European adolescents’ level of perceived stress and its relationship with body adiposity—The HELENA Study

Vriendt, Tineke De; Clays, Els; Maes, Lea; Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse De; Vicente-Rodríguez, Germán; Moreno, Luís A.; Nagy, Enikő; Molnár, Denés; Ortega, Francisco B.; Dietrich, Sabine; Μanios, Yannis; Henauw, Stefaan De

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“…Different stress coping mechanisms between both sexes could also be considered as a possible cause of the different findings between men and women. For instance, perceived stress has been an important predictor of both diet quality and adiposity, and women are particularly susceptible to perceived stress (de Vriendt et al, 2012;Isasi et al, 2015;Nastaskin and Fiocco, 2015). In addition, a population-based study showed different socioeconomic determination of obesity in men and women, increasing the complexity of modeling these variables (Monteiro et al, 2001).…”

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Consumption of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Brazilian adolescents and adults

Louzada

Baraldi

Steele

et al. 2015

Preventive Medicine

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Consumption of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Brazilian adolescents and adults

Louzada

Baraldi

Steele

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Preventive Medicine

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“…The first of these is (school-related) stress, which is negatively associated with cognitive performance and academic achievement in adolescents [37]. Adolescent girls report significantly higher levels of (school-related) stress than boys [38]. Physical activity is associated with lowered stress [39] and might have relatively greater beneficial effects on (school-related) stress in girls (because of their higher stress levels) than in boys.…”

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Active commuting to school, cognitive performance, and academic achievement: an observational study in Dutch adolescents using accelerometers

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BackgroundThe current study examined the associations between active commuting to school, cognitive performance, and academic achievement in Dutch adolescents. In addition, it was explored whether these associations were moderated by sex and mediated by depressive symptoms.MethodsStudents in grades 7 and 9 (N = 270; mean age 13.4 years; 53% boys) were included. Active commuting to school was measured objectively by an ActivPAL3™ accelerometer. Cognitive performance was measured by the d2 Test of attention (key components of executive functioning) and the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (information-processing speed). Academic achievement was determined by the mean of the school grades obtained in Dutch, mathematics and English. Depressive symptoms were self-reported.ResultsActive commuting to school constituted 28% of the total amount of time spent moving per week. Active commuting to school was not significantly associated with cognitive performance and academic achievement, overall. However, active commuting to school was positively associated with performance on the d2 Test of attention in girls (β = .17, p = .037), but not in boys (β = −.03, p = .660). The associations were not mediated by depressive symptoms.ConclusionsThe associations between active commuting to school and cognitive performance and academic achievement are weak and might be moderated by sex, while the greatest benefits on cognition due to active commuting to school might be with regard to executive functioning. Future studies might make use of experimental designs, because causal relations between active commuting to school and cognitive performance or academic achievement would provide important implications for both education and public health.

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“…Our results were consistent with De Vriendt et al . 's recent report from the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence cross‐sectional study, in which perceived stress was significantly associated with increased measures of general and abdominal adiposity in girls only . Although a well‐defined association is not described in the literature, chronic stress may be a factor interfering with energy balance and the maintenance of weight status, i.e.…”

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Gender difference in interactions between MAOA promoter uVNTR polymorphism and negative familial stressors on body mass index among Chinese adolescents

Xie

London

et al. 2013

Pediatric Obesity

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Summary Objectives Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) modulates metabolism of serotonin and dopamine metabolism, neurotransmitters involved in regulation of appetite and food intake. The gene coding for MAOA contains a 30-bp tandem repeat (uVNTR) polymorphism in its promoter region that has been previously identified to be associated with obesity with mixed findings in the literature. Our goals were to replicate the population effects of this functional polymorphism on obesity risk, and to further explore gender differences and interaction effects with negative stressors. Methods Analyses were conducted with data on genotypes, measured weight and height, and self-reported behavioral characteristics among 1,101 Chinese adolescents 11-15 years old living in Wuhan, China. Results Girls with the high activity allele had significantly lower BMI (β=-0.25±0.98, p=0.011) compared to those with the low activity allele. Experience of negative familial stressors(e.g., death or illness of family members, hit or scolded by parents and increased quarreling with parents, parents argued frequently) significantly weakened this protective genetic effect on BMI (p for interaction=0.043). Stratified analyses showed a significant protective genetic effect on BMI only within the stratum of low stress level (β=-0.44±0.14, p=0.002). No similar effect was observed among boys. Conclusions Our findings confirm the genetic effects of MAOA uVNTR polymorphism on BMI in a Chinese adolescent population and suggest potential genetic interactions with negative familial stressors.

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European adolescents’ level of perceived stress and its relationship with body adiposity—The HELENA Study

Abstract: School is reported to be an important source of adolescent stress and should be the focus of stress management campaigns. Only in girls, the hypothesis that stress might be involved in the aetiology of obesity during adolescence was supported.

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Consumption of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Brazilian adolescents and adults

Consumption of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Brazilian adolescents and adults

Active commuting to school, cognitive performance, and academic achievement: an observational study in Dutch adolescents using accelerometers

Gender difference in interactions between MAOA promoter uVNTR polymorphism and negative familial stressors on body mass index among Chinese adolescents

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