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Research Evidence

UK & Ireland studies

• Evaluating the effectiveness of a schools-based programme to promote exercise self-efficacy in children and young people with risk factors for obesity: Steps to active kids (STAK). Glazebrook C, Batty MJ, Mullan N, McDonald I, Nathan D, Sayal K, Smyth A, Yang M, Guo B, Hollis C. BMC Public Health. 2011 Oct 26;11(1):830. FREE ARTICLE
• Evaluation of "one body, one life": a community-based family intervention for the prevention of obesity in children. Towey M, Harrell R, Lee B. J Obes. 2011;2011:619643
• Results of a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) for WATCH IT: a programme for obese children and adolescents. Bryant M, Farrin A, Christie D, Jebb SA, Cooper AR, Rudolf M. Clin Trials. 2011 Oct 24
• The development, feasibility and acceptability of a school-based obesity prevention programme: results from three phases of piloting. Wyatt KM, Lloyd JJ, Creanor S, Logan S. BMJ Open. 2011 Jan 1;1(1):e000026. FREE ARTICLE
• Fetal and perinatal consequences of maternal obesity. Vasudevan C, Renfrew M, McGuire W. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2011 Sep;96(5):F378-82
• A whole family approach to childhood obesity management (GOALS): relationship between adult and child BMI change. Watson PM, Dugdill L, Pickering K, Bostock S, Hargreaves J, Staniford L, Cable NT. Ann Hum Biol. 2011 Jul;38(4):445-52
• Intergenerational relations and the family food environment in families with a child with obesity. Curtis P, Stapleton H, James A. Ann Hum Biol. 2011 Jul;38(4):429-37
• Evidence for the intra-uterine programming of adiposity in later life. Fall CH.Ann Hum Biol. 2011 Jul;38(4):410-28
• [Is proximity to a food retail store associated with diet and BMI in Glasgow, Scotland?](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21663674 Macdonald L, Ellaway A, Ball K, Macintyre S. BMC Public Health. 2011 Jun 10;11:464. FREE ARTICLE
• Challenging the role of social norms regarding body weight as an explanation for weight, height, and BMI misreporting biases: development and application of a new approach to examining misreporting and misclassification bias in surveys. Brestoff JR, Perry IJ, Van den Broeck J. BMC Public Health. 2011 May 18;11:331. FREE ARTICLE
• Is obesity associated with emotional and behavioural problems in children? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study. Griffiths LJ, Dezateux C, Hill A. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e423-32
• Sex and ethnic differences in the waist circumference of 5-year-old children: findings from the Millennium Cohort Study. Griffiths LJ, Dezateux C, Cole TJ. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e196-8
• Progression from childhood overweight to adolescent obesity in a large contemporary cohort. Reilly JJ, Bonataki M, Leary SD, Wells JC, Davey-Smith G, Emmett P, Steer C, Ness AR, Sherriff A. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e138-43
• Socioeconomic disparities in trajectories of adiposity across childhood. Howe LD, Tilling K, Galobardes B, Smith GD, Ness AR, Lawlor DA. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e144-53

