Research Evidence

UK & Ireland studies

• What is the value of obesity research? Blundell JE, Hebebrand J, Oppert JM Obes Facts. 2010 Oct;3(5):279-82
• Adiposity and cardiovascular risk factors in a large contemporary population of pre-pubertal children. Falaschetti E, Hingorani AD, Jones A, Charakida M, Finer N, Whincup P, Lawlor DA, Davey Smith G, Sattar N, Deanfield JE Eur Heart J. 2010 Oct 23
• Obesity in pregnancy: a major healthcare issue. Tsoi E, Shaikh H, Robinson S, Teoh TG. Postgrad Med J. 2010 Oct;86(1020):617-23
• Associations between energy demands, physical activity, and body composition in adult humans between 18 and 96 y of age. Speakman JR, Westerterp KR. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Oct;92(4):826-34
• Associations between parental and offspring adiposity up to midlife: the contribution of adult lifestyle factors in the 1958 British Birth Cohort Study. Cooper R, Hyppönen E, Berry D, Power C. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Oct;92(4):946-53
• Deprivation and the development of obesity a multilevel, longitudinal study in England. Stafford M, Brunner EJ, Head J, Ross NA. Am J Prev Med. 2010 Aug;39(2):130-9
• Risk factors for rapid weight gain in preschool children: findings from a UK-wide prospective study. Griffiths LJ, Hawkins SS, Cole TJ, Dezateux C; Millennium Cohort Study Child Health Group. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Apr;34(4):624-32
• Insufficient evidence to support separate BMI definitions for obesity in children and adolescents from south Asian ethnic groups in the UK. Viner RM, Fry T, Gupta S, Kinra S, McCarthy D, Saxena S, Taylor S, Wells JC, Whincup P, Zaman MJ. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Apr;34(4):656-8

