Meeting Report: The Role of Beliefs and Perception on Body Size. Proceedings of the 26th Aschauer Soiree, Held at Aschauhof, Altenhof, Germany, May 26th, 2018

Michael Hermanussen, Aman B. Pulungan, Christiane Scheffler, Rebekka Mumm, Alan D. Rogol, Raluca Pop, James M. Swanson, Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Anna Reimann, Anna Siniarska-Wolanska, Martin Musalek, Barry Bogin, Jesper L. Boldsen, P. G.Vincent Tassenaar, Detlef Groth, Yuk Chien Liu, Christof Meigen, Björn Quanjer, Kristina Thompson, Başak Koca ÖzerEwa Bryl, Paula Mamrot, Tomasz Hanć, Slawomir Koziel, Jani Söderhäll, Aleksandra Gomula, Sudip Datta Banik, Mathieu Roelants, Gudrun Veldre, Leslie Sue Lieberman, Lynnette Leidy Sievert

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Abstract

Thirty-one scientists met at Aschauhof, Germany to discuss the role of beliefs and self-perception on body size. In view of apparent growth stimulatory effects of dominance within the social group that is observed in social mammals, they discussed various aspects of competitive growth strategies and growth adjustments. Presentations included new data from Indonesia, a cohort-based prospective study from Merida, Yucatan, and evidence from recent meta-analyses and patterns of growth in the socially deprived. The effects of stress experienced during pregnancy and adverse childhood events were discussed, as well as obesity in school children, with emphasis on problems when using z-scores in extremely obese children. Aspects were presented on body image in African-American women, and body perception and the disappointments of menopause in view of feelings of attractiveness in different populations. Secular trends in height were presented, including short views on so called 'racial types' vs bio-plasticity, and historic data on early-life nutritional status and later-life socioeconomic outcomes during the Dutch potato famine. New tools for describing body proportions in patients with variable degrees of phocomelia were presented along with electronic growth charts. Bio-statisticians discussed the influence of randomness, community and network structures, and presented novel tools and methods for analyzing social network data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)383-400
Number of pages18
JournalPediatric endocrinology reviews : PER
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2019

Keywords

  • Body perception
  • Body size
  • Competitive growth strategies
  • Growth adjustment
  • Social group
  • Social network

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