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Research Evidence

UK & Ireland studies

• Comparison of range of commercial or primary care led weight reduction programmes with minimal intervention control for weight loss in obesity: Lighten Up randomised controlled trial. Jolly K, Lewis A, Beach J, Denley J, Adab P, Deeks JJ, Daley A, Aveyard P. BMJ. 2011 Nov 3;343:d6500. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d6500. FREE ARTICLE
• The association between maternal serious psychological distress and child obesity at 3 years: a cross-sectional analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Data. Ramasubramanian L, Lane S, Rahman A. Child Care Health Dev. 2011 Nov 1. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01325.x
• Defining obesity cut-off points for migrant South asians. Gray LJ, Yates T, Davies MJ, Brady E, Webb DR, Sattar N, Khunti K. PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e26464. FREE ARTICLE
• Maternity services for obese women in Ireland. Walsh C, Farah N, O'Dwyer V, Hogan J, Kennelly M, Turner MJ. Ir Med J. 2011 Jul-Aug;104(7):217-9
• Problems in identifying predictors and correlates of weight loss and maintenance: implications for weight control therapies based on behaviour change. Stubbs J, Whybrow S, Teixeira P, Blundell J, Lawton C, Westenhoefer J, Engel D, Shepherd R, McConnon A, Gilbert P, Raats M. Obes Rev. 2011 Sep;12(9):688-708. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00883.x