International studies

• Biobehavioral and psychological differences between overweight adults with and without waist circumference risk. Grossniklaus DA, Gary RA, Higgins MK, Dunbar SB. Res Nurs Health. 2010 Oct 28
• Physical Activity Patterns Using Accelerometry in the National Weight Control Registry. Catenacci VA, Grunwald GK, Ingebrigtsen JP, Jakicic JM, McDermott MD, Phelan S, Wing RR, Hill JO, Wyatt HR. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Oct 28
• Concept mapping of diet and physical activity: Uncovering local stakeholders perception in the Quebec City region. Lebel A, Cantinotti M, Pampalon R, Thériault M, Smith LA, Hamelin AM. Soc Sci Med. 2010 Sep 29
• Predictors of increasing waist circumference in an Australian population. Walls HL, Magliano DJ, McNeil JJ, Stevenson C, Ademi Z, Shaw J, Peeters A. Public Health Nutr. 2010 Oct 29:1-12
• The Nutrition and Enjoyable Activity for Teen Girls (NEAT Girls) randomized controlled trial for adolescent girls from disadvantaged secondary schools: Rationale, study protocol, and baseline results. Lubans DR, Morgan PJ, Dewar D, Collins CE, Plotnikoff RC, Okely AD, Batterham MJ, Finn T, Callister R. BMC Public Health. 2010 Oct 28;10(1):652
• Predictors of Low-income, Obese Mothers' Use of Healthful Weight Management Behaviors. Chang MW, Nitzke S, Brown R, Baumann L. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2010 Oct 26
• Systematic development of a self-regulation weight-management intervention for overweight adults. van Genugten L, van Empelen P, Flink I, Oenema A. BMC Public Health. 2010 Oct 27;10(1):649
• Is the association of breastfeeding with child obesity explained by infant weight change? van Rossem L, Taveras EM, Gillman MW, Kleinman KP, Rifas-Shiman SL, Raat H, Oken E. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2010 Oct 28
• Prevalence and secular changes in abdominal obesity in Canadian adolescents and adults, 1981 to 2007-2009. Janssen I, Shields M, Craig CL, Tremblay MS. Obes Rev. 2010 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00815.x
• The impact of exercise consultation on activity levels and metabolic markers in obese adolescents: a pilot study. Henderson M, Daneman D, Huot C, McGrath J, Lambert M, Hux J, Booth GL, Hanley A. Int J Pediatr Endocrinol. 2010;2010:681510
• Characterizing the profile of obese patients who are metabolically healthy. Primeau V, Coderre L, Karelis AD, Brochu M, Lavoie ME, Messier V, Sladek R, Rabasa-Lhoret R. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Oct 26
• Contribution of social marketing strategies to community-based obesity prevention programmes in children. Gracia-Marco L, Vicente-Rodríguez G, Borys JM, Le Bodo Y, Pettigrew S, Moreno LA. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Oct 26
• Obesity related illness consumes a sixth of US healthcare budget. Lenzer J. BMJ. 2010 Oct 25;341:c6014. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c6014
• Gestational weight gain and subsequent postpartum weight loss among young, low-income, ethnic minority women. Gould Rothberg BE, Magriples U, Kershaw TS, Rising SS, Ickovics JR. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Oct 23
• The levelling off of the obesity epidemic since the year 1999 - a review of evidence and perspectives. Rokholm B, Baker JL, Sørensen TI. Obes Rev. 2010 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00810.x
• Parental perception of overweight and underweight in children and adolescents. Júlíusson PB, Roelants M, Markestad T, Bjerknes R. Acta Paediatr. 2010 Oct 1. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02039.x
• Impact of dietary counselling and probiotic intervention on maternal anthropometric measurements during and after pregnancy: A randomized placebo-controlled trial. Ilmonen J, Isolauri E, Poussa T, Laitinen K. Clin Nutr. 2010 Oct 21
• An overview of ethical frameworks in public health: can they be supportive in the evaluation of programs to prevent overweight? Ten Have M, de Beaufort ID, Mackenbach JP, van der Heide A. BMC Public Health. 2010 Oct 22;10(1):638
• New directions in childhood obesity research: how a comprehensive biorepository will allow better prediction of outcomes. Sabin MA, Clemens SL, Saffery R, McCallum Z, Campbell MW, Kiess W, Crimmins NA, Woo JG, Leong GM, Werther GA, Ukoumunne OC, Wake MA. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2010 Oct 22;10(1):100
• Approaches to measuring the extent and impact of environmental change in three California community-level obesity prevention initiatives. Cheadle A, Samuels SE, Rauzon S, Yoshida SC, Schwartz PM, Boyle M, Beery WL, Craypo L, Solomon L. Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov;100(11):2129-36
• The Kaiser Permanente Community Health Initiative: overview and evaluation design. Cheadle A, Schwartz PM, Rauzon S, Beery WL, Gee S, Solomon L. Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov;100(11):2111-3
• The Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program: changing nutrition and physical activity environments in California's heartland. Schwarte L, Samuels SE, Capitman J, Ruwe M, Boyle M, Flores G. Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov;100(11):2124-8
