Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 243-294).

Thesis (M.S.H.S.A.)--Regis University, Denver, Colo., 2008. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 27, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D., Education)--University of Idaho, April 2009. / Major professor: Jerry McMurtry. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 160-174). Also available online (PDF file) by subscription or by purchasing the individual file.

Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University of Adelaide Library. / The overall objective of the studies that comprise this thesis is to compare the effect of various dietary proteins and carbohydrates on acute postprandial changes in appetite sensations, ad libitum energy intake and associated regulatory hormones in overweight/obese adults. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1289323 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, 2007

Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University of Adelaide Library. / The overall objective of the studies that comprise this thesis is to compare the effect of various dietary proteins and carbohydrates on acute postprandial changes in appetite sensations, ad libitum energy intake and associated regulatory hormones in overweight/obese adults. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1289323 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, 2007

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Flinders University, Dept. of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Medicine. / Typescript (bound). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 254 - 275). Also available online.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ohio State University, 2005. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xvi, 144 p.; also includes graphics. Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-144). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

The purpose of this study was two-fold: (a) to identify, in a large representative sample of Canadian children, the age-related trajectories of overweight and obesity from toddlerhood into childhood and (b) to investigate the associations between these trajectories and children’s temperaments, their parents’ parenting practices and their interactions. Potentially important familial characteristics (i.e., the parents’ or surrogates’ age, income level, and educational attainment) were considered in the models. The sample for this study was drawn from the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY). Group-based mixture modeling analyses were conducted to identify the number and types of distinct trajectories in the development of obesity (i.e., to explicate the developmental processes in the variability of childhood obesity) in a representative sample of children who were between 24 to 35 months of age, at baseline, and followed biennially over a 6-year span. Discriminant analysis was conducted to assess the theoretical notion of goodness-of-fit between parenting practices and children’s temperament, and their association with membership in the BMI trajectory groups. The results of the group-based modeling established three different BMI trajectories for the boys, namely: stable-normal BMI, transient-high BMI, and j-curve obesity. The analyses revealed four different trajectories of BMI change for the girls: stable-normal BMI, early-declining BMI, late-declining BMI, and accelerating rise to obesity. The multivariate analysis revealed that the combined predictors of the obesity trajectories of the girls (group membership) included having a fussy temperament, ineffective parenting, and parents’ educational attainment. Predictors of the boys’ obesity trajectory (group membership) included household income, parental education, and effective parenting practices. Understanding the different ways in which a child may develop obesity will allow nurses and other health professionals to take different approaches in the assessment, intervention and evaluation of obesity and obesity-related health problems. The results of this study further our understanding of factors associated with the development of obesity at a young age and hence may inform the development of early preventive programs.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 173-210). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2009. / Document formatted into pages; contains v, 90 p. Includes bibliographical references.