of clinical nutrition
- 1 August 2006
BACKGROUND
Guidelines for optimal weight in older persons are limited by uncertainty about the ideal body mass index (BMI) or the usefulness of alternative anthropometric measures.
OBJECTIVE
We… Expand
School-based obesity prevention in Chilean primary school children: methodology and evaluation of a controlled study
- J. Kain, R. Uauy, Albala, F. Vio, R. Cerda, B. Leyton
- Medicine
- International Journal of Obesity
- 1 April 2004
OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of a 6 months nutrition education and physical activity intervention on primary school children through changes in adiposity and physical fitness.DESIGN: Longitudinal… Expand
FAO/WHO Scientific Update on carbohydrates in human nutrition: conclusions
- J. Mann, J. Cummings, +9 authors M. Wiseman
- Medicine
- European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- 9 November 2007
The Scientific Update involved consideration of a number of key issues that have arisen since the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Carbohydrates in Human Nutrition was held in 1997 (FAO, 1998) or… Expand