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The Effects Of Pre-Pregnancy Tobacco Use On Food Cravings And Weight Gain In Pregnancy, Lauren E. Blau
The Effects Of Pre-Pregnancy Tobacco Use On Food Cravings And Weight Gain In Pregnancy, Lauren E. Blau
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Smoking cessation is associated with greater frequency of food cravings, even when controlling for body mass index. Recent studies have indicated similarities between obese women and women who smoke tobacco in mood states and food craving frequency. This is consistent with the common substrate hypothesis, which postulates that shared neural pathways mediate craving across multiple domains, and could explain why it is common for women attempting to quit smoking to gain weight. Smoking cessation prior to pregnancy is strongly encouraged due to the adverse effects of tobacco use on the developing fetus. Studies have shown that women who quit smoking …
Sleep Duration And Diabetes In An Adult Population Of Rural Upstate New York, Tarak Shrestha
Sleep Duration And Diabetes In An Adult Population Of Rural Upstate New York, Tarak Shrestha
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Introduction: Within the past five decades, there has been a rapid increase in the number of diabetic cases in the US. The number of diabetic cases increased from 1.5 million in 1959 to 25.8 million in 2011. Around the same time period, the average sleep duration per night decreased from 8 hours to 6.9 hours.
Exposure To Persistent Organic Pollutants And Metabolic Diseases, Zafar Zayirovich Aminov
Exposure To Persistent Organic Pollutants And Metabolic Diseases, Zafar Zayirovich Aminov
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Background: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of diseases that tend to occur together, including diabetes, hypertension, central obesity, cardiovascular disease and hyperlipidemia. Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been associated with increased risk of development of several of the components of the MetS.