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NOO Knowledge Update: 23rd- 29th January 2012
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Research Evidence
UK & Ireland studies
- A framework for understanding school based physical environmental influences on childhood obesity. Harrison F, Jones AP. Health Place. 2011 Dec 28
- Inherited behavioral susceptibility to adiposity in infancy: a multivariate genetic analysis of appetite and weight in the Gemini birth cohort. Llewellyn CH, van Jaarsveld CH, Plomin R, Fisher A, Wardle J. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Jan 25
- Body mass index and height over three generations: evidence from the Lifeways cross-generational cohort study. Murrin CM, Kelly GE, Tremblay RE, Kelleher CC. BMC Public Health. 2012 Jan 25;12(1):81. FREE ARTICLE
- Variations in data collection can influence outcome measures of BMI measuring programmes. Townsend N, Rutter H, Foster C. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Oct;6(5-6):491-8
- Opening the black box: a study of the process of NICE guidelines implementation. Spyridonidis D, Calnan M. Health Policy. 2011 Oct;102(2-3):117-25
- How can maternity services be developed to effectively address maternal obesity? A qualitative study. Heslehurst N, Moore H, Rankin J, Ells LJ, Wilkinson JR, Summberbell CD. Midwifery. 2011 Oct;27(5):e170-7
International studies
- The economic burden placed on healthcare systems by childhood obesity. Trasande L, Elbel B. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2012 Feb;12(1):39-45
- Racial Disparities in Medical Expenditures within Body Weight Categories. Ma S, Frick KD, Bleich S, Dubay L. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Jan 26
- Behavioral therapy for management of obesity. Jacob JJ, Isaac R. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jan;16(1):28-32
- An internet-based virtual coach to promote physical activity adherence in overweight adults: randomized controlled trial. Watson A, Bickmore T, Cange A, Kulshreshtha A, Kvedar J. J Med Internet Res. 2012 Jan 26;14(1):e1
- Obesity and cardiovascular risk in children and adolescents. Raj M. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jan;16(1):13-9
- Does sugar addiction really cause obesity? Peters A. Front Neuroenergetics. 2011;3:11. FREE ARTICLE
- Body mass index versus dual energy x-ray absorptiometry-derived indexes: Predictors of cardiovascular and diabetic disease risk factors. Sharp DS, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM, Violanti JM, Wactawski-Wende J. Am J Hum Biol. 2012 Jan 24. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22221
- Does inadequate sleep play a role in vulnerability to obesity? Knutson KL. Am J Hum Biol. 2012 Jan 24. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22219
- Organizational- and employee-level recruitment into a worksite-based weight loss study. Linnan L, Tate DF, Harrington CB, Brooks-Russell A, Finkelstein E, Bangdiwala S, Birken B, Britt A. Clin Trials. 2012 Jan 24
- A multilevel examination of gender differences in the association between features of the school environment and physical activity among a sample of grades 9 to 12 students in Ontario, Canada. Hobin EP, Leatherdale ST, Manske S, Dubin JA, Elliott S, Veugelers P. BMC Public Health. 2012 Jan 24;12(1):74. FREE ARTICLE
- The 24-h Energy Intake of Obese Adolescents Is Spontaneously Reduced after Intensive Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Calorimetric Chambers. Thivel D, Isacco L, Montaurier C, Boirie Y, Duché P, Morio B. PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e29840. FREE ARTICLE
- Evaluating Parents and Adult Caregivers as "Agents of Change" for Treating Obese Children: Evidence for Parent Behavior Change Strategies and Research Gaps: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Faith MS, Van Horn L, Appel LJ, Burke LE, Carson JA, Franch HA, Jakicic JM, Kral TV, Odoms-Young A, Wansink B, Wylie-Rosett J; on behalf of the American Heart Association Nutrition and Obesity Committees of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing,. Circulation. 2012 Jan 23
- The Fast Food and Obesity Link: Consumption Patterns and Severity of Obesity. Garcia G, Sunil TS, Hinojosa P. Obes Surg. 2012 Jan 22
- Is severity of obesity associated with diagnosis or health education practices? Leventer-Roberts M, Patel A, Trasande L. Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 Jan 24. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2012.1
