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Knowledge Update: 5th – 11th December 2011
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Research Evidence
UK & Ireland studies
- Trends and inequalities in late-life health and functioning in England. Martin LG, Schoeni RF, Andreski PM, Jagger C. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2011 Dec 6
- Food images engage subliminal motivation to seek food. Ziauddeen H, Subramaniam N, Gaillard R, Burke LK, Farooqi IS, Fletcher PC. Int J Obes (Lond). 2011 Dec 6. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2011.239
- Self-reported disability in adults with severe obesity. Kyrou I, Osei-Assibey G, Williams N, Thomas R, Halder L, Taheri S, Saravanan P, Kumar S. J Obes. 2011;2011:918402. FREE ARTICLE
International studies
- Examining the relationship between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and overweight in children and adolescents. Erhart M, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Wille N, Sawitzky-Rose B, Hölling H, Ravens-Sieberer U. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 26
- Repeated exposure and associative conditioning promote preschool children's liking of vegetables. Anzman-Frasca S, Savage JS, Marini ME, Fisher JO, Birch LL. Appetite. 2011 Nov 15
- Overweight and obesity in older people with intellectual disability. de Winter CF, Bastiaanse LP, Hilgenkamp TI, Evenhuis HM, Echteld MA. Res Dev Disabil. 2011 Nov 22;33(2):398-405
- Thinness and obesity: A model of food consumption, health concerns, and social pressure. Dragone D, Savorelli L. J Health Econ. 2011 Oct 20
- Self-efficacy improves weight loss in overweight/obese postmenopausal women during a 6-month weight loss intervention. Shin H, Shin J, Liu PY, Dutton GR, Abood DA, Ilich JZ. Nutr Res. 2011 Nov;31(11):822-8
- Fast-food consumption and educational test scores in the USA. Tobin KJ. Child Care Health Dev. 2011 Nov 25. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01349.x
- Associations between Snacking and Weight Loss and Nutrient Intake among Postmenopausal Overweight to Obese Women in a Dietary Weight-Loss Intervention. Kong A, Beresford SA, Alfano CM, Foster-Schubert KE, Neuhouser ML, Johnson DB, Duggan C, Wang CY, Xiao L, Bain CE, McTiernan A. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Dec;111(12):1898-903
- Away-from-Home Family Dinner Sources and Associations with Weight Status, Body Composition, and Related Biomarkers of Chronic Disease among Adolescents and Their Parents. Fulkerson JA, Farbakhsh K, Lytle L, Hearst MO, Dengel DR, Pasch KE, Kubik MY. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Dec;111(12):1892-7
- Maternal Styles of Talking about Child Feeding across Sociodemographic Groups. Pesch MH, Harrell KJ, Kaciroti N, Rosenblum KL, Lumeng JC. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Dec;111(12):1861-7
- Parental Recall of Doctor Communication of Weight Status: National Trends From 1999 Through 2008. Perrin EM, Skinner AC, Steiner MJ. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Dec 5
- Takeaway food consumption and cardio-metabolic risk factors in young adults. Smith KJ, Blizzard L, McNaughton SA, Gall SL, Dwyer T, Venn AJ. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2011 Dec 7. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.202
- A partnership for health - Working with schools to promote healthy lifestyle. Shah S, Patching van der Sluijs C, Lagleva M, Pesle A, Lim KS, Bittar H, Dibley M. Aust Fam Physician. 2011 Dec;40(12):1011-3. FREE ARTICLE
- Evaluation of a family education program for overweight children and adolescents. Watson-Jarvis K, Johnston C, Clark C. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2011 Winter;72(4):191-6
- Weight maintenance through behaviour modification with a cooking course or neurolinguistic programming. Sørensen LB, Greve T, Kreutzer M, Pedersen U, Nielsen CM, Toubro S, Astrup A. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2011 Winter;72(4):181-5
- Relative Reinforcing Value of Energy-dense Snack Foods In Overweight and Obese Adults. Goldfield GS, Lumb AB, Colapinto CK. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2011 Winter;72(4):170-4
- Leisure time and occupational physical activity in relation to obesity and insulin resistance: a population-based study from the Skaraborg Project in Sweden. Larsson CA, Krøll L, Bennet L, Gullberg B, Råstam L, Lindblad U. Metabolism. 2011 Dec 5
- Federal Trade Commission's authority to regulate marketing to children: deceptive vs. unfair rulemaking. Pomeranz JL. Health Matrix Clevel. 2011;21(2):521-53
- The energy expenditure of an activity-promoting video game compared to sedentary video games and TV watching. Mitre N, Foster RC, Lanningham-Foster L, Levine JA. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2011;24(9-10):689-95
- Maternal diabetes in pregnancy: early and long-term outcomes on the offspring and the concept of "metabolic memory". Yessoufou A, Moutairou K. Exp Diabetes Res. 2011;2011:218598. FREE ARTICLE
- Effects of an Intervention and Maintenance Weight Loss Diet with and without Exercise on Anthropometric Indices in Overweight and Obese Healthy Women. Andreou E, Philippou C, Papandreou D. Ann Nutr Metab. 2011 Dec 2;59(2-4):187-192
