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Research Evidence

UK & Ireland studies

• Maternal sepsis: a Scottish population-based case-control study. Acosta C, Bhattacharya S, Tuffnell D, Kurinczuk J, Knight M. BJOG. 2012 Jan 18. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03239.x
• Recruitment challenges and recommendations for adolescent obesity trials. Nguyen B, McGregor KA, O'Connor J, Shrewsbury VA, Lee A, Steinbeck KS, Hill AJ, Shah S, Kohn MR, Baur LA. J Paediatr Child Health. 2012 Jan;48(1):38-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02183.x
• Economic evaluation of lifestyle interventions to treat overweight or obesity in children. Hollingworth W, Hawkins J, Lawlor DA, Brown M, Marsh T, Kipping RR. Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 Jan 17. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2011.272
• FTO and Obesity: A Problem for a Billion People. Yeo GS. J Neuroendocrinol. 2012 Feb;24(2):393-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02254.x
• Should dentists be concerned about the weight of their patients? Comyn C, Kendall N, Wright D. Prim Dent Care. 2012 Jan;19(1):7-10
• Can self-reported height and weight be relied upon? Lois K, Kumar S, Williams N, Birrell L. Occup Med (Lond). 2011 Dec;61(8):590-2
• Key stakeholders' perspectives towards childhood obesity treatment: a qualitative study. Staniford LJ, Breckon JD, Copeland RJ, Hutchison A. J Child Health Care. 2011 Sep;15(3):230-44
• The more schools do to promote healthy eating, the healthier the dietary choices by students. Townsend N, Murphy S, Moore L. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2011 Oct;65(10):889-95

