All Outputs (31)

Children and young people’s perceptions of energy drinks: A qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article
Visram, S., Crossley, S. J., Cheetham, M., & Lake, A. (2017). Children and young people’s perceptions of energy drinks: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE, 12(11), Article e0188668. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188668

Consumption of soft drinks is declining in many countries, yet energy drink sales continue to increase, particularly amongst young consumers. Little is currently known about the drivers behind these trends. Energy drinks are high in sugar and caffein... Read More about Children and young people’s perceptions of energy drinks: A qualitative study.

Obesogenic Neighbourhood Food Environments (2017)
Book Chapter
Lake, A., Townshend, T., & Bourgoine, T. (2017). Obesogenic Neighbourhood Food Environments. In J. Buttriss, A. Welch, J. Kearney, & S. Lanham-New (Eds.), Public health nutrition (327-338). (2nd ed.). Wiley

A description of interventions promoting healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets in England: a systematic mapping and evidence synthesis (2017)
Journal Article
Hillier-Brown, F., Summerbell, C., Moore, H., Wrieden, W., Adams, J., Abraham, C., Adamson, A., Araújo-Soares, V., White, M., & Lake, A. (2017). A description of interventions promoting healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets in England: a systematic mapping and evidence synthesis. BMC Public Health, 17, Article 93. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3980-2

Background Ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away or to be delivered) sold by food outlets are often more energy dense and nutrient poor compared with meals prepared at home, making them a reasonable target for public health intervention. The ai... Read More about A description of interventions promoting healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets in England: a systematic mapping and evidence synthesis.

Obesogenic environments: current evidence of the built and food environments (2017)
Journal Article
Townshend, T., & Lake, A. (2017). Obesogenic environments: current evidence of the built and food environments. Perspectives in Public Health, 137(1), 38-44. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913916679860

Aims: Obesity is one of the most significant global health and social problems, with rates rising dramatically over the past few decades. While the basic drivers of obesity are obvious (more energy consumed than expended), the causes are multifactori... Read More about Obesogenic environments: current evidence of the built and food environments.

The impact of interventions to promote healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets open to the general public: a systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Hillier-Brown, F. C., Summerbell, C. D., Moore, H. J., Routen, A., Lake, A. A., Adams, J., White, M., Araujo-Soares, V., Abraham, C., Adamson, A. J., & Brown, T. J. (2017). The impact of interventions to promote healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets open to the general public: a systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 18(2), 227-246. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12479

Summary Introduction Ready-to-eat meals sold by food outlets that are accessible to the general public are an important target for public health intervention. We conducted a systematic review to assess the impact of such interventions. Methods Studie... Read More about The impact of interventions to promote healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets open to the general public: a systematic review.

Consumption of energy drinks by children and young people: a rapid review examining evidence of physical effects and consumer attitudes (2016)
Journal Article
Visram, S., Cheetham, M., Riby, D., Crossley, S., & Lake, A. (2016). Consumption of energy drinks by children and young people: a rapid review examining evidence of physical effects and consumer attitudes. BMJ Open, 6(10), Article e010380. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010380

Objective To examine patterns of energy drink consumption by children and young people, attitudes towards these drinks, and any associations with health or other outcomes. Design Rapid evidence assessment and narrative synthesis. Data sources 9 elect... Read More about Consumption of energy drinks by children and young people: a rapid review examining evidence of physical effects and consumer attitudes.

Searching and synthesising ‘grey literature’ and ‘grey information’ in public health: critical reflections on three case studies (2016)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Hillier-Brown, F., Moore, H., Lake, A., Araujo-Soares, V., White, M., & Summerbell, C. (2016). Searching and synthesising ‘grey literature’ and ‘grey information’ in public health: critical reflections on three case studies. Systematic Reviews, 5, Article 164. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0337-y

Background Grey literature includes a range of documents not controlled by commercial publishing organisations. This means that grey literature can be difficult to search and retrieve for evidence synthesis. Much knowledge and evidence in public heal... Read More about Searching and synthesising ‘grey literature’ and ‘grey information’ in public health: critical reflections on three case studies.

