Research Evidence

UK studies

• A randomised controlled trial to compare a range of commercial or primary care led weight reduction programmes with a minimal intervention control for weight loss in obesity: the Lighten Up trial. Jolly K, Daley A, Adab P, Lewis A, Denley J, Beach J, Aveyard P. BMC Public Health. 2010 Jul 27;10(1):439
• A simple methodology for piloting and evaluating mass media interventions: an exploratory study. Dale R, Hanbury A. Psychol Health Med. 2010 Mar;15(2):231-42

International studies

• The process evaluation of It's Your Move!, an Australian adolescent obesity prevention project. Mathews LB, Moodie MM, Simmons AM, Swinburn BA. BMC Public Health. 2010 Jul 30;10(1):448
• Tackling obesity in adult primary care. Logue J, Sattar N. Practitioner. 2010 Jun;254(1730):31-2, 34, 3
• Health behaviors of adults: United States, 2005-2007. Schoenborn CA, Adams PE. Vital Health Stat 10. 2010 Mar;(245):1-132
• Prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance among obese children and adolescents. Ghergherechi R, Tabrizi A. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2010 Jul 21;6:345-9
• Is Sleep Duration Associated With Obesity in Older Australian Adults? Magee CA, Caputi P, Iverson DC. J Aging Health. 2010 Jul 28
• Obesity and age affect male fertility potential. Paasch U, Grunewald S, Kratzsch J, Glander HJ. Fertil Steril. 2010 Jul 27
• How much does overweight impact the adolescent developmental process? Fonseca H, Matos MG, Guerra A, Gomes-Pedro J. Child Care Health Dev. 2010 Jul 27
• Reference curves and cut-off values for anthropometric indices of adiposity of affluent Asian Indian children aged 3-18 years. Virani N. Ann Hum Biol. 2010 Jul 29
• Improving Urinary Incontinence in Overweight and Obese Women Through Modest Weight Loss. Wing RR, Creasman JM, West DS, Richter HE, Myers D, Burgio KL, Franklin F, Gorin AA, Vittinghoff E, Macer J, Kusek JW, Subak LL; for the Program to Reduce Incontinence by Diet and Exercise (PRIDE). Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Aug;116(2, Part 1):284-292
• Economic Perspectives on Pediatric Obesity: Impact on Health Care Expenditures and Cost-Effectiveness of Preventive Interventions. John J. Nestle Nutr Workshop Ser Pediatr Program. 2010;66:111-124
• Association between Body Mass Index and Migraine. Téllez-Zenteno JF, Pahwa DR, Hernandez-Ronquillo L, García-Ramos G, Velázquez A. Eur Neurol. 2010 Jul 22;64(3):134-139
• The Health Implications of Sucrose, High-Fructose Corn Syrup, and Fructose: What Do We Really Know? Rippe JM. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2010 Jul 1;4(4):1008-1011
• Role of low-glycemic index diet in management of childhood obesity. Kong AP, Chan RS, Nelson EA, Chan JC. Obes Rev. 2010 Jul 21
• Hip Hip Hurrah! Hip size inversely related to heart disease and total mortality. Heitmann BL, Lissner L. Obes Rev. 2010 Jul 21
• Prevention and Management of Obesity in Nonpregnant Women and Adolescents: Beliefs and Practices of U.S. Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Cogswell ME, Power ML, Sharma AJ, Schulkin J. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Jul 21
• Eating out, weight and weight gain. A cross-sectional and prospective analysis in the context of the EPIC-PANACEA study. Naska A, Orfanos P, Trichopoulou A, May AM, Overvad K, Jakobsen MU, Tjønneland A, Halkjær J, Fagherazzi G, Clavel-Chapelon F, Boutron-Ruault MC, Rohrmann S, Hermann S, Steffen A, Haubrock J, Oikonomou E, Dilis V, Katsoulis M, Sacerdote C, Sieri S, Masala G, Tumino R, Mattiello A, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Skeie G, Engeset D, Barricarte A, Rodríguez L, Dorronsoro M, Sánchez MJ, Chirlaque MD, Agudo A, Manjer J, Wirfält E, Hellström V, Shungin D, Khaw KT, Wareham NJ, Spencer EA, Freisling H, Slimani N, Vergnaud AC, Mouw T, Romaguera D, Odysseos A, Peeters PH. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Jul 27
• Challenge! Health Promotion/Obesity Prevention Mentorship Model Among Urban, Black Adolescents. Black MM, Hager ER, Le K, Anliker J, Arteaga SS, Diclemente C, Gittelsohn J, Magder L, Papas M, Snitker S, Treuth MS, Wang Y. Pediatrics. 2010 Jul 26
• Control yourself or just eat what you like? Weight gain over a year is predicted by an interactive effect of response inhibition and implicit preference for snack foods. Nederkoorn C, Houben K, Hofmann W, Roefs A, Jansen A. Health Psychol. 2010 Jul;29(4):389-93
• Point-of-Purchase Nutrition Information Influences Food-Purchasing Behaviors of College Students: A Pilot Study. Freedman MR, Connors R. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Aug;110(8):1222-1226
• Effect of breastfeeding on weight retention from one pregnancy to the next: Results from the North Carolina WIC program. Ostbye T, Krause KM, Swamy GK, Lovelady CA. Prev Med. 2010 Jul 22
