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Research Evidence

UK & Ireland studies

• Body composition and appetite: fat-free mass (but not fat mass or BMI) is positively associated with self-determined meal size and daily energy intake in humans. Blundell JE, Caudwell P, Gibbons C, Hopkins M, Näslund E, King NA, Finlayson G. Br J Nutr. 2011 Jul 7:1-5

International studies

• Evaluation of the sustainability of the Public Health Program "Slim without diet (Schlank ohne Diät)" Boehm G, Bracharz N, Schoberberger R. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2011 Jul 7
• Accounting for the multidimensional nature of the relationship between adult obesity and socio-economic status: the French second National Individual Survey on Food Consumption (INCA 2) dietary survey (2006-07). Fillol F, Dubuisson C, Lafay L, Dufour A, Bertin M, Touvier M, Maire B, Volatier JL, Lioret S. Br J Nutr. 2011 Jun 2:1-7
• Validity of parent-reported weight and height of preschool children measured at home or estimated without home measurement: a validation study. Huybrechts I, Himes JH, Ottevaere C, De Vriendt T, De Keyzer W, Cox B, Van Trimpont I, De Bacquer D, De Henauw S. BMC Pediatr. 2011 Jul 7;11(1):63
• The concordance of directly and indirectly measured built environment attributes and physical activity adoption. McAlexander KM, Mama SK, Medina A, O'Connor DP, Lee RE. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2011 Jul 7;8(1):72
• Prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 6-13 years-alarming increase in obesity in Cracow, Poland. Bac A, Woźniacka R, Matusik S, Golec J, Golec E. Eur J Pediatr. 2011 Jul 7
• The Effect of Combined Exercise Training in Adolescents Who Are Overweight or Obese With Intellectual Disability: The Role of Training Frequency. Elmahgoub SS, Calders P, Lambers S, Stegen SM, Laethem CV, Cambier DC. J Strength Cond Res. 2011 Jul 5
• Activity counts from accelerometers do not add value to energy expenditure predictions in sedentary overweight individuals during weight loss interventions. Tan SY, Batterham M, Tapsell L. J Phys Act Health. 2011 Jul;8(5):675-81
• Prevalence and social-environmental correlates of sports team participation among alternative high school students. Johnson KE, Kubik MY, McMorris BJ. J Phys Act Health. 2011 Jul;8(5):606-12
• Is being in school better? The impact of school on children's BMI when starting age is endogenous. Anderson PM, Butcher KF, Cascio EU, Schanzenbach DW. J Health Econ. 2011 Jun 13
• What is the real cost of our food? Implications for the environment, society and public health nutrition. O'Kane G. Public Health Nutr. 2011 Jul 7:1-9
• Predictors of nutrition label viewing during food purchase decision making: an eye tracking investigation. Graham DJ, Jeffery RW. Public Health Nutr. 2011 Jul 7:1-9
• A school-based obesity control programme: Project Energize. Two-year outcomes. Rush E, Reed P, McLennan S, Coppinger T, Simmons D, Graham D. Br J Nutr. 2011 Jul 7:1-7
• Does intentional weight loss reduce cancer risk? Byers T, Sedjo RL. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2011 Jul 6. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2011.01464.x
• Photovoice engages rural youth in childhood obesity prevention. Findholt NE, Michael YL, Davis MM. Public Health Nurs. 2011 Mar;28(2):186-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00895.x
• Self-Weighing Frequency Is Associated with Weight Gain Prevention over 2 Years Among Working Adults. Vanwormer JJ, Linde JA, Harnack LJ, Stovitz SD, Jeffery RW. Int J Behav Med. 2011 Jul 6
• Weight-Related Behavior among Adolescents: The Role of Peer Effects. Ali MM, Amialchuk A, Heiland FW. PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e21179
• The Body Image, Weight Satisfaction, and Eating Disorder Tendency of School Children: The 2-Year Follow-up Study. Wong Y, Chang YJ, Tsai MR, Liu TW, Lin W. J Am Coll Nutr. 2011 Apr;30(2):126-33
• E-KINDEX: A Dietary Screening Tool to Assess Children's Obesogenic Dietary Habits. Lazarou C, Panagiotakos DB, Spanoudis G, Matalas AL. J Am Coll Nutr. 2011 Apr;30(2):100-12
• Study finds almost half of Spanish children are overweight or obese. García Rada A. BMJ. 2011 Jul 5;343:d4218. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d4218
• Choosing front-of-package food labelling nutritional criteria: how smart were 'Smart Choices'? Roberto CA, Bragg MA, Livingston KA, Harris JL, Thompson JM, Seamans MJ, Brownell KD. Public Health Nutr. 2011 May 16:1-6
• Accuracy and correlates of visual and verbal instruments assessing maternal perceptions of children's weight status: the Healthy Growth Study. Moschonis G, Iatridi V, Mavrogianni C, Siatitsa PE, Kyriakou AE, Dede V, Skouli G, Sakellaropoulou A, Manios Y. Public Health Nutr. 2011 May 24:1-9
• Fast-food outlets and walkability in school neighbourhoods predict fatness in boys and height in girls: a Taiwanese population study. Chiang PH, Wahlqvist ML, Lee MS, Huang LY, Chen HH, Huang ST. Public Health Nutr. 2011 Jun 6:1-9
• Pediatric obesity management in rural clinics in california and the role of telehealth in distance education. Shaikh U, Nettiksimmons J, Romano P. J Rural Health. 2011 Jun;27(3):263-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00335.x
• Association between The Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Screening Tool and cardiovascular disease risk factors in 10-year old children. Yee KE, Eisenmann JC, Carlson JJ, Pfeiffer KA. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jul 5
• School-Based Body Mass Index Screening and Parent Notification: A Statewide Natural Experiment. Madsen KA. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Jul 4
• Composite Measures Quantify Households' Obesogenic Potential and Adolescents' Risk Behaviors. Grunseit AC, Taylor AJ, Hardy LL, King L. Pediatrics. 2011 Jul 4
• BMI and attitudes and beliefs about physical activity and nutrition of parents of adolescents with intellectual disabilities. George VA, Shacter SD, Johnson PM. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2011 Jul 5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01437.x
• Beliefs about the Role of Parenting in Feeding and Childhood Obesity among Mothers of Lower Socioeconomic Status. Kalinowski A, Krause K, Berdejo C, Harrell K, Rosenblum K, Lumeng JC. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2011 Jul 1
• Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to assess the role of the built environment in influencing obesity: a glossary. Thornton LE, Pearce JR, Kavanagh AM. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2011 Jul 1;8(1):71
• The prevalence of increased central adiposity in Australian school children 1985 to 2007. Garnett SP, Baur LA, Cowell CT. Obes Rev. 2011 Jul 4. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00899.x
• Human fatty liver disease: old questions and new insights. Cohen JC, Horton JD, Hobbs HH. Science. 2011 Jun 24;332(6037):1519-23
• Obesity in children and adolescents: relationship to growth, pubarche, menarche, and voice break. Kleber M, Schwarz A, Reinehr T. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2011;24(3-4):125-30
• Representations of childhood obesity in Australian newsprint media and academic literature. Bastian A. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2011 Apr;35(2):135-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00660.x
• Trends in food advertising to children on free-to-air television in Australia. Kelly B, Chapman K, King L, Hebden L. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2011 Apr;35(2):131-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00612.x
• Food advertising on children's popular subscription television channels in Australia. Hebden L, King L, Chau J, Kelly B. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2011 Apr;35(2):127-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00610.x
• Impact of 'traffic-light' nutrition information on online food purchases in Australia. Sacks G, Tikellis K, Millar L, Swinburn B. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2011 Apr;35(2):122-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00684.x
• A settings-based theoretical framework for obesity prevention community interventions and research. Gibbs L, Waters E, St Leger L, Green J, Gold L, Swinburn B. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2011 Apr;35(2):104-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00688.x
• Weight comments by family and significant others in young adulthood. Eisenberg ME, Berge JM, Fulkerson JA, Neumark-Sztainer D. Body Image. 2011 Jan;8(1):12-9
• The direct effect of thin ideal focused adult television on young girls' ideal body figure. Anschutz DJ, Spruijt-Metz D, Van Strien T, Engels RC. Body Image. 2011 Jan;8(1):26-33
• Fat stigmatization on YouTube: a content analysis. Hussin M, Frazier S, Thompson JK. Body Image. 2011 Jan;8(1):90-2