Comparison of sodium content of meals served by independent takeaways using standard versus reduced holed salt shakers: cross-sectional study (2016)
Journal Article
Goffe, L., Hillier-Brown, F., Doherty, A., Wrieden, W., Lake, A. A., Araujo-Soares, V., Summerbell, C., White, M., Adamson, A. J., & Adams, J. (2016). Comparison of sodium content of meals served by independent takeaways using standard versus reduced holed salt shakers: cross-sectional study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13, Article 102. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-016-0429-z

Background Takeaway food has a relatively poor nutritional profile. Providing takeaway outlets with reduced-holed salt shakers is one method thought to reduce salt use in takeaways, but effects have not been formally tested. We aimed to determine if... Read More about Comparison of sodium content of meals served by independent takeaways using standard versus reduced holed salt shakers: cross-sectional study.

Reducing the Salt Added to Takeaway Food: Within-Subjects Comparison of Salt Delivered by Five and 17 Holed Salt Shakers in Controlled Conditions (2016)
Journal Article
Goffe, L., Wrieden, W., Penn, L., Hillier-Brown, F., Lake, A., Araujo-Soares, V., Summerbell, C., White, M., Adamson, A., & Adams, J. (2016). Reducing the Salt Added to Takeaway Food: Within-Subjects Comparison of Salt Delivered by Five and 17 Holed Salt Shakers in Controlled Conditions. PLoS ONE, 11(9), Article e0163093. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163093

Objectives To determine if the amount of salt delivered by standard salt shakers commonly used in English independent takeaways varies between those with five and 17 holes; and to determine if any differences are robust to variations in: the amount o... Read More about Reducing the Salt Added to Takeaway Food: Within-Subjects Comparison of Salt Delivered by Five and 17 Holed Salt Shakers in Controlled Conditions.

Exploring the dynamics of a free fruit at work intervention (2016)
Journal Article
Lake, A., Smith, S., Bryant, C., Alinia, S., Brandt, K., Seal, C., & Tetens, I. (2016). Exploring the dynamics of a free fruit at work intervention. BMC Public Health, 16(1), Article 839. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3500-4

Background: The workplace has been identified as an ideal setting for health interventions. However, few UK-based workplace intervention studies have been published. Fewer still focus on the practicalities and implications when running an interventio... Read More about Exploring the dynamics of a free fruit at work intervention.

Food environments of young people: linking individual behaviour to environmental context (2016)
Journal Article
Tyrrell, R., Greenhalgh, F., Hodgson, S., Wills, W., Mathers, J., Adamson, A., & Lake, A. (2017). Food environments of young people: linking individual behaviour to environmental context. Journal of Public Health, 39(1), 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw019

Background We aimed to identify and characterize the food environments from which young people obtain food and to explore associations between the type of food environment and food intakes. Methods Young people (n = 86, mean age 17 years; combined da... Read More about Food environments of young people: linking individual behaviour to environmental context.

The effectiveness of workplace dietary interventions: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Smith, S. A., Lake, A. A., Summerbell, C., Araujo-Soares, V., & Hillier-Brown, F. (2016). The effectiveness of workplace dietary interventions: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 5, Article 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0200-1

Background: The lack of evidence of the role of workplaces as settings for behaviour change delivery and the failure to recognise and address the complexity of the work environment has been acknowledged. This systematic review and meta-analysis will... Read More about The effectiveness of workplace dietary interventions: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Developing virtual public health networks: aspiration and reality (2015)
Journal Article
Lake, A., Warren, J., Copeland, A., Rushmer, R., & Bambra, C. (2016). Developing virtual public health networks: aspiration and reality. Journal of Public Health, 38(4), e446-e454. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdv172

Background This paper presents the results of an exercise to scope the potential of a virtual network to support dissemination, collaboration and innovation among the UK research community on the topic of ‘work and health and well-being’. Methods Thr... Read More about Developing virtual public health networks: aspiration and reality.

Obesogenic Built Environment: Concepts and Complexities (2015)
Book Chapter
Townshend, T., Gallo, R., & Lake, A. (2015). Obesogenic Built Environment: Concepts and Complexities. In H. Barton, S. Thompson, S. Burgess, & M. Grant (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of planning for health and well-being: Shaping a sustainable and healthy future (199-210). Routledge

Obesity is an issue of global concern. Obesity rates have risen rapidly in the recent past with an associated increase in a number of related serious health conditions. While the basic equation behind human obesity seems simple – too much energy cons... Read More about Obesogenic Built Environment: Concepts and Complexities.

