Nutritional Assessment of a Group of Japanese Elementary School Children in Tokyo: With Special Emphasis on Growth, Anemia, and Obesity.

Hongo, Tetsuro; Suzuki, Tsuguyoshi; Ohba, Tamotsu; Karita, Kanae; Dejima, Yasushi; Yoshinaga, Jun; Togo, Masami; Ishida, Hiromi; Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Hisatsune, Emiko

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“…Many studies performed in children and adolescents have shown a correlation between obesity and other CVD risk factors 39,40 . The present study showed a significant correlation between BMI percentiles and elevated TG levels, low HDL‐C concentrations and higher mean SBP, but TChol and LDL‐C were weak correlates of overweight and obesity, a finding that is in line with the work of other groups 39,40 .…”

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Obesity and associated modifiable environmental factors in Iranian adolescents: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program − Heart Health Promotion from Childhood

Kelishadi

Pour²,

Sarrafzadegan³

et al. 2003

Pediatrics International

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Obesity and associated modifiable environmental factors in Iranian adolescents: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program − Heart Health Promotion from Childhood

Kelishadi

Pour²,

Sarrafzadegan³

et al. 2003

Pediatrics International

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104

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“…In humans, ZD can be due to inadequate dietary intake, decreased absorption or utilization, increased requirements or excretion and genetic disease 1,3,4 . Many people, especially elderly people, women, children and infants, are suggested to be at a risk of ZD, not only in developing countries, but also in developed nations, including the US, France and Japan 3,5–9 …”

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Increased Renal Vascular Resistance In Zinc‐Deficient Rats: Role Of Nitric Oxide and Superoxide

Kurihara

Yanagisawa

Sato

et al. 2002

Clin Exp Pharma Physio

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1. Zinc deficiency (ZD) induces many kinds of pathological states. However, the effects of ZD on haemodynamics remain unclear. In the present study, we measured mean blood pressure (BP) and renal blood flow (RBF) under anaesthesia and calculated renal vascular resistance (RVR) from these parameters in rats maintained on a ZD diet (0.5 p.p.m. zinc) for 4 weeks. 2. Zinc deficiency did not change mean BP, but significantly reduced RBF and increased RVR (each P < 0.01). In addition, these effects of ZD were reversible. 3. Because Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) is a zinc-containing enzyme and superoxide is a potent scavenger of nitric oxide (NO), a vasodilator, we hypothesized that one of the mechanisms by which ZD increases RVR is by decreasing NO bioavailability by the enhanced formation of superoxide due to low Cu/Zn SOD activity. To test this hypothesis, we observed the roles of NO and superoxide in the mechanism, after having confirmed the low activity of Cu/Zn SOD in the kidneys of ZD rats. 4. Administration of the SOD mimetic tempol (5 mg/kg per min) decreased RVR to a significantly greater extent in ZD rats compared with control, suggesting that superoxide was responsible for the mechanism. Low doses of the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP; 2.0 micro g/kg per min, continuous) decreased RVR to a significantly smaller extent in ZD rats compared with control, whereas a high dose of SNP (0.75 mg/kg, bolus) decreased RVR to a significantly greater extent in ZD rats compared with control, suggesting that the mechanism includes an inhibition of NO activity in ZD, which is most likely to be a scavenging of NO by the activated superoxide. 5. In summary, ZD may increase RVR. The mechanism probably includes changes in NO and superoxide activities.

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“…Weight was measured in kg with a balance beam scale and height was measured in cm with a ruler fastened to the wall; BMI was later calculated as weight in kg a height in meter 2 . Venous blood was collected following an 8 h fast.…”

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“…This is similar to results from a small study of Tokyo elementary schoolchildren, where 32% of the children's total energy intake was from fat. 2 Concurrent with these changes in dietary habits, the mean serum cholesterol levels of Japanese increased by 10±15 mgadl between 1960 and 1980. Moreover, the serum cholesterol (CHOL) level of young Japanese has been shown to exceed that of Americans of comparable ages.…”

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Eating habits, activity, lipids and body mass index in Japanese children: The Shiratori Children Study

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the eating habits and physical activity of Japanese children aged 10 y, and to investigate their relationship to lipids and body mass index (BMI); also to study the relationship between BMI and lipids in these children. DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at six schools in Shiratori, Japan during 1992±1994. Physical examinations and questionnaires were used to collect data from 457 ®fth grade children, aged 10 y. RESULTS: The diet of these children was mixed, with Japanese and Western foods almost equally reported. Boys were more active than girls. More active children had higher high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and children who ate a more Japanese diet had slightly lower HDL-C. BMI was positively related to cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides and inversely related to HDL-C. The amount of rice intake was positively associated with the BMI of these children. CONCLUSION: In our study of Japanese children aged 10 y, their diets were fairly Westernized, and most children were fairly inactive based on our activity score. Although obesity is low in these young Japanese subjects (14.1%), children who were obese (BMIb20) had worse lipid pro®les than those who were not obese. An exceptionally high rice intake was associated with obesity, and thus may be an early warning sign for future obesity.

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Nutritional Assessment of a Group of Japanese Elementary School Children in Tokyo: With Special Emphasis on Growth, Anemia, and Obesity.

Cited by 11 publications

References 19 publications

Obesity and associated modifiable environmental factors in Iranian adolescents: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program − Heart Health Promotion from Childhood

Obesity and associated modifiable environmental factors in Iranian adolescents: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program − Heart Health Promotion from Childhood

Increased Renal Vascular Resistance In Zinc‐Deficient Rats: Role Of Nitric Oxide and Superoxide

Eating habits, activity, lipids and body mass index in Japanese children: The Shiratori Children Study

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