Empirico-inductive and/or hypothetico-deductive methods in food science and nutrition research: which one to favor for a better global health?

A Fardet, L Lebredonchel, E Rock - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Scientific research generally follows two main methods: empirico-inductive (EI), gathering
scattered, real-world qualitative/quantitative data to elaborate holistic theories, and the …

Effectiveness of interventions to reduce social inequalities of weight status in adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

M Dakin, AY Omorou, F Guillemin - Obesity Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many interventions are implemented in the public health context to overcome social
inequalities of weight status in adolescents, but their effectiveness is challenged. This study …

Mechanisms of stigmatization in family-based Prevention and Treatment of Childhood overweight and obesity

D Hoeeg, KL Frohlich, U Christensen, D Grabowski - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
It is well established that overweight and obesity are often accompanied by stigmatization.
However, the influence of stigmatization on interventions for overweight and obesity remains …

How are the processing and nutrient dimensions of foods interconnected? an issue of hierarchy based on three different food scores

P Ebner, K Frank, A Christodoulou… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Worldwide, foods are scored with composition indices. However, processing scores are now
emerging. The objective of this study was to study the interconnectedness of the degree of …

Childhood diabetes mellitus and early-onset kidney diseases later in life: a nationwide population-based matched cohort study

J Sun, C Wang, M Zhao, PMY Lee, B Xi, Y Yu, J Li - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background The empirical evidence remains inconclusive for an association between
diabetes mellitus (DM) in children and early-onset kidney disease later in life, and little is …

Generation healthy kids: protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a multi-component and multi-setting intervention to promote healthy weight and wellbeing …

LT Thomsen, J Schmidt-Persson, CT Damsgaard… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Childhood obesity can have significant negative consequences for children's
wellbeing and long-term health. Prior school-based interventions to prevent child overweight …

Socioeconomic inequalities in children's weight, height and BMI trajectories in Norway

T Mekonnen, E Papadopoulou, OA Arah… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Studies exploring when social inequalities in body mass index (BMI) and its composites
emerge and how these evolve with age are limited. Thus, this study explored parental …

Effects of medwakh smoking on salivary metabolomics and its association with altered oral redox homeostasis among youth

KG Aghila Rani, NC Soares, B Rahman… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
The use of alternative tobacco products, particularly medwakh, has expanded among youth
in the Middle East and around the world. The present study is conducted to investigate the …

Changes in social inequalities in excess body weight and body dissatisfaction among adolescents in Barcelona, Spain, 2016–2021

C Lopez-Muley, MJ López, K Pérez… - Public Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Adolescence is a crucial life stage that can lead to excess weight and body
dissatisfaction. Social inequalities in these issues may have been exacerbated by the …

Involving national stakeholders in a systems approach to map drivers of childhood obesity and actions to prevent childhood obesity in Denmark: the Generation …

K Ryom, P Bloch, U Toft, D Høeg, LT Thomsen… - Health Research Policy …, 2025 - Springer
Background Childhood obesity is a preventable global public health challenge, increasingly
recognized as a complex problem, stemming from complex drivers. Obesity is characterized …