Frequency and socio-demographic correlates of eating meals out and take-away meals at home: cross-sectional analysis of the UK national diet and nutrition survey, waves 1-4 (2008-12) (2015)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Goffe, L., Brown, T., Lake, A., Summerbell, C., White, M., …Adamson, A. (2015). Frequency and socio-demographic correlates of eating meals out and take-away meals at home: cross-sectional analysis of the UK national diet and nutrition survey, waves 1-4 (2008-12). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12, Article 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-015-0210-8

Background: Food prepared out-of-home tends to be less healthful than food prepared at home, with a positive association between frequency of consumption and both fat intake and body fatness. There is little current data on who eats out-of-home food.... Read More about Frequency and socio-demographic correlates of eating meals out and take-away meals at home: cross-sectional analysis of the UK national diet and nutrition survey, waves 1-4 (2008-12).

‘I'm not trusted in the kitchen’: food environments and food behaviours of young people attending school and college (2015)
Journal Article
Tyrrell, R., Townshend, T., Adamson, A., & Lake, A. (2016). ‘I'm not trusted in the kitchen’: food environments and food behaviours of young people attending school and college. Journal of Public Health, 38(2), 289-299. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdv030

Background Food behaviours are important in the context of health and obesity. The aim was to explore the environments and food behaviours of a sample of young people in the North East of England to further understanding of the relationship between e... Read More about ‘I'm not trusted in the kitchen’: food environments and food behaviours of young people attending school and college.

The environment can explain differences in adolescents’ daily physical activity levels living in a deprived urban area: Cross-sectional study using accelerometry, GPS and focus groups (2014)
Journal Article
Moore, H., Nixon, C., Lake, A., Douthwaite, W., O'Malley, C., Pedley, C., …Routen, A. (2014). The environment can explain differences in adolescents’ daily physical activity levels living in a deprived urban area: Cross-sectional study using accelerometry, GPS and focus groups. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11(8), 1517-1524. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2012-0420

Background: Evidence suggests that many contemporary urban environments do not support healthy lifestyle choices and are implicated in the obesity pandemic. Middlesbrough, in the North East of England is one such environment and a prime target for in... Read More about The environment can explain differences in adolescents’ daily physical activity levels living in a deprived urban area: Cross-sectional study using accelerometry, GPS and focus groups.

The food environment within the primary school fringe (2014)
Journal Article
Gallo, R. G., Barrett, L., & Lake, A. A. (2014). The food environment within the primary school fringe. British Food Journal, 116(8), 1259-1275. https://doi.org/10.1108/bfj-04-2013-0091

Purpose – The school fringe environment (peripheral 400m buffer) offers an important opportunity for young people to obtain food and drink. There is international evidence to suggest socio-economic influence on food outlet availability and healthfuln... Read More about The food environment within the primary school fringe.

The effectiveness of interventions targeting specific out-of-home food outlets: protocol for a systematic review (2014)
Journal Article
Hillier-Brown, F., Moore, H., Lake, A., Adamson, A., White, M., Adams, J., …Summerbell, C. (2014). The effectiveness of interventions targeting specific out-of-home food outlets: protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-17

Background: Eating out of the home has been associated with higher intakes of energy and fat and lower micronutrient intakes, as well as the development of obesity. Out-of-home food outlets (OHFOs) and the foods obtained from these outlets are an ide... Read More about The effectiveness of interventions targeting specific out-of-home food outlets: protocol for a systematic review.

Exploring urban parks and their peripheral food environments using a case study approach: Young people and obesogenic environments (2014)
Journal Article
Gallo, R. G., Townshend, T. G., & Lake, A. A. (2014). Exploring urban parks and their peripheral food environments using a case study approach: Young people and obesogenic environments. URBAN DESIGN International, 20, 28-43. https://doi.org/10.1057/udi.2013.35

Childhood overweight and obesity and physical inactivity are a major public health concern globally. This observational area-level case study examined and evaluated the attributes of two urban parks and 400 m peripheries influencing eating and activi... Read More about Exploring urban parks and their peripheral food environments using a case study approach: Young people and obesogenic environments.