Browsing Public Health Sciences (School of) by Subject "BMI"
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Examining the impact of timing of alcohol use initiation on changes to body weight and weight status among students in the COMPASS study
(Elsevier, 2019-12)Obesity rates among Canadian youth continue to be a concern, as weight issues during adolescence can transfer into adulthood, leading to long-term health problems. Current evidence lacks a consistent relationship between ... -
Predicting Overweight and Obesity Among Youth in Ontario, Canada: Evidence from Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Analyses
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-13)The percentage of Canadian children and adolescents that are overweight or obese has increased dramatically since the 1980s, with approximately 25% of youth in Canada now characterised as overweight or obese. Canadian youth ...