- Stagnation in body mass index in Denmark from 1997/1998 to 2004/2005, but with geographical diversity. Svendstrup M, Knudsen NJ, Jørgensen T, Rasmussen LB, Ovesen L, Perrild H, Laurberg P. Dan Med Bull. 2011 Dec;58(12):A4344
- Dietary and physical activity behaviours related to obesity-specific quality of life and work productivity: baseline results from a worksite trial. Cash SW, Beresford SA, Henderson JA, McTiernan A, Xiao L, Wang CY, Patrick DL. Br J Nutr. 2011 Dec 6:1-9
- Human obesity: is insufficient calcium/dairy intake part of the problem? Tremblay A, Gilbert JA. J Am Coll Nutr. 2011 Oct;30(5 Suppl 1):449S-53S
- Psychological Vulnerability Among Overweight/Obese Minority Adolescents. Martyn-Nemeth PA, Penckofer S. J Sch Nurs. 2011 Dec 1
- Parental Weight (Mis)Perceptions: Factors Influencing Parents' Ability to Correctly Categorise Their Child's Weight Status. Hudson E, McGloin A, McConnon A. Matern Child Health J. 2011 Dec 4
- Improving families' nutrition knowledge through service learning. Roofe NL. J Allied Health. 2011 Winter;40(4):194-8
- How is reward sensitivity related to bodyweight in children? Verbeken S, Braet C, Lammertyn J, Goossens L, Moens E. Appetite. 2011 Nov 23
- Weighing the evidence for an association between obesity and suicide risk. Heneghan HM, Heinberg L, Windover A, Rogula T, Schauer PR. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2011 Oct 22
- Parent perceptions to promote a healthier lifestyle for their obese child. Campbell M, Benton JM, Werk LN. Soc Work Health Care. 2011 Nov;50(10):787-800
- Relationship of exercise volume with change in depression and its association with self-efficacy to control emotional eating in severely obese women. Annesi JJ, Vaughn LL. Adv Prev Med. 2011;2011:514271. FREE ARTICLE
- Intensity and Duration of Obesity-Related Counseling: Association With 5-Year BMI Trends Among Obese Primary Care Patients. Noël PH, Wang CP, Bollinger MJ, Pugh MJ, Copeland LA, Tsevat J, Nelson KM, Dundon MM, Hazuda HP. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Dec 1. doi: 10.1038/oby.2011.335
- Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Danish preschool children over a 10-year period. A study of two birth cohorts in general practice. Larsen LM, Hertel NT, Mølgaard C, Christensen RD, Husby S, Jarbøl DE. Acta Paediatr. 2011 Dec 1. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02551.x
- It's not just the television: Survey analysis of sedentary behaviour in New Zealand young people. Foley LS, Maddison R, Jiang Y, Olds T, Ridley K. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2011 Dec 1;8(1):132. FREE ARTICLE
- The growing burden of obesity in Thailand: a review of current trends and policies. Pawloski LR, Ruchiwit M, Markham SM. Pediatr Nurs. 2011 Sep-Oct;37(5):256-61
- Evidence that obesity risk factor potencies are weight dependent, a phenomenon that may explain accelerated weight gain in Western societies. Williams PT. PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27657. FREE ARTICLE
- Practising what we preach: A look at healthy active living policy and practice in Canadian paediatric hospitals. Solh Z, Adamo KB, Platt JL, Ambler K, Boyd E, Orrbine E, Cummings E, Leblanc CM. Paediatr Child Health. 2010 Dec;15(10):e42-8. FREE ARTICLE
- Thyroid function in childhood obesity and metabolic comorbidity. Pacifico L, Anania C, Ferraro F, Andreoli GM, Chiesa C. Clin Chim Acta. 2011 Nov 27
- Web-based risk communication and planning in an obese population: exploratory study. Soureti A, Murray P, Cobain M, van Mechelen W, Hurling R. J Med Internet Res. 2011 Nov 24;13(4):e100. FREE ARTICLE
- [Overweight and obesity among adults with intellectual disabilities who use intellectual disability/developmental disability services in 20 u.s. States.](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22126656 Stancliffe RJ, Lakin KC, Larson S, Engler J, Bershadsky J, Taub S, Fortune J, Ticha R. Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2011 Nov;116(6):401-18
- The "Snacking Child" and its Social Network: Some Insights from an Italian Survey. Gregori D, Foltran F, Ghidina M, Zobec F, Ballali S, Franchin L, Berchialla P. Nutr J. 2011 Nov 29;10(1):132. FREE ARTICLE
- Helping consumers make a more conscious nutritional choice: acceptability of nutrition information at a cafeteria. Turconi G, Bazzano R, Roggi C, Cena H. Public Health Nutr. 2011 Nov 29:1-10
Systematic Reviews
- Effects of Monounsaturated Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Schwingshackl L, Strasser B, Hoffmann G. Ann Nutr Metab. 2011 Dec 2;59(2-4):176-186. FREE ARTICLE
- Intervening to Reduce Sedentary Behaviors and Childhood Obesity among School-Age Youth: A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials. Leung MM, Agaronov A, Grytsenko K, Yeh MC. J Obes. 2012;2012:685430. FREE ARTICLE
In the News
BBC News:
- Man branded world's fattest tells of '24/7 eating illness' (6/12/11)
- Cancer diagnosis 'made me make lifestyle changes' (7/12/11)
NHS Choices: Behind the Headlines:
- Low-fat foods 'could cause weight gain' (5/12/11)
- Sitting down 'makes your bottom fatter' (6/12/11)
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