International studies

• Job stress and work schedules in relation to nurse obesity. Han K, Trinkoff AM, Storr CL, Geiger-Brown J. J Nurs Adm. 2011 Nov;41(11):488-95
• Long-term persistence of hormonal adaptations to weight loss. Sumithran P, Prendergast LA, Delbridge E, Purcell K, Shulkes A, Kriketos A, Proietto J. N Engl J Med. 2011 Oct 27;365(17):1597-604
• Body Configuration as a Predictor of Mortality: Comparison of Five Anthropometric Measures in a 12 Year Follow-Up of the Norwegian HUNT 2 Study. Petursson H, Sigurdsson JA, Bengtsson C, Nilsen TI, Getz L. PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e26621. FREE ARTICLE
• Emotional Eating, Rather Than Lifestyle Behavior, Drives Weight Gain in a Prospective Study in 1562 Employees. Koenders PG, van Strien T. J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Oct 24
• Growth and development of overweight and obese girls. Wronka I. Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2011;17(3):125-128
• Eating frequency is higher in weight loss maintainers and normal-weight individuals than in overweight individuals. Bachman JL, Phelan S, Wing RR, Raynor HA. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Nov;111(11):1730-4
• Effects of cognitive-behavioral treatment for weight loss in family members. Rossini R, Moscatiello S, Tarrini G, Di Domizio S, Soverini V, Romano A, Mazzotti A, Dalle Grave R, Marchesini G. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Nov;111(11):1712-9
• Young adults and eating away from home: associations with dietary intake patterns and weight status differ by choice of restaurant. Larson N, Neumark-Sztainer D, Laska MN, Story M. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Nov;111(11):1696-703
• Dietary weight loss and exercise interventions effects on quality of life in overweight/obese postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial. Imayama I, Alfano CM, Kong A, Foster-Schubert KE, Bain CE, Xiao L, Duggan C, Wang CY, Campbell KL, Blackburn GL, McTiernan A. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2011 Oct 25;8(1):118. FREE ARTICLE
• Limiting weight gain in overweight and obese women during pregnancy to improve health outcomes: the LIMIT randomised controlled trial. Dodd JM, Turnbull DA, McPhee AJ, Wittert G, Crowther CA, Robinson JS. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2011 Oct 26;11(1):79. FREE ARTICLE
• Impact of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference on the Long-Term Risk of Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Cardiac Organ Damage. Bombelli M, Facchetti R, Sega R, Carugo S, Fodri D, Brambilla G, Giannattasio C, Grassi G, Mancia G. Hypertension. 2011 Oct 24
• School-Based Interventions for Overweight and Obesity in Minority School Children. Johnson T, Weed LD, Touger-Decker R. J Sch Nurs. 2011 Oct 24
• One hundred percent orange juice consumption is associated with better diet quality, improved nutrient adequacy, and no increased risk for overweight/obesity in children. O'Neil CE, Nicklas TA, Rampersaud GC, Fulgoni VL 3rd. Nutr Res. 2011 Sep;31(9):673-82
• Secular trends in weight status and weight-related attitudes and behaviors in adolescents from 1999 to 2010. Neumark-Sztainer D, Wall M, Larson N, Story M, Fulkerson JA, Eisenberg ME, Hannan PJ. Prev Med. 2011 Oct 15
• Children's perceptions of healthful eating and physical activity. Protudjer JL, Marchessault G, Kozyrskyj AL, Becker AB. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2010 Spring;71(1):19-23
• The effect of eating behavior on being overweight or obese during preadolescence. Lee HA, Lee WK, Kong KA, Chang N, Ha EH, Hong YS, Park H. J Prev Med Public Health. 2011 Sep;44(5):226-33. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.2011.44.5.226. FREE ARTICLE
• Restricting unhealthy food sponsorship: Attitudes of the sporting community. Kelly B, Baur LA, Bauman AE, King L, Chapman K, Smith BJ. Health Policy. 2011 Oct 19
• Assessment of obese children and adolescents: a survey of pediatric obesity-management programs. Eisenmann JC; Subcommittee on Assessment in Pediatric Obesity Management Programs, National Association of Children's Hospital and Related Institutions. Pediatrics. 2011 Sep;128 Suppl 2:S51-8
• Global prevalence of overweight and obesity in preschoolers. Quelly SB, Lieberman LS. Anthropol Anz. 2011;68(4):437-56
• Growth patterns of large, small, and appropriate for gestational age infants: impacts of long-term breastfeeding: a retrospective cohort study. Çamurdan MO, Çamurdan AD, Polat S, Beyazova U. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2011;24(7-8):463-8
