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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the overall effects of school-based obesity prevention interventions and effect differences by intervention components

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2019
BackgroundChildhood obesity is a serious public health concern. School-based interventions hold great promise to combat the rising trend of childhood obesity.
Zheng Liu, Hanxun Xu, L. Wen, Yuanzhou Peng, Li-Zi Lin, Shuang Zhou, Wen-Hao Li, Hai-Jun Wang   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Improving Laws and Legal Authorities for Obesity Prevention and Control [PDF]

, 2009
This is the second paper in a two part series on the laws and legal authorities for obesity prevention and control. In this paper, the authors present the applicable laws and legal authorities that public health professionals and lawyers can consider ...
Gostin, Lawrence O., Pomeranz, Jennifer L.   +1 more
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Assessing Child Obesity and Physical Activity in a Hard-to-Reach Population in California's Central Valley, 2012-2013. [PDF]

, 2015
IntroductionIn California's agricultural Central Valley, the rate of childhood obesity is higher than the national average. Adequate physical activity contributes to obesity prevention and its assessment is useful to evaluate the impact of interventions ...
Camacho-Gomez, Rosa, de la Torre, Adela, German, J Bruce, Kaiser, Lucia, Sadeghi, Banefsheh, Schaefer, Sara E   +5 more
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Knowledge-exchange in the Pacific: outcomes of the TROPIC (translational research for obesity prevention in communities) project

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background The Pacific TROPIC (Translational Research for Obesity Prevention in Communities) project aimed to design, implement and evaluate a knowledge-broking approach to evidence-informed policy making to address obesity in Fiji. This paper reports on
Peter Kremer, Helen Mavoa, Gade Waqa, Marjory Moodie, Marita McCabe, Boyd Swinburn   +5 more
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Effects of Sugar‐Sweetened, Artificially Sweetened, and Unsweetened Beverages on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Body Composition, and Sweet Taste Preference: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background A 2018 American Heart Association science advisory indicated that, pending further research, artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) may be an appropriate initial replacement for sugar‐sweetened beverages (SSBs) during transition to ...
Cara B. Ebbeling, Henry A. Feldman, Sarah K. Steltz, Nicolle L. Quinn, Lisa M. Robinson, David S. Ludwig   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lost in translation? Theory, policy and practice in systems-based environmental approaches to obesity prevention in the Healthy Towns programme in England.

, 2014
This paper explores how system-wide approaches to obesity prevention were 'theorised' and translated into practice in the 'Healthy Towns' programme implemented in nine areas in England.
Cummins, Steven, Goodwin, Denise, Jones, Andy, Ogilvie, David, Petticrew, Mark, Sautkina, Elena, White, Martin   +6 more
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Healthy Weight and Obesity Prevention: JACC Health Promotion Series.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2018
Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States and worldwide, and this has contributed to substantial cardiovascular and other health risks.
C. Lavie, Deepika R. Laddu, R. Arena, F. Ortega, M. Alpert, R. Kushner   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘Maximising shareholder value’: a detailed insight into the corporate political activity of the Australian food industry

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2017
Objective: To gain deeper insight into the corporate political activity (CPA) of the Australian food industry from a public health perspective. Methods: Fifteen interviews with a purposive sample of current and former policy makers, public health ...
Melissa Mialon, Boyd Swinburn, Steven Allender, Gary Sacks   +3 more
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Referrals and Management Strategies for Pediatric Obesity—DocStyles Survey 2017

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018
Background: Childhood obesity care management options can be delivered in community-, clinic-, and hospital-settings. The referral practices of clinicians to these various settings have not previously been characterized beyond the local level. This study
Omoye E. Imoisili, Omoye E. Imoisili, Alyson B. Goodman, Carrie A. Dooyema, Sohyun Park, Megan Harrison, Elizabeth A. Lundeen, Heidi Blanck   +7 more
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Prevention of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Obesity

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020
Obesity is one of the major risk factors for the development of both impaired glucose tolerance (IGT, or prediabetes) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), and its prevalence worldwide drives toward an increased rate of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Given
L. La Sala, A. Pontiroli
semanticscholar   +1 more source