International studies

• Longitudinal Associations Between Teasing and Health-related Quality of Life Among Treatment-seeking Overweight and Obese Youth. Jensen CD, Steele RG. J Pediatr Psychol. 2012 Jan 18
• Relationships Between Neighborhoods, Physical Activity, and Obesity: A Multilevel Analysis of a Large Canadian City. Prince SA, Kristjansson EA, Russell K, Billette JM, Sawada MC, Ali A, Tremblay MS, Prud'homme D. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 Jan 19. doi: 10.1038/oby.2011.392
• Obesity and Pain Are Associated in the United States. Stone AA, Broderick JE. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 Jan 19. doi: 10.1038/oby.2011.397
• Impact of Physician BMI on Obesity Care and Beliefs. Bleich SN, Bennett WL, Gudzune KA, Cooper LA. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 Jan 19. doi: 10.1038/oby.2011.402
• Ten-week lifestyle changing program reduces several indicators for metabolic syndrome in overweight adults. Mecca MS, Moreto F, Burini FH, Dalanesi RC, McLellan KC, Burini RC. Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2012 Jan 19;4(1):1
• Weight perceptions of parents with children at risk for diabetes. Vivian EM, Becker TL, Carrel AL. BMC Res Notes. 2012 Jan 20;5(1):47
• Cognitive Function and Decline in Obesity. Sellbom KS, Gunstad J. J Alzheimers Dis. 2012 Jan 18
• Prevalence of Obesity and the Relationship between the Body Mass Index and Body Fat: Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Data. Pasco JA, Nicholson GC, Brennan SL, Kotowicz MA. PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e29580. FREE ARTICLE
• Secular trends of body sizes in Korean children and adolescents: from 1965 to 2010. Moon JS. Korean J Pediatr. 2011 Nov;54(11):436-42 FREE ARTICLE
• Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2010. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM. JAMA. 2012 Jan 17
• Effects of a Group-Based Exercise and Self-Regulatory Intervention on Obese Adolescents' Physical Activity, Social Cognitions, Body Composition and Strength: a Randomized Feasibility Study. Wilson AJ, Jung ME, Cramp A, Simatovic J, Prapavessis H, Clarson C. J Health Psychol. 2012 Jan 17
• Higher prevalence of obesity among children with asthma. Black M, Smith N, Porter A, Jacobsen S, Koebnick C. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 Jan 17. doi: 10.1038/oby.2012.5
• Effect of Maternal Body Mass Index on pregnancy outcome and newborn weight. Yazdani S, Yosofniyapasha Y, Hassannasab B, Hagshenas Mojaveri M, Bouzari Z. BMC Res Notes. 2012 Jan 17;5 * Differences in Amounts and Types of Physical Activity by Obesity Status in US Adults. Spees CK, Scott JM, Taylor CA. Am J Health Behav. 2012 Jan;36(1):56-65
• Weight Status in US Youth: The Role of Activity, Diet, and Sedentary Behaviors. Peart T, Velasco Mondragon HE, Rohm-Young D, Bronner Y, Hossain MB. Am J Health Behav. 2011 Nov;35(6):756-64
• Bronchial asthma and obesity in childhood. Krystofová J, Jesenák M, Bánovcin P. Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove). 2011;54(3):102-6. FREE ARTICLE
• History matters: childhood weight trajectories as a basis for planning community-based obesity prevention to adolescents. Ekberg J, Angbratt M, Valter L, Nordvall M, Timpka T. Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 Jan 17. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2011.263
• Effect of dairy consumption on weight and body composition in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials. Abargouei AS, Janghorbani M, Salehi-Marzijarani M, Esmaillzadeh A. Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 Jan 17. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2011.269
• Body mass index versus waist circumference as predictors of mortality in Canadian adults. Staiano AE, Reeder BA, Elliott S, Joffres MR, Pahwa P, Kirkland SA, Paradis G, Katzmarzyk PT. Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 Jan 17. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2011.268
• The association of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in overweight/obese children. El-Koofy NM, Anwar GM, El-Raziky MS, El-Hennawy AM, El-Mougy FM, El-Karaksy HM, Hassanin FM, Helmy HM. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2012 Jan;18(1):44-9. FREE ARTICLE
• Worksite Physical Activity Interventions and Obesity: A Review of European Studies (the HOPE Project). Vuillemin A, Rostami C, Maes L, Van Cauwenberghe E, Van Lenthe FJ, Brug J, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Oppert JM. Obes Facts. 2011;4(6):479-88
• Obesity as a determinant of two forms of bullying in ontario youth: a short report. Kukaswadia A, Craig W, Janssen I, Pickett W. Obes Facts. 2011;4(6):469-72
• Inverse Association between Fruit and Vegetable Intake and BMI even after Controlling for Demographic, Socioeconomic and Lifestyle Factors. Heo M, Kim RS, Wylie-Rosett J, Allison DB, Heymsfield SB, Faith MS. Obes Facts. 2011;4(6):449-55
• Pediatric obesity: preventive measures in early childhood. Lake AM. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2012 Jan;36(1 Suppl):76S-80S
• Feeding her children, but risking her health: The intersection of gender, household food insecurity and obesity. Martin MA, Lippert AM. Soc Sci Med. 2011 Dec 20
• Developing and implementing the Active Design Guidelines in New York City. Lee KK. Health Place. 2012 Jan;18(1):5-7
• Smoothed percentage body fat percentiles for U.S. children and adolescents, 1999-2004. Ogden CL, Li Y, Freedman DS, Borrud LG, Flegal KM. Natl Health Stat Report. 2011 Nov 9;(43):1-7
• European nations launch tax attack on unhealthy foods. Villanueva T. CMAJ. 2011 Nov 22;183(17):E1229-30 FREE ARTICLE
• Framing obesity: the framing contest between industry and public health at the New Zealand inquiry into obesity. Jenkin GL, Signal L, Thomson G. Obes Rev. 2011 Dec;12(12):1022-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00918.x
• Maternal weight change before pregnancy in relation to birthweight and risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Diouf I, Charles MA, Thiebaugeorges O, Forhan A, Kaminski M, Heude B; EDEN Mother–Child Cohort Study Group. Eur J Epidemiol. 2011 Oct;26(10):789-96
• Shared norms and their explanation for the social clustering of obesity. Hruschka DJ, Brewis AA, Wutich A, Morin B. Am J Public Health. 2011 Dec;101 Suppl 1:S295-300
• Associations of fast food restaurant availability with dietary intake and weight among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study, 2000-2004. Hickson DA, Diez Roux AV, Smith AE, Tucker KL, Gore LD, Zhang L, Wyatt SB. Am J Public Health. 2011 Dec;101 Suppl 1:S301-9
• Obesity stigma in online news: a visual content analysis. Heuer CA, McClure KJ, Puhl RM. J Health Commun. 2011 Oct;16(9):976-87
• Attitudes to publicly funded obesity treatment and prevention. Lund TB, Sandøe P, Lassen J. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Aug;19(8):1580-5. doi: 10.1038/oby.2011.84
• Weight change and cognitive function: findings from the Women's Health Initiative Study of Cognitive Aging. Driscoll I, Espeland MA, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Gaussoin SA, Ding J, Granek IA, Ockene JK, Phillips LS, Yaffe K, Resnick SM; Women's Health Initiative Study of Cognitive Aging. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Aug;19(8):1595-600. doi: 10.1038/oby.2011.23
• Weight loss and changes in generic and weight-specific quality of life in obese adolescents. Patrick DL, Skalicky AM, Edwards TC, Kuniyuki A, Morales LS, Leng M, Kirschenbaum DS. Qual Life Res. 2011 Aug;20(6):961-8
• Association of walkability with obesity in Baltimore City, Maryland. Casagrande SS, Gittelsohn J, Zonderman AB, Evans MK, Gary-Webb TL. Am J Public Health. 2011 Dec;101 Suppl 1:S318-24. FREE ARTICLE
• Modifiable predictors associated with having a gestational weight gain goal. Tovar A, Guthrie LB, Platek D, Stuebe A, Herring SJ, Oken E. Matern Child Health J. 2011 Oct;15(7):1119-26. doi: 10.1007/s10995-010-0659-7. FREE ARTICLE