• Public health professionals as policy entrepreneurs: Arkansas's childhood obesity policy experience. Craig RL, Felix HC, Walker JF, Phillips MM. Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov;100(11):2047-52
• Association of perceived neighborhood safety on body mass index. Fish JS, Ettner S, Ang A, Brown AF. Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov;100(11):2296-303
• An analysis of public health policy and legal issues relevant to mobile food vending. Tester JM, Stevens SA, Yen IH, Laraia BL. Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov;100(11):2038-46
• Using geographic information systems and local food store data in California's low-income neighborhoods to inform community initiatives and resources. Ghirardelli A, Quinn V, Foerster SB. Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov;100(11):2156-62
• Emerging issues in improving food and physical activity environments: strategies for addressing land use, transportation, and safety in 3 California-wide initiatives. Aboelata MJ, Navarro AM. Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov;100(11):2146-8
• Lessons learned from evaluations of California's statewide school nutrition standards. Woodward-Lopez G, Gosliner W, Samuels SE, Craypo L, Kao J, Crawford PB. Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov;100(11):2137-45
• Setting population targets for measuring successful obesity prevention. Backholer K, Walls HL, Magliano DJ, Peeters A. Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov;100(11):2033-7
• Tackling the problem of overweight and obesity: the Dutch approach. Renders CM, Halberstadt J, Frenkel CS, Rosenmöller P, Seidell JC, Hirasing RA. Obes Facts. 2010 Aug;3(4):267-72
• Influence of lifestyle aspects on the association of body size and shape with all-cause mortality in middle-aged men and women. Bigaard J, Christensen J, Tjønneland A, Thomsen BL, Overvad K, Sørensen TI. Obes Facts. 2010 Aug;3(4):252-60
• Asthma and obesity in childhood: on the road ahead. Peroni DG, Pietrobelli A, Boner AL. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Apr;34(4):599-605
• Weight loss and retention in a commercial weight-loss program and the effect of corporate partnership. Martin CK, Talamini L, Johnson A, Hymel AM, Khavjou O. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Apr;34(4):742-50
• Combined effects of weight loss and physical activity on all-cause mortality of overweight men and women. Østergaard JN, Grønbaek M, Schnohr P, Sørensen TI, Heitmann BL. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Apr;34(4):760-9
• Getting heavier, younger: trajectories of obesity over the life course. Lee JM, Pilli S, Gebremariam A, Keirns CC, Davis MM, Vijan S, Freed GL, Herman WH, Gurney JG. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Apr;34(4):614-23
• Building on partnerships: reconnecting kids with nature for health benefits. Kruger J, Nelson K, Klein P, McCurdy LE, Pride P, Carrier Ady J. Health Promot Pract. 2010 May;11(3):340-6
• Promoting policy and environmental change using photovoice in the Kaiser Permanente Community Health Initiative. Kramer L, Schwartz P, Cheadle A, Borton JE, Wright M, Chase C, Lindley C. Health Promot Pract. 2010 May;11(3):332-9
• Process evaluation and participatory methods in an obesity-prevention media campaign for Mexican Americans. Reininger BM, Barroso CS, Mitchell-Bennett L, Cantu E, Fernandez ME, Gonzalez DA, Chavez M, Freeberg D, McAlister A. Health Promot Pract. 2010 May;11(3):347-57
• The feasibility of a home-based moderate-intensity physical activity intervention in obese children and adolescents. Conwell LS, Trost SG, Spence L, Brown WJ, Batch JA. Br J Sports Med. 2010 Mar;44(4):250-5

Systematic Reviews

• A systematic analysis of childhood obesity prevention interventions targeting Hispanic children: lessons learned from the previous decade. Branscum P, Sharma M. Obes Rev. 2010 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00809.x
• Long-term impact of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence on morbidity and premature mortality in adulthood: systematic review. Reilly JJ, Kelly J. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Oct 26
• 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 Oct;92(4):678-87
• Obesity prevention interventions for middle school-age children of ethnic minority: a review of the literature. Stevens CJ. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2010 Jul;15(3):233-43

In the News

BBC News:

• Obese teenagers 'show signs of heart disease' (25/10/10)
• Diabetes and obesity rates on the rise, warns charity (25/10/10)
• Charity warns over 'shocking' rise in diabetes in Wales (25/10/10)
• Laziness will send us to an early grave (29/10/10)
• Putting clocks back damages our health, says expert (29/10/10)

Tools and Data Updates

• New adult obesity prevalence poster: Health Survey for England and modelled estimates 2006-2008
• Active People Diagnostic - online reporting and analysis tool for Sport England's Active People Survey (registration required)

NOO Announcements

• NOO Data Briefing: Adult Obesity and Socioeconomic Status
• Collection of Resources on Evaluation - CoRE
• New briefing paper out: The economic burden of obesity

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