• School health guidelines to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2011 Sep 16;60(RR-5):1-76. FREE ARTICLE
• Payment for obesity services: examples and recommendations for stage 3 comprehensive multidisciplinary intervention programs for children and adolescents. Slusser W, Staten K, Stephens K, Liu L, Yeh C, Armstrong S, DeUgarte DA, Haemer M. Pediatrics. 2011 Sep;128 Suppl 2:S78-85
• Developing criteria for pediatric/adolescent bariatric surgery programs. Michalsky M, Kramer RE, Fullmer MA, Polfuss M, Porter R, Ward-Begnoche W, Getzoff EA, Dreyer M, Stolzman S, Reichard KW. Pediatrics. 2011 Sep;128 Suppl 2:S65-70
• Patient engagement and attrition in pediatric obesity clinics and programs: results and recommendations. Hampl S, Paves H, Laubscher K, Eneli I. Pediatrics. 2011 Sep;128 Suppl 2:S59-64
• Cost-utility of bariatric surgery for morbid obesity in Finland. Mäklin S, Malmivaara A, Linna M, Victorzon M, Koivukangas V, Sintonen H. Br J Surg. 2011 Oct;98(10):1422-9. doi: 10.1002/bjs.7640
• Does the media promote healthy nutrition for children? Glasper A. Br J Nurs. 2011 Aug 11-Sep 8;20(15):940-1
• Overweight at age two years in a multi-ethnic cohort (ABCD study): the role of prenatal factors, birth outcomes and postnatal factors. de Hoog ML, van Eijsden M, Stronks K, Gemke RJ, Vrijkotte TG. BMC Public Health. 2011 Aug 1;11:611. FREE ARTICLE
• Energy density, portion size, and eating occasions: contributions to increased energy intake in the United States, 1977-2006. Duffey KJ, Popkin BM. PLoS Med. 2011 Jun;8(6):e1001050. FREE ARTICLE
• Exercise reduces appetite and traffics excess nutrients away from energetically efficient pathways of lipid deposition during the early stages of weight regain. Steig AJ, Jackman MR, Giles ED, Higgins JA, Johnson GC, Mahan C, Melanson EL, Wyatt HR, Eckel RH, Hill JO, MacLean PS. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2011 Sep;301(3):R656-67
• Can we identify infants at risk of becoming obese, and if so, should we? Levine RS, Rudolf MC. Matern Child Nutr. 2011 Jul;7(3):328-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00329.x
• "Smart" coaching to promote physical activity, diet change, and cardiovascular health. Stephens J, Allen JK, Dennison Himmelfarb CR. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2011 Jul-Aug;26(4):282-4
• Testing a brief self-directed behavioral weight control program. Linde JA, Jeffery RW. Behav Med. 2011 Apr;37(2):47-53
• Interventions addressing general parenting to prevent or treat childhood obesity. Gerards SM, Sleddens EF, Dagnelie PC, de Vries NK, Kremers SP. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e28-45
• Socio-demographic and lifestyle factors associated with overweight in a representative sample of 11-15 year olds in France: results from the WHO-Collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) cross-sectional study. Dupuy M, Godeau E, Vignes C, Ahluwalia N. BMC Public Health. 2011 Jun 7;11:442. FREE ARTICLE
• Integrating a family-focused approach into child obesity prevention: rationale and design for the My Parenting SOS study randomized control trial. Ward DS, Vaughn AE, Bangdiwala KI, Campbell M, Jones DJ, Panter AT, Stevens J. BMC Public Health. 2011 Jun 5;11:431. FREE ARTICLE
• Ethnic variation in validity of the estimated obesity prevalence using self-reported weight and height measurements. Dijkshoorn H, Ujcic-Voortman JK, Viet L, Verhoeff AP, Uitenbroek DG. BMC Public Health. 2011 May 30;11:408. FREE ARTICLE
• Effectiveness of a primary school-based intervention to reduce overweight. Jansen W, Borsboom G, Meima A, Zwanenburg EJ, Mackenbach JP, Raat H, Brug J. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e70-7
• Population-level effects of the national diabetes prevention programme (FIN-D2D) on the body weight, the waist circumference, and the prevalence of obesity. Salopuro TM, Saaristo T, Oksa H, Puolijoki H, Vanhala M, Ebeling T, Niskanen L, Tuomilehto J, Uusitupa M, Peltonen M. BMC Public Health. 2011 May 19;11:350. FREE ARTICLE
• A randomised controlled trial for overweight and obese parents to prevent childhood obesity--Early STOPP (STockholm Obesity Prevention Program). Sobko T, Svensson V, Ek A, Ekstedt M, Karlsson H, Johansson E, Cao Y, Hagströmer M, Marcus C. BMC Public Health. 2011 May 18;11:336. FREE ARTICLE