International studies

• Body composition measures of obese adolescents by the deuterium oxide dilution method and by bioelectrical impedance. Resende CM, Camelo Júnior JS, Vieira MN, Ferriolli E, Pfrimer K, Perdoná GS, Monteiro JP. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2011 Nov;44(11):1164-70. FREE ARTICLE
• Evidence of the adoption and implementation of a statewide childhood obesity prevention initiative in the New York State WIC Program: the NY Fit WIC process evaluation. Sekhobo JP, Egglefield K, Edmunds LS, Shackman G. Health Educ Res. 2011 Nov 2
• Daily Step Target to Measure Adherence to Physical Activity Guidelines in Children. Colley RC, Janssen I, Tremblay MS. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011 Nov 2
• Interactive effects of dietary restraint and adiposity on stress-induced eating and the food choice of children. Roemmich JN, Lambiase MJ, Lobarinas CL, Balantekin KN. Eat Behav. 2011 Dec;12(4):309-12
• Multiple health behaviors: Patterns and correlates of diet and exercise in a Hispanic college sample. Hu D, Taylor T, Blow J, Cooper TV. Eat Behav. 2011 Dec;12(4):296-301
• World Health Organization growth charts for monitoring the growth of Australian children: Time to begin the debate. Rao S, Simmer K. J Paediatr Child Health. 2011 Nov 3. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02214.x
• The Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP) for lowering weight and improving psychosocial health. Thieszen CL, Merrill RM, Aldana SG, Diehl HA, Mahoney ML, Greenlaw RL, Vermeersch DA, Englert H. Psychol Rep. 2011 Aug;109(1):338-52
• Screening for and Management of Obesity and Overweight in Adults [Internet]. LeBlanc E, O'Connor E, Whitlock EP, Patnode C, Kapka T. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2011 Oct. FREE ARTICLE
• Improving fitness and reducing obesity in preschool children. Duncan S. BMJ. 2011 Nov 2;343:d6538. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d6538. FREE ARTICLE
• Dietary Energy Density Is Associated with Body Weight Status and Vegetable Intake in U.S. Children. Vernarelli JA, Mitchell DC, Hartman TJ, Rolls BJ. J Nutr. 2011 Nov 2
• A global obesity industry. Aasheim ET. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2011 Nov 1;131(21):2107. FREE ARTICLE
• Cost-effectiveness of pharmacotherapy to reduce obesity. Veerman JL, Barendregt JJ, Forster M, Vos T. PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e26051. FREE ARTICLE
• Learning to prefer the familiar in obesogenic environments. Birch LL, Anzman-Frasca S. Nestle Nutr Workshop Ser Pediatr Program. 2011;68:187-99
• Family physician attitudes in managing obesity: a cross-sectional survey study. Epling JW, Morley CP, Ploutz-Snyder R. BMC Res Notes. 2011 Nov 1;4(1):473. FREE ARTICLE
• Prepregnancy body mass index, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity and breastfeeding practices. Kitsantas P, Gaffney KF, Kornides ML. J Perinat Med. 2011 Nov 2
• Pulse consumption, satiety, and weight management. McCrory MA, Hamaker BR, Lovejoy JC, Eichelsdoerfer PE. Adv Nutr (Bethesda). 2010 Nov;1(1):17-30. FREE ARTICLE
• Prioritizing Obesity in the City. Dean JA, Elliott SJ. J Urban Health. 2011 Nov 1
• Development and validation of a simple model based on anthropometry: estimating fat mass for white postmenopausal women. Manios Y, Kanellakis S, Androutsos O, Maragkopoulou K, Giannopoulou A, Argyri E, Moschonis G. Menopause. 2011 Oct 25
• Cost-free and sustainable incentive increases healthy eating decisions during elementary school lunch. Pittman DW, Parker JS, Getz BR, Jackson CM, Le TA, Riggs SB, Shay JM. Int J Obes (Lond). 2011 Nov 1. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2011.205
• Relationship between smoking and obesity among women. Patel K, Hargreaves MK, Liu J, Schlundt D, Sanderson M, Matthews CE, Dewey CM, Kenerson D, Buchowski MS, Blot WJ. Am J Health Behav. 2011 Sep;35(5):627-36
• A Qualitative Investigation of Obese Men's Experiences With Their Weight. Lewis S, Thomas SL, Hyde J, Castle DJ, Komesaroff PA. Am J Health Behav. 2011 Jul;35(4):458-69
• An examination of the relationship between neighborhood income inequality, social resources, and obesity in los angeles county. Bjornstrom EE. Am J Health Promot. 2011 Nov;26(2):109-15
• Who wants a slimmer body? The relationship between body weight status, education level and body shape dissatisfaction among young adults in Hong Kong. Cheung YT, Lee AM, Ho SY, Li ET, Lam TH, Fan S, Yip PS. BMC Public Health. 2011 Oct 31;11(1):835. FREE ARTICLE
• Evaluation of the Living 4 Life project: a youth-led, school-based obesity prevention study. Utter J, Scragg R, Robinson E, Warbrick J, Faeamani G, Foroughian S, Dewes O, Moodie M, Swinburn BA. Obes Rev. 2011 Nov;12 Suppl 2:51-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00905.x
• Reducing unhealthy weight gain in Fijian adolescents: results of the Healthy Youth Healthy Communities study. Kremer P, Waqa G, Vanualailai N, Schultz JT, Roberts G, Moodie M, Mavoa H, Malakellis M, McCabe MP, Swinburn BA. Obes Rev. 2011 Nov;12 Suppl 2:29-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00912.x
• Sexual, Behavioral, and Quality of Life Characteristics of Healthy Weight, Overweight, and Obese Gay and Bisexual Men: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study. Guadamuz TE, Lim SH, Marshal MP, Friedman MS, Stall RD, Silvestre AJ. Arch Sex Behav. 2011 Oct 25
• The effect of pre-pregnancy BMI on intention, initiation and duration of breast-feeding. Guelinckx I, Devlieger R, Bogaerts A, Pauwels S, Vansant G. Public Health Nutr. 2011 Oct 31:1-9
• GPs' attitudes, objectives and barriers in counselling for obesity-a qualitative study. Sonntag U, Brink A, Renneberg B, Braun V, Heintze C. Eur J Gen Pract. 2011 Oct 30
• Knowledge and perceptions among overweight and obese employees about lifestyle-related health benefit changes. Li J, Linnan L, Finkelstein EA, Tate DF, Naseer C, Evenson KR. N C Med J. 2011 May-Jun;72(3):183-90
• Disparities in the prevalence of obesity in Boston: results from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) survey. Oka M, Link CL, Kawachi I. Public Health Rep. 2011 Sep-Oct;126(5):700-7
• Changes in resting and walking energy expenditure and walking speed during pregnancy in obese women. Byrne NM, Groves AM, McIntyre HD, Callaway LK; BAMBINO group. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Sep;94(3):819-30
• Intake of fish oil during pregnancy and adiposity in 19-y-old offspring: follow-up on a randomized controlled trial. Rytter D, Bech BH, Christensen JH, Schmidt EB, Henriksen TB, Olsen SF. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Sep;94(3):701-8
• The effect of intentional weight loss on all-cause mortality in older adults: results of a randomized controlled weight-loss trial. Shea MK, Nicklas BJ, Houston DK, Miller ME, Davis CC, Kitzman DW, Espeland MA, Appel LJ, Kritchevsky SB. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Sep;94(3):839-46
• Hiding vegetables to reduce energy density: an effective strategy to increase children's vegetable intake and reduce energy intake. Spill MK, Birch LL, Roe LS, Rolls BJ. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Sep;94(3):735-41
• Increased consumption of dairy foods and protein during diet- and exercise-induced weight loss promotes fat mass loss and lean mass gain in overweight and obese premenopausal women. Josse AR, Atkinson SA, Tarnopolsky MA, Phillips SM. J Nutr. 2011 Sep;141(9):1626-34. FREE ARTICLE
• Weight-related behavior among adolescents: the role of peer effects. Ali MM, Amialchuk A, Heiland FW. PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e21179. FREE ARTICLE
• The body image, weight satisfaction, and eating disorder tendency of school children: the 2-year follow-up study. Wong Y, Chang YJ, Tsai MR, Liu TW, Lin W. J Am Coll Nutr. 2011 Apr;30(2):126-33
• E-KINDEX: a dietary screening tool to assess children's obesogenic dietary habits. Lazarou C, Panagiotakos DB, Spanoudis G, Matalas AL. J Am Coll Nutr. 2011 Apr;30(2):100-12
• The relationships among body size, biological sex, ethnicity, and healthy lifestyles in adolescents. O'Haver J, Szalacha LA, Kelly S, Jacobson D, Melnyk BM. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2011 Jul;16(3):199-206. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2011.00290.x
• Ethics and prevention of overweight and obesity: an inventory. ten Have M, de Beaufort ID, Teixeira PJ, Mackenbach JP, van der Heide A. Obes Rev. 2011 Sep;12(9):669-79. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00880.x
• Body mass index, waist circumference and waist-hip ratio: which is the better discriminator of cardiovascular disease mortality risk?: evidence from an individual-participant meta-analysis of 82 864 participants from nine cohort studies. Czernichow S, Kengne AP, Stamatakis E, Hamer M, Batty GD. Obes Rev. 2011 Sep;12(9):680-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00879.x
• Understanding the influence of the snack definition on the association between snacking and obesity: a review. Gregori D, Foltran F, Ghidina M, Berchialla P. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2011 May;62(3):270-5

