The popularity of indoor tanning may be partly attributed to the addictive characteristics of tanning for some individuals.We aimed to determine the association between frequent indoor tanning,which we view as a sunog...The popularity of indoor tanning may be partly attributed to the addictive characteristics of tanning for some individuals.We aimed to determine the association between frequent indoor tanning,which we view as a sunogate for tanning addiction,and food addiction.A total of 67,910 women were included from the Nurses' Health Study II.In2005,we collected information on indoor tanning during high school/college and age 25-35 years,and calculated the average use of indoor tanning during these periods.Food addiction was defined as ≥3 clinically significant symptoms plus clinically significant impairment or distress,assessed in 2009 using a modified version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale.Totally 23.3%(15,822) of the participants reported indoor tanning at high school/college or age 25-35 years.A total of 5,557(8.2%) women met the criteria for food addiction.We observed a dose-response relationship between frequency of indoor tanning and the likelihood of food addiction(P_(trend)〈 0.0001),independent of depression,BMI,and other confounders.Compared with never indoor tanners,the odds ratio(95%confidence interval) of food addiction was 1.07(0.99-1.17) for average indoor tanning 1-2 times/year,1.25(1.09-1.43) for 3-5times/year,1.34(1.14-1.56) for 6-11 times/year,1.61(1.35-1.91) for 12-23 times/year,and 2.98(1.95-4.57) for 24 or more times/year.Frequent indoor tanning before or at early adulthood is associated with prevalence of food addiction at middle age.Our data support the addictive property of frequent indoor tanning,which may guide intervention strategies to curb indoor tanning and prevent skin cancer.展开更多
The crop model World Food Studies (WOFOST) was tuned and validated withmeteorological as well as winter wheat growth and yield data at 24 stations in 5 provinces of NorthChina from 1997 to 2003. The parameterization o...The crop model World Food Studies (WOFOST) was tuned and validated withmeteorological as well as winter wheat growth and yield data at 24 stations in 5 provinces of NorthChina from 1997 to 2003. The parameterization obtained by the tuning was then used to model theimpacts of climate change on winter wheat growth for all stations using long-term weather data from1950 to 2000. Two simulations were made, one with all meteorological data (rainfed) and the otherwithout water stress (potential). The results indicate that the flowering and maturity datesoccurred 3.3 and 3 days earlier in the 1990s than that in the 1960s due to a 0.65℃ temperatureincrease. The simulated rainfed yields show that the average drought induced yields (potential minusrainfed yields) have decreased by 9.7% over the last 50 years. This is to be compared with a 0.02%decrease in yield if the precipitation limit is lifted. Although the precipitation during thegrowing season has decreased over the last 50 years, the drought effects on the rainfed yieldsremained to be practically unchanged as the spring precipitation did not decrease markedly.展开更多
基金supported by Brown University Richard B.Salomon Faculty Research Award,Research Career Development Award of Dermatology Foundation,and Nurses' Health Study Ⅱ grant(UM1 CA176726)
文摘The popularity of indoor tanning may be partly attributed to the addictive characteristics of tanning for some individuals.We aimed to determine the association between frequent indoor tanning,which we view as a sunogate for tanning addiction,and food addiction.A total of 67,910 women were included from the Nurses' Health Study II.In2005,we collected information on indoor tanning during high school/college and age 25-35 years,and calculated the average use of indoor tanning during these periods.Food addiction was defined as ≥3 clinically significant symptoms plus clinically significant impairment or distress,assessed in 2009 using a modified version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale.Totally 23.3%(15,822) of the participants reported indoor tanning at high school/college or age 25-35 years.A total of 5,557(8.2%) women met the criteria for food addiction.We observed a dose-response relationship between frequency of indoor tanning and the likelihood of food addiction(P_(trend)〈 0.0001),independent of depression,BMI,and other confounders.Compared with never indoor tanners,the odds ratio(95%confidence interval) of food addiction was 1.07(0.99-1.17) for average indoor tanning 1-2 times/year,1.25(1.09-1.43) for 3-5times/year,1.34(1.14-1.56) for 6-11 times/year,1.61(1.35-1.91) for 12-23 times/year,and 2.98(1.95-4.57) for 24 or more times/year.Frequent indoor tanning before or at early adulthood is associated with prevalence of food addiction at middle age.Our data support the addictive property of frequent indoor tanning,which may guide intervention strategies to curb indoor tanning and prevent skin cancer.
基金The paper is supported by the Open Research Fund of Laboratory for Climate Studies (CCSF-2005-2-QH06).
文摘The crop model World Food Studies (WOFOST) was tuned and validated withmeteorological as well as winter wheat growth and yield data at 24 stations in 5 provinces of NorthChina from 1997 to 2003. The parameterization obtained by the tuning was then used to model theimpacts of climate change on winter wheat growth for all stations using long-term weather data from1950 to 2000. Two simulations were made, one with all meteorological data (rainfed) and the otherwithout water stress (potential). The results indicate that the flowering and maturity datesoccurred 3.3 and 3 days earlier in the 1990s than that in the 1960s due to a 0.65℃ temperatureincrease. The simulated rainfed yields show that the average drought induced yields (potential minusrainfed yields) have decreased by 9.7% over the last 50 years. This is to be compared with a 0.02%decrease in yield if the precipitation limit is lifted. Although the precipitation during thegrowing season has decreased over the last 50 years, the drought effects on the rainfed yieldsremained to be practically unchanged as the spring precipitation did not decrease markedly.