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Independent associations between weight status and disability in adults: Results from the health survey for England (2006)
Journal Article
Lidstone, J., Ells, L., Finn, P., Whittaker, V., Wilkinson, J., & Summerbell, C. (2006). Independent associations between weight status and disability in adults: Results from the health survey for England. Public Health, 120(5), 412-417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2005.12.003

Objectives: While direct links between obesity and some illnesses are well-established, there is a relative paucity of research on associations between obesity and disabilities. The aim of this study was to test for significant associations between o... Read More about Independent associations between weight status and disability in adults: Results from the health survey for England.

Assessment of low to moderate intensity physical activity thermo-genesis in young adults using synchronised heart rate and accelerometry with branched-equation modelling. (2006)
Journal Article
Thompson, D., Batterham, A., Bock, S., Stokes, K., & Robson, C. (2006). Assessment of low to moderate intensity physical activity thermo-genesis in young adults using synchronised heart rate and accelerometry with branched-equation modelling. The Journal of Nutrition, 136(4), 1037-1042. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/136.4.1037

Low-to-moderate intensity physical activity thermogenesis is a highly variable and quantitatively important component of total energy expenditure that is difficult to assess outside the laboratory. Greater precision and accuracy in the measurement of... Read More about Assessment of low to moderate intensity physical activity thermo-genesis in young adults using synchronised heart rate and accelerometry with branched-equation modelling..

Risks and benefits of omega 3 fats for mortality, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review (2006)
Journal Article
Hooper, L., Thompson, R., Harrison, R., Summerbell, C., Ness, A., Moore, H., …Smith, G. (2006). Risks and benefits of omega 3 fats for mortality, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review. eBMJ (London), 332(7544), 752-760. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38755.366331.2f

Objective: To review systematically the evidence for an effect of long chain and shorter chain omega 3 fatty acids on total mortality, cardiovascular events, and cancer. Data sources: Electronic databases searched to February 2002; authors contacted... Read More about Risks and benefits of omega 3 fats for mortality, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review.

Adding Insult to Injury: workplace injury in English professional football (2006)
Journal Article
Roderick, M. (2006). Adding Insult to Injury: workplace injury in English professional football. Sociology of Health & Illness, 28(1), 76-97. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2006.00483.x

Sociologists studying the topic of workplace injury have neglected professional athletes despite the fact that, for such employees, remaining 'active' at work is of paramount importance. This study involved semi-structured interviews with 47 current... Read More about Adding Insult to Injury: workplace injury in English professional football.