Research Evidence

UK & Ireland studies

• Nutrition in infancy and long-term risk of obesity: evidence from 2 randomized controlled trials. Singhal A, Kennedy K, Lanigan J, Fewtrell M, Cole TJ, Stephenson T, Elias-Jones A, Weaver LT, Ibhanesebhor S, Macdonald PD, Bindels J, Lucas A. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Sep 29
• Managing childhood obesity: when lifestyle change is not enough. Hearnshaw C, Matyka K. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2010 Nov;12(11):947-57. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2010.01286.x
• The therapeutics of lifestyle management on obesity. Dyson PA. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2010 Nov;12(11):941-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2010.01256.x
• Barriers encountered when recruiting obese pregnant women to a dietary intervention. Knight BA, Wyatt K. Nurs Times. 2010 Aug 17-23;106(32):20-2
• Physical activity, obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors in 9- to 10-year-old UK children of white European, South Asian and black African-Caribbean origin: the Child Heart And health Study in England (CHASE). Owen CG, Nightingale CM, Rudnicka AR, Sattar N, Cook DG, Ekelund U, Whincup PH. Diabetologia. 2010 Aug;53(8):1620-30

International studies

• Occupational Factors Associated With 4-Year Weight Gain in Australian Adults. Magee CA, Caputi P, Stefanic N, Iverson DC. J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Sep 25
• The Costs of Obesity in the Workplace. Finkelstein EA, Dibonaventura MD, Burgess SM, Hale BC. J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Sep 25
• Variations in Body Mass Index Among Older Americans: The Roles of Social and Lifestyle Factors. Ahn S, Sharkey JR, Smith ML, Ory MG, Phillips CD. J Aging Health. 2010 Sep 29
• Attrition in paediatric weight management: a review of the literature and new directions. Skelton JA, Beech BM. Obes Rev. 2010 Sep 29. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00803.x
• Best practice principles for community-based obesity prevention: development, content and application. King L, Gill T, Allender S, Swinburn B. Obes Rev. 2010 Sep 6. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00798.x
• The impact of BMI on direct costs in Children and Adolescents: empirical findings for the German Healthcare System based on the KiGGS-study. Wenig CM. Eur J Health Econ. 2010 Sep 29
• The role of obesity and lifestyle behaviours in a productive workforce. Robroek SJ, van den Berg TI, Plat JF, Burdorf A. Occup Environ Med. 2010 Sep 27
• Long-term effects of a lifestyle intervention on weight and cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: four-year results of the Look AHEAD trial. Look AHEAD Research Group. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Sep 27;170(17):1566-75
• Assessing dietary intake in children and adolescents: Considerations and recommendations for obesity research. Magarey A, Watson J, Golley RK, Burrows T, Sutherland R, McNaughton SA, Denney-Wilson E, Campbell K, Collins C. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2010 Sep 28
• Adolescents' perceptions of obesity treatment – an interview study. Morinder G, Biguet G, Mattsson E, Marcus C, Larsson UE. Disabil Rehabil. 2010 Sep 28
• Use and cost of health services among overweight and obese Canadian children. Kuhle S, Kirk S, Ohinmaa A, Yasui Y, Allen AC, Veugelers PJ. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2010 Sep 27
• Childhood obesity. Reinehr T, Wabitsch M. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2010 Sep 24
• Association of obesity with risk of coronary heart disease: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2006. Nguyen NT, Nguyen XM, Wooldridge JB, Slone JA, Lane JS. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010 Sep-Oct;6(5):465-9
• The impact of the availability of school vending machines on eating behavior during lunch: the Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey. Park S, Sappenfield WM, Huang Y, Sherry B, Bensyl DM. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Oct;110(10):1532-6
• Determinants of childhood obesity and association with maternal perceptions of their children's weight status: the "GENESIS" study. Manios Y, Moschonis G, Grammatikaki E, Anastasiadou A, Liarigkovinos T. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Oct;110(10):1527-31
• Translational research: bridging the gap between long-term weight loss maintenance research and practice. Akers JD, Estabrooks PA, Davy BM J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Oct;110(10):1511-22, 1522.e1-3
• How sweet it is: sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, obesity, and cardiovascular risk in childhood. Kavey RE. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Oct;110(10):1456-60
• What American kids are eating: obesity starts here. Van Horn L. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Oct;110(10):1423