- The Impact of a Workplace-Based Weight Loss Program on Work-Related Outcomes in Overweight Male Shift Workers. Morgan PJ, Collins CE, Plotnikoff RC, Cook AT, Berthon B, Mitchell S, Callister R. J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Jan 20
- Sociodemographic, behavioural and environmental correlates of sweetened beverage consumption among pre-school children. Pabayo R, Spence JC, Cutumisu N, Casey L, Storey K. Public Health Nutr. 2012 Jan 24:1-9
- Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages: a survey of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours. Rivard C, Smith D, McCann SE, Hyland A. Public Health Nutr. 2012 Jan 24:1-7
- Feasibility of an interdisciplinary program for obesity management in Canada. Wharton S, Vanderlelie S, Sharma AM, Sharma S, Kuk JL. Can Fam Physician. 2012 Jan;58(1):e32-8. FREE ARTICLE
- The influence of hip circumference on the relationship between abdominal obesity and mortality. Cameron AJ, Magliano DJ, Shaw JE, Zimmet PZ, Carstensen B, Alberti KG, Tuomilehto J, Barr EL, Pauvaday VK, Kowlessur S, Söderberg S. Int J Epidemiol. 2012 Jan 23. FREE ARTICLE
- Evaluation of mobile phone and Internet intervention on waist circumference and blood pressure in post-menopausal women with abdominal obesity. Park MJ, Kim HS. Int J Med Inform. 2012 Jan 20
- A pilot study of motivational interviewing targeting weight-related behaviors in overweight or obese african american adolescents. Macdonell K, Brogan K, Naar-King S, Ellis D, Marshall S. J Adolesc Health. 2012 Feb;50(2):201-3
- Obesity in K-8 students - New York City, 2006-07 to 2010-11 school years. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Dec 16;60(49):1673-8. FREE ARTICLE
- A national study of the association between food environments and county-level health outcomes. Ahern M, Brown C, Dukas S. J Rural Health. 2011 Sep;27(4):367-79. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2011.00378.x
- Self-rated health does not predict 10-year weight change among middle-aged adults in a longitudinal population study. Norberg M, Lindvall K, Jenkins PL, Emmelin M, Lönnberg G, Nafziger AN. BMC Public Health. 2011 Sep 30;11:748. FREE ARTICLE
- Behavioral assessment of physical activity in obese preschool children. Hustyi KM, Normand MP, Larson TA. J Appl Behav Anal. 2011 Fall;44(3):635-9
- Children's weight and participation in organized sports. Quinto Romani A. Scand J Public Health. 2011 Nov;39(7):687-95
- Supermarket Healthy Eating for Life (SHELf): protocol of a randomised controlled trial promoting healthy food and beverage consumption through price reduction and skill-building strategies. Ball K, McNaughton SA, Mhurchu CN, Andrianopoulos N, Inglis V, McNeilly B, Le HN, Leslie D, Pollard C, Crawford D. BMC Public Health. 2011 Sep 22;11:715. FREE ARTICLE
- Environmental modifications to increase physical activity during recess: preliminary findings from ready for recess. Huberty JL, Beets MW, Beighle A, Welk G. J Phys Act Health. 2011 Sep;8 Suppl 2:S249-56
- Walking or bicycling to school and weight status among adolescents from Montería, Colombia. Arango CM, Parra DC, Eyler A, Sarmiento O, Mantilla SC, Gomez LF, Lobelo F. J Phys Act Health. 2011 Sep;8 Suppl 2:S171-7
- Childhood obesity: current definitions and recommendations for their use. Rolland-Cachera MF. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Oct;6(5-6):325-31
- The Sydney playground project: popping the bubblewrap--unleashing the power of play: a cluster randomized controlled trial of a primary school playground-based intervention aiming to increase children's physical activity and social skills. Bundy AC, Naughton G, Tranter P, Wyver S, Baur L, Schiller W, Bauman A, Engelen L, Ragen J, Luckett T, Niehues A, Stewart G, Jessup G, Brentnall J. BMC Public Health. 2011 Sep 1;11:680. FREE ARTICLE
- Within- and between-day variability of objectively measured physical activity in preschoolers. Verbestel V, Van Cauwenberghe E, De Coen V, Maes L, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Cardon G. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2011 Aug;23(3):366-78
- Relationship between active school transport and body mass index in grades 4-to-6 children. Larouche R, Lloyd M, Knight E, Tremblay MS. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2011 Aug;23(3):322-30
- Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing: data from nine countries. Olds T, Maher C, Zumin S, et al Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Oct;6(5-6):342-60