Systematic Reviews

• Active video games for youth: a systematic review. Barnett A, Cerin E, Baranowski T. J Phys Act Health. 2011 Jul;8(5):724-37
• Central obesity and survival in subjects with coronary artery disease: a systematic review of the literature and collaborative analysis with individual subject data. Coutinho T, Goel K, Corrêa de Sá D, Kragelund C, Kanaya AM, Zeller M, Park JS, Kober L, Torp-Pedersen C, Cottin Y, Lorgis L, Lee SH, Kim YJ, Thomas R, Roger VL, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 May 10;57(19):1877-86
• Weight gain and dietary intake during pregnancy in industrialized countries--a systematic review of observational studies. Streuling I, Beyerlein A, Rosenfeld E, Schukat B, von Kries R. J Perinat Med. 2011 Mar;39(2):123-9
• The relationship between body mass index and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Jiang L, Rong J, Wang Y, Hu F, Bao C, Li X, Zhao Y. Joint Bone Spine. 2011 Mar;78(2):150-5. Epub 2010 Jun 30

In the News

BBC News:

• The Dukan diet: Four slimmers give their verdict (5/7/11)
• Research suggests diet drinks can trigger weight gain (5/7/11)
• EU targets meat origins with new food labelling (6/7/11)
• Food labelling: What does it say on the tin? (7/7/11)
• Parents offered advice on exercise for under-5s (10/7/11

Latest Reports

• New DH report UK physical activity guidelines
• New report from the British Psychological Society: Obesity in the UK: A psychological perspective
• New NICE guidance: Preventing type 2 diabetes - population and community interventions

Tools and Data Updates

• The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) short online survey to gather feedback on the support you need to put NICE public health guidance
• WHO/Europe Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for cycling and walking

NOO Announcements

• A simple guide to classifying body mass index in children
• NOO Newsletter - June 2011
• Slide sets for adult and child obesity

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