Outputs (5)

Weighing up the evidence: a systematic review of the effectiveness of workplace interventions to tackle socio-economic inequalities in obesity (2015)
Journal Article
Cairns, J., Bambra, C., Hillier-Brown, F., Moore, H., & Summerbell, C. (2015). Weighing up the evidence: a systematic review of the effectiveness of workplace interventions to tackle socio-economic inequalities in obesity. Journal of Public Health, 37(4), 659-670. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdu077

Background: Addressing socio-economic inequalities in obesity is a public health priority and the workplace is seen as a potential health promotion site. However, there is a lack of evidence on what works. This article systematically reviews studies... Read More about Weighing up the evidence: a systematic review of the effectiveness of workplace interventions to tackle socio-economic inequalities in obesity.

Determinants of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in young children: a systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Mazarello Paes, V., Hesketh, K., O’Malley, C., Moore, H., Summerbell, C., Griffin, S., …Lakshman, R. (2015). Determinants of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in young children: a systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 16(11), 903-913. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12310

Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is associated with adverse health outcomes. Improved understanding of the determinants will inform effective interventions to reduce SSB consumption. A total of 46,876 papers were identified through searchin... Read More about Determinants of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in young children: a systematic review.

Preschoolers in the Playground: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention for children aged 18 months to 4 years (2015)
Journal Article
Barber, S., Akhtar, S., Jackson, C., Bingham, D., Hewitt, C., Routen, A., …Wright, J. (2015). Preschoolers in the Playground: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention for children aged 18 months to 4 years. Public Health Research, 3(5), https://doi.org/10.3310/phr03050

BACKGROUND: The preschool years are considered critical for establishing healthy lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity. Levels of physical activity track through childhood into adulthood and establishing habitual physical activity early in l... Read More about Preschoolers in the Playground: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention for children aged 18 months to 4 years.

Diet, physical activity and socio-economic disparities of obesity in Lebanese adults: findings from a national study (2015)
Journal Article
Chamieh, M., Moore, H., Summerbell, C., Tamim, H., Sibai, A., & Hwalla, N. (2015). Diet, physical activity and socio-economic disparities of obesity in Lebanese adults: findings from a national study. BMC Public Health, 15, Article 279. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1605-9

Background: The prevalence of obesity within countries varies by gender, age, lifestyle and socioeconomic factors. Identification of behavioural factors that are associated with obesity within the country’s context is critical for the development of... Read More about Diet, physical activity and socio-economic disparities of obesity in Lebanese adults: findings from a national study.

How effective are interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among children and adults? Two systematic reviews (2015)
Journal Article
Bambra, C., Hillier, F., Cairns, J., Kasim, A., Moore, H., & Summerbell, C. (2015). How effective are interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among children and adults? Two systematic reviews. Public Health Research, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.3310/phr03010

Background: Tackling obesity is one of the major contemporary public health policy challenges and is vital in terms of addressing health inequalities. Objectives: To systematically review the effectiveness of interventions (individual, community and... Read More about How effective are interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among children and adults? Two systematic reviews.