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The use of measures of obesity in childhood for predicting obesity and the development of obesity-related diseases in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

Health Technology Assessment, 2015
Background: It is uncertain which simple measures of childhood obesity are best for predicting future obesity-related health problems and the persistence of obesity into adolescence and adulthood. Objectives: To investigate the ability of simple measures,
Mark Simmonds, Jane Burch, Alexis Llewellyn, Claire Griffiths, Huiqin Yang, Christopher Owen, Steven Duffy, Nerys Woolacott   +7 more
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A mixed methods study of siblings’ roles in maternal feeding practices in early childhood: an application of the learning from experience process

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2022
Background Firstborn children have higher rates of obesity compared to secondborns, perhaps due, in part, to differential feeding practices. Despite the centrality of siblings in family life and potential for influence, almost nothing is known about the ...
Cara F. Ruggiero, Amy M. Moore, Michele E. Marini, Stephen R. Kodish, Susan M. McHale, Jennifer S. Savage   +5 more
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Evaluation of the scale-up and implementation of mind, exercise, nutrition … do it! (MEND) in British Columbia: a hybrid trial type 3 evaluation

BMC Pediatrics, 2020
Background The Mind, Exercise, Nutrition … Do it! (MEND) childhood obesity intervention was implemented in British Columbia (B.C.), Canada from April 2013 to June 2017.
Sam Liu, Joy Weismiller, Karen Strange, Lisa Forster-Coull, Jennifer Bradbury, Tom Warshawski, Patti-Jean Naylor   +6 more
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Sleep SAAF responsive parenting intervention improves mothers’ feeding practices: a randomized controlled trial among African American mother-infant dyads

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2022
Background/Objective Parents shape children’s early experiences with food, influencing what is served, children’s food choices, and how much children eat.
Erika Hernandez, Justin A. Lavner, Amy M. Moore, Brian K. Stansfield, Steven R. H. Beach, Jessica J. Smith, Jennifer S. Savage   +6 more
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Teaching families to manage intake of candy in the home: Results from a feasibility study using multiphase optimization strategy (MOST)

Obesity Science & Practice, 2020
Summary Background Excess intake of desserts/sweets high in added sugars, such as candy, is linked with greater obesity risk. Parents often limit their childrens' intake of these sweet foods using controlling feeding practices, such as restriction; yet ...
J. S. Savage, E. L. Adams, B. Y. Rollins, J. A. Bleser, M. E. Marini   +4 more
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Infant Food Responsiveness in the Context of Temperament and Mothers' Use of Food to Soothe

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Parents' use of food to soothe an infants' non-hunger related distress may impair an infants' development of appetite self-regulation. Parents tend to use food to soothe if their infant has more ‘difficult' temperamental tendencies.
Holly A. Harris, Amy M. Moore, Cara F. Ruggiero, Lisa Bailey-Davis, Jennifer S. Savage   +4 more
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Patient-reported outcome measures can advance population health, but is access to instruments and use equitable?

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Patient reported outcome measures (PROM) can engage patients and clinicians to improve health outcomes. Their population health impact may be limited by systematic barriers inhibiting access to completion.
Carolyn F. McCabe, Carolyn F. McCabe, G. Craig Wood, Jennifer Franceschelli-Hosterman, Jennifer Franceschelli-Hosterman, William J. Cochran, Jennifer S. Savage, Lisa Bailey-Davis, Lisa Bailey-Davis, Lisa Bailey-Davis   +9 more
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Physical Activity in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity: The Position of the European Childhood Obesity Group and the European Academy of Pediatrics

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Obesity affects an increasing number of children and adolescents. Physical activity (PA) is a significant factor in the prevention of excessive body mass in the pediatric population.
Justyna Wyszyńska, Justyna Wyszyńska, Susanne Ring-Dimitriou, Susanne Ring-Dimitriou, David Thivel, David Thivel, Daniel Weghuber, Daniel Weghuber, Adamos Hadjipanayis, Adamos Hadjipanayis, Zachi Grossman, Zachi Grossman, Robert Ross-Russell, Robert Ross-Russell, Katarzyna Dereń, Katarzyna Dereń, Artur Mazur, Artur Mazur, Artur Mazur   +18 more
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Protocol for the development of Core Outcome Sets for Early intervention trials to Prevent Obesity in CHildren (COS-EPOCH)

BMJ Open, 2021
Introduction Childhood overweight and obesity is prevalent in the first 5 years of life, and can result in significant health and economic consequences over the lifetime.
Marj Moodie, Marufa Sultana, Karen Matvienko-Sikar, Anna Lene Seidler, Kylie D Hesketh, Rachael Taylor, Kylie Elizabeth Hunter, Vicki Brown, Dorota Zarnowiecki, Rebecca Byrne, Huong Ngoc Quynh Tran, Rebecca Golley   +11 more
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Physical Activity and Food Frequency in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2023
Background & aim: Women spend more than a third of their lives in menopause, and paying attention to their health is one of the most important health issues.
Homeyra Nournezhad, Saeideh Davar, Davoud Vahabzadeh, Hamideh Mohaddesi, Zahra Sahebazzamani, Atefeh Yas   +5 more
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