Little is known about how sun exposure may affect the maternal skin barrier during pregnancy when many hormonal and physiological changes occur. In this longitudinal observational study, 50 pregnant women were recruited at 18-24 weeks' gestation, 25 in summer-autumn, and 25 in winter-spring. At three time points in pregnancy at 18-24, 28-30, and 36-38 weeks' gestation, participants completed a validated sun exposure questionnaire and had skin permeability and surface pH measured on the volar forearm. ...

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We think that variants in genes involved in fructose metabolism and ChREBP-FGF21 pathway interacts with SSB intake to exacerbate associations with SSB intake. ...

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Not only are cooked eggs perfectly safe to eat during pregnancy, they are also a great way to boost nutrient intake for both mums and bubs. ...

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Current Type 1 Diabetes management guidelines recommend adjusting insulin doses for food based on the amount of carbohydrate eaten at each meal. ...

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Features of the home-yard physical environment were positively associated with preschoolers’ outdoor play and physical activity ...

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Liquor store availability in early adolescence may be a risk factor for alcohol intake in early and middle, but not late, adolescence ...

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The United Nation, recognizing the importance of nutrition as a part of the challenges faced by humanity, and declared 2016-2025 the decade of nutrition. ...

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Mary Amy Gina Bec Brushe Finlay-Jones Trapp Young MB AFJ GT BY BPsych(Hons), PhD (Public Health) BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD ( ...

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Intakes of both regular fat and reduced fat dairy products were associated with similar cardiometabolic associations in adolescents ...

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