TASTE PERCEPTION AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CHILDHOOD OBESITY

Taste perception as a risk factor for childhood obesity

Objective.To describe the role of taste perception in the development of sweet taste habituation as well as its relationship to the development of obesity in children.Materials and methods.An initial search of scientific articles published in PubMed between January 1st, 2011 and March 20th, 2016 was performed in children between 0 and 12 years old.

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On the (Im)possibility and Bliss of Telling My Dad, "I Love You"

While fathers seldom say "I love you" to their read more son(s), there is also acknowledgment that sons rarely say it to their father.Confessions of love are like notes in a melody of previous affirmations, so what is it like for a son to say it, especially if large parts of his life are spent in "connective avoidance" with his dad? Writing on the

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Exploring Supervisor-Related Job Resources as Mediators between Supervisor Conflict and Job Attitudes in Hospital Employees

Background: Conservation of resources theory assumes loss of resources as a cause of job strain.In hospital work, conflicts with supervisors are tested to predict lower resources, that is, supervisory social support, participation possibilities, and appreciation.All three resources are expected to predict, in turn, experienced stress (job strain) a

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