Research Evidence

UK Studies

• Improving the food environment in UK schools: policy opportunities and challenges. Devi A, Surender R, Rayner M. J Public Health Policy. 2010 Jul;31(2):212-26
• Fetal and perinatal consequences of maternal obesity. Vasudevan C, Renfrew M, McGuire W. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2010 Jun 7
• Mapping service activity: the example of childhood obesity schemes in England. Aicken C, Roberts H, Arai L. BMC Public Health. 2010 Jun 4;10(1):310
• Comparing maternal and paternal intergenerational transmission of obesity risk in a large population-based sample. Whitaker KL, Jarvis MJ, Beeken RJ, Boniface D, Wardle J. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jun;91(6):1560-7
• Weight gain in pregnancy and childhood body composition: findings from the Southampton Women's Survey. Crozier SR, Inskip HM, Godfrey KM, Cooper C, Harvey NC, Cole ZA, Robinson SM; Southampton Women's Survey Study Group. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jun;91(6):1745-51

International Studies

• Center-Size as a Predictor of Weight-Loss Outcome in Multicenter Trials Including a Low-Calorie Diet. Gasteyger C, Christensen R, Larsen TM, Vercruysse F, Toubro S, Astrup A. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Jun 10
• Accuracy of Self-Reported Energy Intakes in Low-Income Urban 4th Grade Minority Children. Garcia-Dominic O, Wray LA, Ledikwe JH, Mitchell DC, Ventura AK, Hernandez AE, Yin Z, Trevino RP, Ulbrecht JS. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Jun 10
• Cognitive Interference From Food Cues in Weight Loss Maintainers, Normal Weight, and Obese Individuals. Phelan S, Hassenstab J, McCaffery JM, Sweet L, Raynor HA, Cohen RA, Wing RR. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Jun 10
• Social Inequalities in Food Exposure Around Schools in an Urban Area. Kestens Y, Daniel M. Am J Prev Med. 2010 May 25
• The association between prepregnancy obesity and screening positive for postpartum depression. Lacoursiere DY, Barrett-Connor E, O'Hara MW, Hutton A, Varner MW. BJOG. 2010 Jul;117(8):1011-8
• Global health diplomacy for obesity prevention: lessons from tobacco control. Blouin C, Dubé L. J Public Health Policy. 2010 Jul;31(2):244-55
• Breakfast size is related to body mass index for men, but not women. Kent LM, Worsley A. Nutr Res. 2010 Apr;30(4):240-5
• Maternal prepregnancy body mass index in relation to Hispanic preschooler overweight/obesity. Kitsantas P, Pawloski LR, Gaffney KF. Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Jun 8
• Sleep problems and major weight gain: a follow-up study. Lyytikäinen P, Lallukka T, Lahelma E, Rahkonen O. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Jun 8
• Fat-free mass index: changes and race/ethnic differences in adulthood. Hull HR, Thornton J, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Kaleem Z, Pi-Sunyer X, Heymsfield S, Albu J, Fernandez JR, Vanitallie TB, Gallagher D. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Jun 8
• Obese boys at increased risk for nonalcoholic liver disease: evaluation of 16 390 overweight or obese children and adolescents. Wiegand S, Keller KM, Röbl M, L'allemand D, Reinehr T, Widhalm K, Holl RW. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Jun 8
• Protein metabolic roles in treatment of obesity. Devkota S, Layman DK. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2010 Jun 4
• Accuracy of Self-reported Height and Weight in a Community-Based Sample of Older African Americans and whites. Fillenbaum GG, Kuchibhatla MN, Whitson HE, Batch BC, Svetkey LP, Pieper CF, Kraus WE, Cohen HJ, Blazer DG. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2010 Jun 7
• Breakfast skipping and its relation to BMI and health-compromising behaviours among Greek adolescents. Kapantais E, Chala E, Kaklamanou D, Lanaras L, Kaklamanou M, Tzotzas T. Public Health Nutr. 2010 Jun 8:1-8
• Obesity prevention opinions of school stakeholders: a qualitative study. Della Torre Swiss SB, Akré C, Suris JC. J Sch Health. 2010 May;80(5):233-9
• School Vending Machine Purchasing Behavior: Results From the 2005 YouthStyles Survey. Thompson OM, Yaroch AL, Moser RP, Finney Rutten LJ, Agurs-Collins T. J Sch Health. 2010 May;80(5):225-32
• Gender, residence and ethnicity affect freshman BMI and dietary habits. Freedman MR. Am J Health Behav. 2010 Sep-Oct;34(5):513-24
• Geographic differences in childhood overweight, physical activity, nutrition and neighbourhood facilities: implications for prevention. Simen-Kapeu A, Kuhle S, Veugelers PJ. Can J Public Health. 2010 Mar-Apr;101(2):128-32
• Feeding the economics of obesity in the EU in a healthy way. Antonanzas F, Rodríguez R. Eur J Health Econ. 2010 Jun 6
• Neighborhood and weight-related health behaviors in the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) study. Gary-Webb TL, Baptiste-Roberts K, Pham L, Weshe-Thobaben J, Patricio J, Pi-Sunyer FX, Brown AF, Jones L, Brancati FL. BMC Public Health. 2010 Jun 4;10(1):312
• "I don't eat a hamburger and large chips every day!" A qualitative study of the impact of public health messages about obesity on obese adults. Lewis S, Thomas SL, Hyde J, Castle D, Blood RW, Komesaroff PA. BMC Public Health. 2010 Jun 4;10(1):309
• Severe obesity, gestational weight gain, and adverse birth outcomes. Bodnar LM, Siega-Riz AM, Simhan HN, Himes KP, Abrams B. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jun;91(6):1642-8
• How low-income mothers with overweight preschool children make sense of obesity. Hughes CC, Sherman SN, Whitaker RC. Qual Health Res. 2010 Apr;20(4):465-78
• Childhood obesity and the built environment. Galvez MP, Pearl M, Yen IH. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2010 Apr;22(2):202-7
• Weight control program for obese pregnant women. Lindholm ES, Norman M, Kilander CP, Altman D.Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2010 Jun;89(6):840-3

Systematic Reviews

• Prevalence of abdominal obesity in adolescents: a systematic review. de Moraes AC, Fadoni RP, Ricardi LM, Souza TC, Rosaneli CF, Nakashima AT, Falcão MC. Obes Rev. 2010 May 17
• Nutritively sweetened beverage consumption and body weight: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized experiments. Mattes RD, Shikany JM, Kaiser KA, Allison DB. Obes Rev. 2010 May 26
• Can preschool improve child health outcomes? A systematic review. D'Onise K, Lynch JW, Sawyer MG, McDermott RA. Soc Sci Med. 2010 May;70(9):1423-40. Epub 2010 Feb 12
• Neighbourhoods and child adiposity: a critical appraisal of the literature. Carter MA, Dubois L. Health Place. 2010 May;16(3):616-28

In the News

BBC News

• Unhealthy living 'almost universal' in Scotland. (11/06/10)

Latest Reports

• CMACE/RCOG guidance: Management of women with obesity in pregnancy.
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• New 2009/10 quarter 4 QOF data released
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