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Interventions for preventing obesity in children (2011)
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Waters, E., de Silva-Sanigorski, A., Hall, B., Brown, T., Campbell, K., Gao, Y., …Summerbell, C. (2011). Interventions for preventing obesity in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Article CD001871. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd001871.pub3

Childhood obesity can cause social, psychological and health problems, and is linked to obesity later in life and poor health outcomes as an adult. Obesity development is related to physical activity and nutrition. To prevent obesity, 55 studies cond... Read More about Interventions for preventing obesity in children.

The Role of Parental Involvement in School-Based Mental Health Interventions at Primary (Elementary) School Level. (2010)
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Shucksmith, J., Jones, S., & Summerbell, C. (2010). The Role of Parental Involvement in School-Based Mental Health Interventions at Primary (Elementary) School Level. Advances in school mental health promotion, 3(1), 18-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/1754730x.2010.9715671

This paper looks at evidence from a systematic review undertaken for the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) in England and commissioned as a prelude to the issuing in 2008 of national public health guidance on mental health intervention... Read More about The Role of Parental Involvement in School-Based Mental Health Interventions at Primary (Elementary) School Level..

Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight reduction in overweight and obese people. (2010)
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Flodgren, G., Deane, K., Dickinson, H., Kirk, S., Alberti, H., Beyer, F., …Eccles, M. (2010). Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight reduction in overweight and obese people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1-106

Background The prevalence of obesity is increasing globally and will, if left unchecked, have major implications for both population health and costs to health services. Objectives To assess the effectiveness of strategies to change the behaviour of... Read More about Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight reduction in overweight and obese people..

Television food advertising to children: a global perspective. (2010)
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Kelly, B., Halford, J., Boyland, E., Chapman, K., Bautista-Castaño, I., Berg, C., …Summerbell, C. (2010). Television food advertising to children: a global perspective. American Journal of Public Health, 100(9), 1730-1736. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2009.179267

Objectives. We compared television food advertising to children in several countries. Methods. We undertook a collaboration among 13 research groups in Australia, Asia, Western Europe, and North and South America. Each group recorded programming for... Read More about Television food advertising to children: a global perspective..

Maternal body mass index and congenital anomaly risk: a cohort study. (2010)
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Rankin, J., Tennant, P., Stothard, K., Bythell, M., Summerbell, C., & Bell, R. (2010). Maternal body mass index and congenital anomaly risk: a cohort study. International Journal of Obesity, 34, 1371-1380. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2010.66

Objective: To investigate the association between maternal body mass index (BMI) and major, structural congenital anomalies. Design: Cohort study using prospectively collected data. Methods: Data on all singleton pregnancies booked at five maternity... Read More about Maternal body mass index and congenital anomaly risk: a cohort study..

A Nationally Representative Study of Maternal Obesity in England, UK: Trends in Incidence and Demographic Inequalities in 619323 Births, 1989-2007 (2010)
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Heslehurst, N., Rankin, J., Wilkinson, J., & Summerbell, C. (2010). A Nationally Representative Study of Maternal Obesity in England, UK: Trends in Incidence and Demographic Inequalities in 619323 Births, 1989-2007. International Journal of Obesity, 34(3), 420-428. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2009.250

Background: There is an absence of national statistics for maternal obesity in the UK. This study is the first to describe a nationally representative maternal obesity research data set in England. Design: Retrospective epidemiological study of first... Read More about A Nationally Representative Study of Maternal Obesity in England, UK: Trends in Incidence and Demographic Inequalities in 619323 Births, 1989-2007.

Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain and morbidity in adults (2009)
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Brown, T., Avenell, A., Edmunds, L., Moore, H., Whittaker, V., Avery, L., …team, F. T. P. (2009). Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain and morbidity in adults. Obesity Reviews, 10(6), 627-638. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789x.2009.00641.x

The aim of this article is to determine the effectiveness of long-term lifestyle interventions for the prevention of weight gain and morbidity in adults. Prevention of weight gain is important in adults who are of normal weight, overweight and obese.... Read More about Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain and morbidity in adults.

The association between diet and physical activity and subsequent excess weight gain and obesity assessed at 5 years of age or older: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence (2009)
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Summerbell, C., Douthwaite, W., Whittaker, V., Ells, L., Hillier, F., Smith, S., …Macdonald, I. (2009). The association between diet and physical activity and subsequent excess weight gain and obesity assessed at 5 years of age or older: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence. International Journal of Obesity, 33(Supplement 3), S1-S92. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2009.80

1 Introduction Obesity arises from a complex interplay between genetic susceptibility and behaviour, primarily relating to dietary habits and physical activity (Foresight, 2007). Evidence for specific behavioural factors that promote or protect again... Read More about The association between diet and physical activity and subsequent excess weight gain and obesity assessed at 5 years of age or older: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence.

Prevention of childhood obesity: what type of evidence should we consider relevant ? (2009)
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Doak, C., Heitmann, B., Summerbell, C., & Lissner, L. (2009). Prevention of childhood obesity: what type of evidence should we consider relevant ?. Obesity Reviews, 10(3), 350-356. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789x.2008.00550.x

Two reviews, one by Summerbell et al. and the other by Doak et al. came to very different conclusions about the effectiveness of childhood obesity interventions. The aim of this commentary is to assess the extent to which inclusion and exclusion crit... Read More about Prevention of childhood obesity: what type of evidence should we consider relevant ?.