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Body mass index increases in middle school students can be limited by school-based nutrition policies but not by physical activity policies

School Nutrition Programs Slow BMI Gains in Children

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Promoting healthier eating in middle school more effective than adding physical activity
A considerable proportion of cancer cases in men and women are attributable to excess body weight

Proportion of Cancers Due to Excess Body Weight Varies by State

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Population-attributable fraction varied from 3.9 percent in Montana to 6.0 percent in Texas for men
Pharmaceutical vial fill volumes can be optimized to reduce drug wastage when dosing is calculated by patient weight or body surface area

Available Vial Sizes Can Cut Drug Waste in Weight-Based Dosing

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Vial preparation sizes can be optimized to reduce drug wastage, reduce costs
Women born with a low birth weight have an increased risk for pregnancy complications

Pregnancy Complications Up for Women Born at Low Birth Weight

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Risk greatest for women born with birth weight <2,500 g who develop overweight/obesity
Among patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Age, BMI Predict Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment Success

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Upper airway stimulation more effective with older age, lower body mass index
From 1999-2000 to 2015-2016

CDC: Weight, Waist Size, BMI Increased for Many U.S. Adults

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1999-2000 to 2015-2016 saw increase in mean weight, waist circumference, BMI for many subgroups
The inverse association between fiber intake and the risk for incident symptomatic knee osteoarthritis may be partially mediated by body mass index

BMI May Mediate Inverse Link Between Fiber Intake, Knee OA

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But link between fiber intake and knee osteoarthritis was significant in only one of two studies
Antibiotic use in children <24 months of age is associated with a slightly higher body weight at 5 years of age

Early Antibiotic Use May Be Tied to Higher Childhood Body Weight

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Antibiotics before age 2 associated with very small increase in body weight at 5 years of age
Higher lifetime trauma among women is associated with decreased birthweight among male offspring

Maternal Trauma Associated With Low Male Infant Birthweight

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Combo of trauma history, higher levels of cortisol linked to lower birthweight in boys only
Postmenopausal women with weight loss have a reduced risk for breast cancer

Weight Loss May Cut Breast CA Risk in Postmenopausal Women

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Postmenopausal women with weight loss have lower breast cancer risk than those with stable weight