There are no prospective studies investigating the effects of sugar-related feeding practices
on changes in dental caries from early childhood to young adulthood. The aim of this study …

PURPOSE: To evaluate adolescents' perception of the causes of obesity, with emphasis on
differences according to nutritional status and socioeconomic position. METHODS: We …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the prospective association between leisure-time physical activity
practice at 11 years of age and incidence of school failure from 11 to 15 years of age. …

Background & aims Lean mass (LM) is an important parameter in clinical outcomes, which
highlights the necessity of reliable tools for its estimation. The adductor pollicis muscle …

Apresenta-se nesse trabalho resultados de pesquisa sobre pequenas cidades, especificamente
as localizadas no sudeste de Goiás, na microrregião de Catalão, sendo: Anhangüera, …

Desde o começo da ocupação humana no litoral centro-sul de Santa Catarina, Brasil, a
articulação entre processos naturais e antrópicos modelou uma paisagem fortemente …

Background: maternal smoking during pregnancy has been related to behavior disorders
and psychiatric problems in adolescence. Aim: evaluate the association between maternal …

Background: maternal smoking during pregnancy may impair lung development, increasing
the risk of respiratory diseases such as asthma later in life. Aim: to evaluate the association …

Background: Studies have shown an inverse relationship between waist circumference (WC)
and lung function in adults and elderly. The long term effects of such association, as well as …

Background: Lung function in adolescence is an important indicator for good health in later
life yet little is known about its possible genetic associations. Aim: to evaluate the relationship …