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Parental Understanding and Motivation in the Management of Childhood Obesity

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2018.116
Pages: 
Synopsis: 
The study showed that parents were not good at assessing their child’s weight status and had a limited understanding of the present and future consequences of their child being overweight or obese. They were however motivated to implement a healthy diet and exercise to their child’s daily routine but felt more confident with the former.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the extent to which parental understanding and motivation influence their efforts to manage the obese child; with special emphasis on eating habits and physical activity.

Received: 
23 Aug, 2018
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Healthy food
motivation
management childhood obesity
understanding
Journal Authors: 
C Alexander
C Bodkyn
e-Published: 08 Mar, 2019

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Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Dosage and Conditioning Period Determine Reward or Aversion to Cannabis-induced Conditioned Place Preference in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Issue: 
Vol 66, Issue 5: 2017 (Special Issue on Cannabis)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2017.185
Pages: 
523-8
Synopsis: 
The study demonstrated that a shortened conditioning period of 18 minutes in the conditioned place preference paradigm could induce significant delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC) reward at low doses, supporting the addictive potential of the psychoactive agent of marijuana. This is the first report of significant reward at a dose of 0.05 mg/kg of ∆9-THC in an animal model of addiction.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the addictive potential of cannabis by investigating the motivational responses to low doses of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) and a marijuana tea extract (MTE), and to determine if the length of the conditioning period in the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm influences reward or aversion to these cannabinoid preparations.

Received: 
14 Sep, 2017
Accepted: 
23 Oct, 2017
Published: 
29 Dec, 2017
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj-iss5-2017_523_528.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
addiction
aversion
Cannabis
conditioned place preference
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
Marijuana
motivation
reward
Journal Authors: 
LE Young
KP Chin-Quee
e-Published: 19 Dec, 2017

Dosage and Conditioning Period Determine Reward or Aversion to Cannabis-induced Conditioned Place Preference in Sprague-Dawley Rats

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2017.185
Synopsis: 
The study demonstrated that a shortened conditioning period of 18 minutes in the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm can induce significant ∆9-THC reward at low doses, supporting the addictive potential of the psychoactive agent of marijuana. This is the first report of significant reward at a dose of 0.05 mg/kg ∆9-THC in an animal model of addiction.

  ABSTRACT                                                                                                                                     

Received: 
14 Sep, 2017
Accepted: 
23 Oct, 2017
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
∆9-THC
addiction
aversion
Cannabis
conditioned place reference
Marijuana
motivation
reward
Journal Authors: 
LE Young
KP Chin-Quee
e-Published: 26 Oct, 2017

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

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