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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)
Journal Article
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 ?.

Objectively measured habitual physical activity in a highly obesogenic environment (2009)
Journal Article
McLure, S., Summerbell, C., & Reilly, J. (2009). Objectively measured habitual physical activity in a highly obesogenic environment. Child: Care, Health and Development, 35(3), 369-375. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00946.x

Background While the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children continues to grow nationally, prevalence in the North-East of England is among the highest in the UK. The objective of this study was to investigate the habitual physical activi... Read More about Objectively measured habitual physical activity in a highly obesogenic environment.

Systematic review of school-based interventions that focus on changing dietary intake and physical activity levels to prevent childhood obesity: an update to the obesity guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2009)
Journal Article
Brown, T., & Summerbell, C. (2009). Systematic review of school-based interventions that focus on changing dietary intake and physical activity levels to prevent childhood obesity: an update to the obesity guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Obesity Reviews, 10(1), 110-141. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789x.2008.00515.x

To determine the effectiveness of school-based interventions that focus on changing dietary intake and physical activity levels to prevent childhood obesity. MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched (January 2006 to September 2007) for controlled trials of s... Read More about Systematic review of school-based interventions that focus on changing dietary intake and physical activity levels to prevent childhood obesity: an update to the obesity guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.