Systematic Reviews

• External validity reporting in behavioral treatment of childhood obesity a systematic review. Klesges LM, Williams NA, Davis KS, Buscemi J, Kitzmann KM. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Feb;42(2):185-92
• The long-term cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention interventions: systematic literature review. Lehnert T, Sonntag D, Konnopka A, Riedel-Heller S, König HH. Obes Rev. 2012 Jan 17. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00980.x
• Gestational diabetes mellitus and risk of childhood overweight and obesity in offspring: a systematic review. Kim SY, England JL, Sharma JA, Njoroge T. Exp Diabetes Res. 2011;2011:541308. FREE ARTICLE
• [The benefits of bariatric surgery in obese patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review. Gill RS, Al-Adra DP, Shi X, Sharma AM, Birch DW, Karmali S. Obes Rev. 2011 Dec;12(12):1083-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00926.x
• Systematic review on the financial return of worksite health promotion programmes aimed at improving nutrition and/or increasing physical activity. van Dongen JM, Proper KI, van Wier MF, van der Beek AJ, Bongers PM, van Mechelen W, van Tulder MW. Obes Rev. 2011 Dec;12(12):1031-49. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00925.x
• A systematic review to determine the effectiveness of interventions designed to prevent overweight and obesity in pre-adolescent girls. Kesten JM, Griffiths PL, Cameron N. Obes Rev. 2011 Dec;12(12):997-1021. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00919.x
• A systematic review on changed biomechanics of lower extremities in obese individuals: a possible role in development of osteoarthritis. Runhaar J, Koes BW, Clockaerts S, Bierma-Zeinstra SM. Obes Rev. 2011 Dec;12(12):1071-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00916.x

In the News

BBC News:

• Guidelines on preschool food from School Food Trust (16/1/12)
• From marathons to mud running (16/1/12)

Latest Reports

• School Food Trust: voluntary food and drink guidelines for early years settings in England
• NHS Information Centre: National Child Measurement Programme: England 2010/11 school year
• Health Survey for England 2010: respiratory health

Tools and Data Updates

• BERTIE Babies and Early Years Risk – Trying to Implement the Evidence
• Active People Survey 5 results

NOO Announcements

• Updated NCMP E-Atlases
• Evaluation data collection tool: summary finding

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