- Is directly measured physical activity related to adiposity in preschool children? Sijtsma A, Sauer PJ, Stolk RP, Corpeleijn E. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Oct;6(5-6):389-400
- The Veggie Project: a case study of a multi-component farmers' market intervention. Freedman DA, Bell BA, Collins LV. J Prim Prev. 2011 Aug;32(3-4):213-24
- Parental status and childhood obesity in Australia. Byrne LK, Cook KE, Skouteris H, Do M. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Oct;6(5-6):415-8
- Maternal correlates of preschool child eating behaviours and body mass index: a cross-sectional study. McPhie S, Skouteris H, McCabe M, Ricciardelli LA, Milgrom J, Baur LA, Aksan N, Dell'aquila D. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Oct;6(5-6):476-80
- Childhood obesity and walking: guidelines and challenges. Shultz SP, Browning RC, Schutz Y, Maffeis C, Hills AP. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Oct;6(5-6):332-41
- Eating and activity habits of overweight children on weekdays and weekends. Hart CN, Raynor HA, Osterholt KM, Jelalian E, Wing RR. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Oct;6(5-6):467-72
- The health-related quality of life of overweight and obese adolescents--a study measuring body mass index and adolescent-reported perceptions. Keating CL, Moodie ML, Swinburn BA. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Oct;6(5-6):434-41
- Real-time social support through a mobile virtual community to improve healthy behavior in overweight and sedentary adults: a focus group analysis. Fukuoka Y, Kamitani E, Bonnet K, Lindgren T. J Med Internet Res. 2011 Jul 14;13(3):e49. FREE ARTICLE
- Field validation of secondary commercial data sources on the retail food outlet environment in the U.S. Powell LM, Han E, Zenk SN, Khan T, Quinn CM, Gibbs KP, Pugach O, Barker DC, Resnick EA, Myllyluoma J, Chaloupka FJ. Health Place. 2011 Sep;17(5):1122-31
- 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;11:63. FREE ARTICLE
- Activity space environment and dietary and physical activity behaviors: a pilot study. Zenk SN, Schulz AJ, Matthews SA, Odoms-Young A, Wilbur J, Wegrzyn L, Gibbs K, Braunschweig C, Stokes C. Health Place. 2011 Sep;17(5):1150-61
- At what BMI are parents of pre-schoolers concerned? National cross-sectional study. Wake M, Canterford L, Hardy P, Ukoumunne OC. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Oct;6(5-6):499-501
- The association of lifetime alcohol use with measures of abdominal and general adiposity in a large-scale European cohort. Bergmann MM, Schütze M, Steffen A, et al Eur J Clin Nutr. 2011 Oct;65(10):1079-87. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.70
- Links between adolescent physical activity, body mass index, and adolescent and parent characteristics. Williams SL, Mummery WK. Health Educ Behav. 2011 Oct;38(5):510-20
- Effect of a school-based intervention on physical activity: cluster-randomized trial. Aburto NJ, Fulton JE, Safdie M, Duque T, Bonvecchio A, Rivera JA. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011 Oct;43(10):1898-906
- Improvements in fitness reduce the risk of becoming overweight across puberty. Ortega FB, Labayen I, Ruiz JR, Kurvinen E, Loit HM, Harro J, Veidebaum T, Sjöström M. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011 Oct;43(10):1891-7
- The number of years lived with obesity and the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Abdullah A, Wolfe R, Stoelwinder JU, de Courten M, Stevenson C, Walls HL, Peeters A. Int J Epidemiol. 2011 Aug;40(4):985-96
Systematic Reviews
- Family- and school-based correlates of energy balance-related behaviours in 10-12-year-old children: a systematic review within the ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) project. Verloigne M, Van Lippevelde W, Maes L, Brug J, De Bourdeaudhuij I. Public Health Nutr. 2012 Jan 24:1-16.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based interventions to reduce body mass index. Lavelle HV, Mackay DF, Pell JP. J Public Health (Oxf). 2012 Jan 20.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of aerobic vs. resistance exercise training on visceral fat. Ismail I, Keating SE, Baker MK, Johnson NA. Obes Rev. 2012 Jan;13(1):68-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00931.x.
- The role of parents in pre-adolescent and adolescent overweight and obesity treatment: a systematic review of clinical recommendations. Shrewsbury VA, Steinbeck KS, Torvaldsen S, Baur LA. Obes Rev. 2011 Oct;12(10):759-69. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00882.x.
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