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  1. 11. Ett fett liv : En artikulering av viktordningen på bas av överviktiga människors erfarenheter

    Författare :Aimée Ekman; Bengt Richt; Gunilla Tegern; Eklina Oinas; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :The weight order; ordering; form; action perspective; grounded theory; fat studies; critical perspective; fatness; overweight; body weight; experience; Viktordningen; ordnande; form; handlingsperspektiv; grounded theory; fat studies; kritisk fetma forskning; fetma; övervikt; kroppsvikt; erfarenhet;

    Sammanfattning : Syftet med den här avhandlingen är att utveckla en begreppslig och teoretiserande förståelse för villkor och möjligheter i överviktiga personers handlingsliv. Med utgångspunkt i intervjuer med femton feta svenskar har slutpunkten för studien kommit att bli en artikulering av processer och subprocesser inom viktordningen. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Being able to be stable : exploring primary weight maintenance as a public health strategy for obesity prevention

    Författare :Kristina Lindvall; Lars Weinehall; Mai-Lis Hellenius; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Overweight; Obesity; Weight maintenance; Primary weight maintenance; Sweden; US; Middle-aged; Obesity prevention; Public health; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Sammanfattning : Background Overweight and obesity are considerable public health issues internationally as well as in Sweden. On a global level, the obesity prevalence has nearly doubled over the last 30 years. Currently in Sweden, more than one third of all women, and slightly more than half of all men, are either overweight or obese. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Alterations in peripheral glucocorticoid metabolism : effects of weight changes

    Författare :Kotryna Simonyté; Cecilia Mattsson; Bo Angelin; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; 11ß Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1; obesity; glucocorticoids; cortisol; phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase; adipose tissue; liver; Endocrinology; Endokrinologi; medicin; Medicine;

    Sammanfattning : Background: An important role has been suggested for tissue-specific glucocorticoid metabolism in the development of obesity and its complications. 11ß hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (11ßHSD1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of biologically inactive cortisone to active cortisol, thereby regulating its access to glucocorticoid receptors in target tissues. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Weight gain in children : possible relation to the development of diabetes

    Författare :Karina Huus; Johnny Ludvigsson; Jonas Ludvigsson; Karin Enskär; Staffan Janson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children has increased the last decades and is now defined as a global epidemic disease by the World Health Organization. Also the incidence of type 1 diabetes has increased and there are some hypothesises that argue there is a connection between overweight/obesity and type 1 diabetes. LÄS MER

  7. 15. The Weight of Images : Affective Engagements with Fat Corporeality in the Media

    Författare :Katariina Kyrölä; Anu Koivunen; Seija Ridell; Jackie Stacey; Finland Turun yliopisto; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; filmvetenskap; Cinema Studies;

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