• Clustering patterns of physical activity, sedentary and dietary behavior among European adolescents: The HELENA study. HELENA Study Group. BMC Public Health. 2011 May 17;11:328. FREE ARTICLE
• Television viewing, food preferences, and food habits among children: a prospective epidemiological study. Hare-Bruun H, Nielsen BM, Kristensen PL, Møller NC, Togo P, Heitmann BL. BMC Public Health. 2011 May 13;11:311. FREE ARTICLE
• Retrospective longitudinal study on the relationship between 8-year weight change and current eating speed. Tanihara S, Imatoh T, Miyazaki M, Babazono A, Momose Y, Baba M, Uryu Y, Une H. Appetite. 2011 Aug;57(1):179-83
• An fMRI study of obesity, food reward, and perceived caloric density. Does a low-fat label make food less appealing? Ng J, Stice E, Yokum S, Bohon C. Appetite. 2011 Aug;57(1):65-72
• Changes in adiposity status from childhood to adolescence: a 6-year longitudinal study in Portuguese boys and girls. Leitão R, Rodrigues LP, Neves L, Carvalho GS. Ann Hum Biol. 2011 Jul;38(4):520-8
• Efficacy of Nordic walking in obesity management. Figard-Fabre H, Fabre N, Leonardi A, Schena F. Int J Sports Med. 2011 Jun;32(6):407-14
• Post-partum weight change patterns in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study. OWHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group. Matern Child Nutr. 2011 Jul;7(3):228-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00295.x
• Population-based worksite obesity management interventions: a qualitative case study. Romney MC, Thomson E, Kash K. Popul Health Manag. 2011 Jun;14(3):127-32. doi: 10.1089/pop.2010.0017
• The relative importance of predictors of body mass index change, overweight and obesity in adolescent girls. Rehkopf DH, Laraia BA, Segal M, Braithwaite D, Epel E. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e233-42
• Ethnic differences in the self-recognition of obesity and obesity-related comorbidities: a cross-sectional analysis. Sivalingam SK, Ashraf J, Vallurupalli N, Friderici J, Cook J, Rothberg MB. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Jun;26(6):616-20
• Changes in body mass index and health related quality of life from childhood to adolescence. Williams JW, Canterford L, Hesketh KD, Hardy P, Waters EB, Patton GC, Wake M. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e442-8
• Eating at fast-food restaurants and dietary quality in low-income pregnant women. Fowles ER, Timmerman GM, Bryant M, Kim S. West J Nurs Res. 2011 Aug;33(5):630-51. doi: 10.1177/0193945910389083
• Age-specific stabilization in obesity prevalence in German children: a cross-sectional study from 1999 to 2008. Blüher S, Meigen C, Gausche R, Keller E, Pfäffle R, Sabin M, Werther G, Odeh R, Kiess W. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e199-206
• Food marketing on children's television in two different policy environments. Kent MP, Dubois L, Wanless A. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e433-41
• Validation and application of a novel method of measuring non-response bias in school-based surveys of paediatric overweight and obesity. Booth ML, Okely AD, Denney-Wilson E. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e87-93
• Patterns of moderate and vigorous physical activity in obese and overweight compared with non-overweight children. Dorsey KB, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e547-55
• Industry self regulation of television food advertising: responsible or responsive? King L, Hebden L, Grunseit A, Kelly B, Chapman K, Venugopal K. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e390-8
• Physical activity, sedentariness, and body fatness in a sample of 6-year-old Pacific children. Oliver M, Schluter PJ, Rush E, Schofield GM, Paterson J. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e565-73

Systematic Reviews

• Systematic review of clinical trials on dietary interventions to prevent excessive weight gain during pregnancy among normal weight, overweight and obese women. Tanentsapf I, Heitmann BL, Adegboye AR. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2011 Oct 26;11(1):81 FREE ARTICLE
• Psychological factors influencing weight loss maintenance: An integrative literature review. Ohsiek S, Williams M. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2011 Nov;23(11):592-601. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00647.x
• Psychological predictors of adiposity: systematic review of longitudinal studies. Incledon E, Wake M, Hay M. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jun;6(2-2):e1-11

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