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Sarah Smith's Outputs (3)

Designing equitable workplace dietary interventions: perceptions of intervention deliverers (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Visram, S., O'Malley, C., Summerbell, C., Araujo-Soares, V., Hillier-Brown, F., & Lake, A. (2017). Designing equitable workplace dietary interventions: perceptions of intervention deliverers. BMC Public Health, 17, Article 808. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4810-x

Background: Workplaces are a good setting for interventions that aim to support workers in achieving a healthier diet and body weight. However, little is known about the factors that impact on the feasibility and implementation of these interventions... Read More about Designing equitable workplace dietary interventions: perceptions of intervention deliverers.

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.

Diet and Physical Activity Interventions to Prevent or Treat Obesity in South Asian Children and Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Brown, T., Smith, S., Bhopal, R., Kasim, A., & Summerbell, C. (2015). Diet and Physical Activity Interventions to Prevent or Treat Obesity in South Asian Children and Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(1), 566-594. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120100566

Background and Aims: The metabolic risks associated with obesity are greater for South Asian populations compared with White or other ethnic groups, and levels of obesity in childhood are known to track into adulthood. Tackling obesity in South Asian... Read More about Diet and Physical Activity Interventions to Prevent or Treat Obesity in South Asian Children and Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.