Weight trajectories and disordered eating behaviours in 11-to 12-year-olds:A longitudinal study within the Danish National Birth Cohort

To examine how childhood weight trajectories are associated with disordered eating behaviours (DEBs) in early adolescence

Parental and Child Characteristics Related to Early-Onset Disordered Eating: A Systematic Review

After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to: Evaluate the evidence regarding parental and child characteristics related to early-onset disordered eating

What's in a Self-report? A Comparison of Pregnant Women with Self-reported and Hospital Diagnosed Eating Disorder

The aim of this study was to examine how similar pregnant women with self-reported lifetime eating disorder (ED) were to pregnant women with a hospital diagnosis of ED. A total of 83 731 pregnant women enrolled in the Danish National Birth Cohort reported on ED, and by linkage to the Danish health registers, hospital diagnoses of ED were obtained. Characteristics of women with self-reported ED, hospital diagnosed ED and without ED were compared using chi-square tests, t-test and logistic regression models with robust standard errors. In total, 4.8% women reported ED, and 0.5% had a hospital diagnosis of ED recorded in the health registers. Women with self-reported ED were comparable with women with hospital diagnosed ED on most reproductive and health characteristics, while they differed from women without ED concerning all characteristics studied. Our findings highlight that women with self-reported ED have impaired function and adverse health outcomes, consistent with diagnosable ED. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association

An initial carbon export assessment in the Mediterranean Sea based on drifting sediment traps and the Underwater Vision Profiler data sets,

During the SESAME EU FP6 project, all available particulate organic carbon (POC) data collected from driftingsediment trap and Underwater Vision Profiler deployments (INSU PROOF database, 1991–2011) weregathered in order to assess carbon export at the scale of the Mediterranean Sea. In this study, we observedthat particle size, POC export, and the contribution of microphytoplankton to the phytoplankton communitystructure, all decreased following the west to east net primary production gradient. One the other hand, no clearlongitudinal gradient was found regarding particle composition (C/N ratio or lipid content). The abovelongitudinal patterns were also observed at the seasonal scale from spring to summer in the northwestern subbasin.These observations suggest that particle size rather than organic matter composition controls fluxes ofPOC in the Mediterranean Sea. The comparison between POC and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) fluxeshighlights the different time-scale of physicals vertical mechanisms and suggests that DOC flux can play anunderestimated role in the supply of fresh carbon to the deep waters Mediterranean Sea. Indeed, DOC supply todeeper layers can be one order of magnitude larger than particle carbon flux but occurs in pulses whenstratification breaks due to (i) deep-water formation, or (ii) winter mixing. In contrast, the vertical export ofPOC occurs throughout the year bringing weak, but almost continuous, energy to meso- and bathypelagicorganisms

Pregnancy and birth cohort resources in Europe : a large opportunity for aetiological child health research

Background. During the past 25 years, many pregnancy and birth cohorts have been established. Each cohort provides unique opportunities for examining associations of early-life exposures with child development and health. However, to fully exploit the large amount of available resources and to facilitate cross-cohort collaboration, it is necessary to have accessible information on each cohort and its individual characteristics. The aim of this work was to provide an overview of European pregnancy and birth cohorts registered in a freely accessible database located at http://www.birthcohorts.net. Methods. European pregnancy and birth cohorts initiated in 1980 or later with at least 300 mother–child pairs enrolled during pregnancy or at birth, and with postnatal data, were eligible for inclusion. Eligible cohorts were invited to provide information on the data and biological samples collected, as well as the timing of data collection. Results. In total, 70 cohorts were identified. Of these, 56 fulfilled the inclusion criteria encompassing a total of more than 500 000 live-born European children. The cohorts represented 19 countries with the majority of cohorts located in Northern and Western Europe. Some cohorts were general with multiple aims, whilst others focused on specific health or exposure-related research questions. Conclusion. This work demonstrates a great potential for cross-cohort collaboration addressing important aspects of child health. The web site, http://www.birthcohorts.net, proved to be a useful tool for accessing information on European pregnancy and birth cohorts and their characteristicsAplinkotyros katedraVytauto Didžiojo universiteta