• Differences in home food availability of high- and low-fat foods after a behavioral weight control program are regional not racial. Krukowski RA, Harvey-Berino J, Smith West D. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2010 Sep 24;7(1):69
• Development of an obesity counseling model based on a study of determinants of intentional sustained weight loss. Welborn TL, Azarian MH, Davis NJ, Layton JC, Aspy CB, Mold JW. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2010 Jul;103(7):243-7
• Gestational weight gain in consecutive pregnancies. Chin JR, Krause KM, Ostbye T, Chowdhury N, Lovelady CA, Swamy GK. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Sep;203(3):279.e1-6
• Barriers to optimizing investments in the built environment to reduce youth obesity: policy-maker perspectives. Grant JL, MacKay KC, Manuel PM, McHugh TL. Can J Public Health. 2010 May-Jun;101(3):237-40
• The association between pregnancy weight gain and birthweight: a within-family comparison. Ludwig DS, Currie J. Lancet. 2010 Sep 18;376(9745):984-90
• Leisure time spent sitting in relation to total mortality in a prospective cohort of US adults. Patel AV, Bernstein L, Deka A, Feigelson HS, Campbell PT, Gapstur SM, Colditz GA, Thun MJ. Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Aug 15;172(4):419-29
• Breastfeeding and obesity at 21 years: a cohort study. Shields L, Mamun AA, O'Callaghan M, Williams GM, Najman JM. J Clin Nurs. 2010 Jun;19(11-12):1612-7
• CAN DO Houston: a community-based approach to preventing childhood obesity. Correa NP, Murray NG, Mei CA, Baun WB, Gor BJ, Hare NB, Banerjee D, Sindha TF, Jones LA. Prev Chronic Dis. 2010 Jul;7(4):A88
• Putting physical activity where it fits in the school day: preliminary results of the ABC (Activity Bursts in the Classroom) for fitness program. Katz DL, Cushman D, Reynolds J, Njike V, Treu JA, Walker J, Smith E, Katz C. Prev Chronic Dis. 2010 Jul;7(4):A82
• Surveillance of obesity-related policies in multiple environments: the Missouri Obesity, Nutrition, and Activity Policy Database, 2007-2009. Haire-Joshu D, Elliott M, Schermbeck R, Taricone E, Green S, Brownson RC. Prev Chronic Dis. 2010 Jul;7(4):A80
• Longitudinal cost experience for gastric bypass patients. Mullen DM, Marr TJ. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010 May-Jun;6(3):243-8
• An 8-year follow-up of treated obese children: children's, process and parental predictors of successful outcome. Moens E, Braet C, Van Winckel M. Behav Res Ther. 2010 Jul;48(7):626-33
• Obesity and shift work: chronobiological aspects. Antunes LC, Levandovski R, Dantas G, Caumo W, Hidalgo MP. Nutr Res Rev. 2010 Jun;23(1):155-68
• Obesity and mobility disability in the older adult. Vincent HK, Vincent KR, Lamb KM.Obes Rev. 2010 Aug;11(8):568-79
• Trends in overweight and obesity in Swedish schoolchildren 1999-2005: has the epidemic reached a plateau? Lissner L, Sohlström A, Sundblom E, Sjöberg A. Obes Rev. 2010 Aug;11(8):553-9
• Primary care providers' knowledge, practices, and perceived barriers to the treatment and prevention of childhood obesity. Spivack JG, Swietlik M, Alessandrini E, Faith MS. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Jul;18(7):1341-7
• Body perception and satisfaction in obese, severely obese, and normal weight female patients. Docteur A, Urdapilleta I, Defrance C, Raison J. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Jul;18(7):1464-5
• The role of adolescent behaviors in the female-male disparity in obesity incidence in US black and white young adults. Robinson WR, Stevens J, Kaufman JS, Gordon-Larsen P. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Jul;18(7):1429-36
• Weight status continuity and change from adolescence to young adulthood: examining disease and health risk conditions. Merten MJ. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Jul;18(7):1423-8

Systematic Reviews

• Preventing excessive gestational weight gain: a systematic review of interventions. Skouteris H, Hartley-Clark L, McCabe M, Milgrom J, Kent B, Herring SJ, Gale J. Obes Rev. 2010 Sep 29. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00806.x
• Efficacy and safety of anti-obesity drugs in children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis. Viner RM, Hsia Y, Tomsic T, Wong IC. Obes Rev. 2010 Aug;11(8):593-602
• Weight loss interventions in young people (18 to 25 year olds): a systematic review. Poobalan AS, Aucott LS, Precious E, Crombie IK, Smith WC. Obes Rev. 2010 Aug;11(8):580-92. Epub 2009 Oct 28

In the News

BBC News:

• Rise in number of Scots hospitals buying 'obesity beds' (27/9/10)
• Can cash incentives encourage better health choices? (27/9/10)
• Public asked about health cash reward scheme (27/9/10)

NHS Choices: Behind the Headlines:

• Overfeeding linked to child obesity (30/9/10)

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