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The role of a prospective public health intervention study register in building public health evidence: proposal for content and use (2007)
Journal Article
Waters, E., Priest, N., Armstrong, R., Oliver, S., Baker, P., McQueen, D., …Swinburn, B. (2007). The role of a prospective public health intervention study register in building public health evidence: proposal for content and use. Journal of Public Health, 29(3), 322-327. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdm039

Evidence-informed practice is a key component of public health and the focus of much discussion, of which the nature of evidence and how it is best gathered and appraised has formed a large part. Prospective registration of trials is now a key compon... Read More about The role of a prospective public health intervention study register in building public health evidence: proposal for content and use.

Dietary Advice for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults (2007)
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Nield, L., Moore, H., Hooper, L., Cruickshank, J., Vyas, A., Whittaker, V., & Summerbell, C. (2007). Dietary Advice for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2007(3), Article CD004097. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004097.pub4

No high quality data on the efficacy of diet alone exists for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. This systematic review assesses the effects of studies that examined dietary advice with or without the addition of exercise or behavioural approache... Read More about Dietary Advice for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults.

Methods for evaluation of health promotion programmes (2007)
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Maier, B., Bau, A., James, J., Görgen, R., Graf, C., Hanewinkel, R., …Thomas, R. (2007). Methods for evaluation of health promotion programmes. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, 50(7), 980-986. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-007-0302-y

In a seminar held by the Interdisciplinary Network for Epidemiological Research in Berlin (EpiBerlin) in November 2006 methodological aspects for evaluation of health promotion interventions for children and adolescents were discussed. Smoking and ob... Read More about Methods for evaluation of health promotion programmes.

A systematic review of population and community dietary interventions to prevent cancer (2007)
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Thorogood, M., Simera, I., Dowler, E., Summerbell, C., & Brunner, E. (2007). A systematic review of population and community dietary interventions to prevent cancer. Nutrition Research Reviews, 20(1), 74-88. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954422407733073

Diet is an important factor in the causation of cancer. Previous systematic reviews of one-to-one interventions to encourage dietary change have found that such interventions can achieve modest improvements in diet. However, such interventions are re... Read More about A systematic review of population and community dietary interventions to prevent cancer.

Commentary : the identification of effective programs to prevent and treat overweight preschool children (2007)
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Summerbell, C. (2007). Commentary : the identification of effective programs to prevent and treat overweight preschool children. Obesity, 15(6), 1341-1342. https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2007.160

First paragraph: There is substantial evidence that body weight and dietary and physical activity behaviors track from childhood to adulthood. Evidence regarding the specific age at which this tracking becomes tight is debatable, but most agree that... Read More about Commentary : the identification of effective programs to prevent and treat overweight preschool children.

Commentary on Taylor F. C., Irons L. J., Finn P. & Summerbell C. D. (2003) Controlled clinical trial of two weight reducing diets in a NHS hospital dietetic outpatient clinic – a pilot study. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics; 16, 85–87 (2007)
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Summerbell, C. (2007). Commentary on Taylor F. C., Irons L. J., Finn P. & Summerbell C. D. (2003) Controlled clinical trial of two weight reducing diets in a NHS hospital dietetic outpatient clinic – a pilot study. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics; 16, 85–87. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 20(3), 273-274. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-277x.2007.00790.x

Obesity in pregnancy: a study of the impact of maternal obesity on NHS maternity services (2007)
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Heslehurst, N., Lang, R., Rankin, J., Wilkinson, J., & Summerbell, C. (2007). Obesity in pregnancy: a study of the impact of maternal obesity on NHS maternity services. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 114(3), 334-342. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01230.x

Objective: To gain a detailed understanding of healthcare professionals' perceptions of the impact that caring for obese pregnant women has on maternity services. Design: Qualitative interview study using purposeful sampling and face-to-face intervie... Read More about Obesity in pregnancy: a study of the impact of maternal obesity on NHS maternity services.

Surveillance and monitoring (2007)
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Wilkinson, J., Walrond, S., Ells, L., & Summerbell, C. (2007). Surveillance and monitoring. Obesity Reviews, 8(Supplement 1), 23-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789x.2007.00313.x

Background: The UK Government has identified obesity as a priority area, as it is thought to present a serious public health problem. Although it is a highly complex multifactorial disease, it has been hypothesized that obesity, in particular morbid... Read More about Surveillance and monitoring.