Systematic Reviews

• Childhood obesity and risk of the adult metabolic syndrome: a systematic review. Lloyd LJ, Langley-Evans SC, McMullen S. Int J Obes (Lond). 2011 Nov 1. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2011.186
• Does Exercise Improve Weight Loss after Bariatric Surgery? A Systematic Review. Egberts K, Brown WA, Brennan L, O'Brien PE. Obes Surg. 2011 Oct 30
• Transtheoretical model for dietary and physical exercise modification in weight loss management for overweight and obese adults. Tuah NA, Amiel C, Qureshi S, Car J, Kaur B, Majeed A. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Oct 5;(10):CD008066. FREE ARTICLE
• Pediatric obesity and periodontal disease: a systematic review of the literature. Katz J, Bimstein E. Quintessence Int. 2011 Jul-Aug;42(7):595-9
• Motivational interviewing to improve weight loss in overweight and/or obese patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Armstrong MJ, Mottershead TA, Ronksley PE, Sigal RJ, Campbell TS, Hemmelgarn BR. Obes Rev. 2011 Sep;12(9):709-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00892.x
• Effects of dietary fibre on subjective appetite, energy intake and body weight: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Wanders AJ, van den Borne JJ, de Graaf C, Hulshof T, Jonathan MC, Kristensen M, Mars M, Schols HA, Feskens EJ. Obes Rev. 2011 Sep;12(9):724-39. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00895.x
• Systematic review of same-day laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery. Thomas H, Agrawal S. Obes Surg. 2011 Jun;21(6):805-10

In the News

BBC News:

• India loses stomach for the pot belly (1/11/11)
• English-style diet 'could save 4,000' in rest of UK (3/11/11)
• South Asian children 'less active' than peers (3/11/11)

Latest Reports

• The Scottish Health Survey: Topic Report: Obesity
• Healthy Lives, Healthy People: A call to action on obesity in England’
• Change4Life three year social marketing strategy

Tools and Data Updates

• National Diet and Nutrition Survey: headline results from years 1 and 2 (combined) of the rolling programme, 2008/09 - 2009/10; Supplementary report: Blood Analytes
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