• Assessing cost-effectiveness in obesity: laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for severely obese adolescents. Ananthapavan J, Moodie M, Haby M, Carter R. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010 Jul-Aug;6(4):377-85
• A randomized clinical trial of home-based exercise combined with a slight caloric restriction on obesity prevention among women. Mediano MF, Barbosa JS, Moura AS, Willett WC, Sichieri R. Prev Med. 2010 Jul 20
• State but not district nutrition policies are associated with less junk food in vending machines and school stores in US public schools. Kubik MY, Wall M, Shen L, Nanney MS, Nelson TF, Laska MN, Story M. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Jul;110(7):1043-8
• Improving food environments in schools: tracking progress. Fox MK. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Jul;110(7):1010-3
• Summer: time for family meals that can shape the future. Van Horn L. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Jul;110(7):989
• School dinners: a healthy choice? [No authors listed] Lancet. 2010 Jul 10;376(9735):69
• Bicycle riding, walking, and weight gain in premenopausal women. Lusk AC, Mekary RA, Feskanich D, Willett WC. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jun 28;170(12):1050-6
• Influence of licensed characters on children's taste and snack preferences. Roberto CA, Baik J, Harris JL, Brownell KD. Pediatrics. 2010 Jul;126(1):88-93
• Point-of-purchase price and education intervention to reduce consumption of sugary soft drinks. Block JP, Chandra A, McManus KD, Willett WC. Am J Public Health. 2010 Aug;100(8):1427-33
• Smoking expectancies, weight concerns, and dietary behaviors in adolescence. Cavallo DA, Smith AE, Schepis TS, Desai R, Potenza MN, Krishnan-Sarin S. Pediatrics. 2010 Jul;126(1):e66-72
• Direct and indirect effects of obesity on U.S. labor market outcomes of older working age adults. Renna F, Thakur N. Soc Sci Med. 2010 Jul;71(2):405-13
• Do infants fed from bottles lack self-regulation of milk intake compared with directly breastfed infants? Li R, Fein SB, Grummer-Strawn LM. Pediatrics. 2010 Jun;125(6):e1386-93
• Weight status as a predictor of being bullied in third through sixth grades. Lumeng JC, Forrest P, Appugliese DP, Kaciroti N, Corwyn RF, Bradley RH. Pediatrics. 2010 Jun;125(6):e1301-7
• Long-term health and economic impact of preventing and reducing overweight and obesity in adolescence. Wang LY, Denniston M, Lee S, Galuska D, Lowry R. J Adolesc Health. 2010 May;46(5):467-73
• Using accelerometers and GPS units to identify the proportion of daily physical activity located in parks with playgrounds in New Zealand children. Quigg R, Gray A, Reeder AI, Holt A, Waters DL. Prev Med. 2010 May-Jun;50(5-6):235-40
• Neck circumference: an additional tool of screening overweight and obesity in childhood. Hatipoglu N, Mazicioglu MM, Kurtoglu S, Kendirci M. Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Jun;169(6):733-9
• Obesity and eating disturbances are common in 15-year-old adolescents. A two-step interview study. Isomaa AL, Isomaa R, Marttunen M, Kaltiala-Heino R. Nord J Psychiatry. 2010 Apr;64(2):123-9
• Viral obesity: fact or fiction? Mitra AK, Clarke K. Obes Rev. 2010 Apr;11(4):289-96
• Pathways linking socioeconomic status to obesity through depression and lifestyle factors among young US adults. Beydoun MA, Wang Y. J Affect Disord. 2010 Jun;123(1-3):52-63
• Effectiveness of web-based interventions in achieving weight loss and weight loss maintenance in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Neve M, Morgan PJ, Jones PR, Collins CE. Obes Rev. 2010 Apr;11(4):306-21
• Iron in obesity. An ancient micronutrient for a modern disease. Zafon C, Lecube A, Simó R. Obes Rev. 2010 Apr;11(4):322-8. Epub 2009 Jul 10

Systematic Reviews

• Can gestational weight gain be modified by increasing physical activity and diet counseling? A meta-analysis of interventional trials. Streuling I, Beyerlein A, von Kries R.Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jul 28
• Behavioral strategies in diabetes prevention programs: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Baker MK, Simpson K, Lloyd B, Bauman AE, Singh MA. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Jul 22.
• Evolution of obesity prevalence in France: an age-period-cohort analysis. Diouf I, Charles MA, Ducimetière P, Basdevant A, Eschwege E, Heude B. Epidemiology. 2010 May;21(3):360-5
• Effects of adjustable gastric banding on gastroesophageal reflux and esophageal motility: a systematic review. de Jong JR, Besselink MG, van Ramshorst B, Gooszen HG, Smout AJ. Obes Rev. 2010 Apr;11(4):297-305. Epub 2009 Jun 26
• The weight of US residence among immigrants: a systematic review. Oza-Frank R, Cunningham SA. Obes Rev. 2010 Apr;11(4):271-80. Epub 2009 Jun 16

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